Lyn #13 - MMB-4 (Fretless)

[robin]

This is rapidly becoming a stunning piece of art

Thanks Dave. Still plenty of time for a stuff up. lol.

Now that you are officially the Übersandingmiester, I will bundle up a heap of bodies and necks and send them to you Rob

Thanks Phil, do I get to keep them??

You certainly have a pair of brass ones to try out that stuff but also nerves of steel...

Anyway - if we continue with different metals describing your work one comes to mind. Pure gold... huge amount of trial and error but in the end you always seem to succeed. Good job Rob! Or was it Westie now...?

Thanks Arzi, but it won't be as nice as your lovely twin active pickup MM.

"Rob" will do just fine thanks mate. Just ignore WARREN!

[robin]

Just another quick update.

Finally finished the neck and headstock. The conversion from 4 in-line tuners to 3x1 (MM style) went reasonably well if you don’t look too closely. The veneer I bought is ultra-thin but does the job.

I must be a klutz when it comes to Tite-Bond, because I either put on too much or not enough. This time not enough and I had to re-glue a few of the veneer edges. I decided to use CA glue on these as I thought it might be easier to use along the edges but I managed to get some on my hands. So what’s the first thing you do if you have CA glue on yours hands? It’s obvious, you grab your newly polished epoxy fingerboard and leave some CA fingerprints on it.


I immediately wiped it down with Acetone but it has left a few small areas of highly glossed epoxy that are quite noticeably against the matte finish of the rest of the FB. So the decision as to whether to leave the fingerboard a matte finish or go high gloss has been made for me. I will try and go for a high gloss and if that fails I will just buff it all back to a satin finish.


Anyway enough gripes, I am really enjoying this build. Next job will be more sanding as I get the body ready. As usual I will exaggerate the belly and forearm cuts and just generally “round off” the edges. Been waiting for about a month to use my new toy. A Japanese Saw Rasp. Woohoo!


Pics:
Pic #1 – The very ‘F’-ish original Headstock.

Pic #2 – Ready for the Veneer with more of an MM vibe.

Pic #3 – The veneer glued and clamped with a roughly shaped caul.

[robin]

And the after shots:

[tonyw]

Yep i always grab where i shouldnt with something on my gloves or hands and stuff my work up.

Still its a nice neat job on that headstock.

[robin]

Thanks Tony. Yeah, you'd think we would have learnt by now lol.

[tonyw]

Thanks Tony. Yeah, you'd think we would have learnt by now lol.

I was just about to decalre the neck finished but it looks like i somehow touched the back of the headstock when it was tacky, so just a bit of 0000 and gave the whole neck another coat of Poly U, at least i fixed up that nasty looking heel join.

[dingobass]

Looking good, Robin.

You are lucky... I onced glued my thumb to a Bass neck.
You can just imagine how hard Miss Fe laughed at me when I appeared in the kitchen, sheepish look on face, thumb securely glued to Bass neck......
Then, I discover that Her Indoors doesn't have any acetone either...

It was only good fourtune that saved me from having to accompany The Minister For War And Finance to our local hardware store.
Even so, the guys down there still pay out on me.. Three years later!!

[DrNomis_44]

Looking good, Robin.

You are lucky... I onced glued my thumb to a Bass neck.
You can just imagine how hard Miss Fe laughed at me when I appeared in the kitchen, sheepish look on face, thumb securely glued to Bass neck......
Then, I discover that Her Indoors doesn't have any acetone either...

It was only good fourtune that saved me from having to accompany The Minister For War And Finance to our local hardware store.
Even so, the guys down there still pay out on me.. Three years later!!

Superglue is pretty notorious for doing things like that, have you ever noticed that the glue tends to work better on human skin than it does on the materials it's supposed to work on, furthermore it tends to want to go where you don't want it?

[dingobass]

Not wrong, Doc..

CA glue was first invented to be used to close small cuts etc on the battlefield, hence its amazing ability to bond skin....

[robin]

Haha, good one Phil.

Luckily I was only gluing a few dry corners so I was only working with small quantities.