Pretty chuffed with the shim I made.
Took a bit of stuffing about, but got there in the end.
Glued the shim in first.
Then glued in the neck.
Now, we wait and hope I haven't overlooked anything. Fingers crossed. Tomorrow...
Pretty chuffed with the shim I made.
Took a bit of stuffing about, but got there in the end.
Glued the shim in first.
Then glued in the neck.
Now, we wait and hope I haven't overlooked anything. Fingers crossed. Tomorrow...
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
Looking good mate. Can't wait to see what happens tomorrow!
You have great patience Grasshopper!
Current:
GTH-1
Completed:
AST-1FB
First Act ME276 (resurrected curb-side find)
ES-5V
Scratchie lapsteel
Custom ST-1 12 String
JBA-4
TL-1TB
Scratch Lapsteel
Meinl DIY Cajon
Cigar Box lap steel
Wishing:
Baritone
Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck
looks good Pablo,
with any luck the action at 20th fret will be sweet.
Can you see any gaps from the bottom front where the shim is ?
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Cheers guys, I'll keep you updated when I get home and nervously attempt to string it up.
@Wokka, there's a gap of less than half a mm on the backside of the neck join. I could only get the narrow end of the shim down to 0.35mm. Hopefully it's good enough.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
NO worries Pablo, sure you won't even notice a tiny gap in the neck pocket join
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Strings are on. Everything lines up and it feels very solid. Still got a few things to do to get it playing properly, but so far it's looking good.
Phew!
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
good stuff Pablo that must be a relief.
So sound demo by end of the week ?
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
We'll see. Still waiting for my bloody pickguard blank, so it won't be 100% finished until that shows.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'