Lyn #20 - The Lescaster

[Cliff Rogers]

Notable players who use the Strat middle pickup but granted, not exclusively, are Robin Trower, Eric Clapton, Lindsey Buckingham, & Jimmy Vaughan.

[robin]

@Waz
I'm with you there mate as regards the middle pickup on a Strat, a sweet sound. I know that the neck pup on a strat is located exactly at the 24th fret position to coincide with one of the harmonics, not sure about the rational of the middle pup. Further research is required.

When I get a bit further into the build I will measure out the middle stat position and see if its doable.

@Cliff
Seems Waz and I are in good company then.

Thanks guys
rob

[Cliff Rogers]

See this article.
https://www.frudua.com/pickups-place...itar-scale.htm

[robin]

@Colin
Another man with good taste. lol

@Cliff
Thanks mate, interesting site. Lots of research to be done there. Looks like i should have visited it before I started this build.

rob

[OliSam]

See this article.
https://www.frudua.com/pickups-place...itar-scale.htm

Thats a brilliant article on placement!


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[dave.king1]

The very first Teles, well they were Broadcasters at that stage, had 3x3 headstocks that are called “snakeheads” nowadays. They are unbelievably rare and I could only find photos of copies online. If you google snakehead Tele you will find pics.

I'm pretty sure Keith Urban has one, some boys have all the toys

[robin]

I'm pretty sure Keith Urban has one, some boys have all the toys

Hey Dave, some boys can AFFORD all the toys. lol

[robin]

It took most of the day but I got the 3 separate body sections cut out today.


2 outer layers of laminated pine that sandwich a layer of marine ply.



Why 3 layers? That’s because I don’t have a router and this seems to me to be the easiest way to cut out a neck pocket. I just need to cut the pocket out of the top layer.



I need to do some work on the body pieces before they are glued together so I cut up bamboo kebab skewers as dowels to locate all the pieces together to stop them from moving around while I am working on them. You can just make out the dowel in this shot.



Mistake #2. It appears that did not do a very good job with the neck pocket. Its ok but not as tight as my previous guitars. I have some thin veneer off-cuts laying around so should be able to shim it to tighten it up.


Tomorrow I will use my Japanese saw rasp to roughly shape all the pieces before I get into chiselling out any internal routing that has to be done before gluing the body together.

[Sonic Mountain]

Really enjoy your approach Robin. I have a long term plan of making semi hollow acrylic bodies on a laser cutter using a similar 'sandwich' approach.

[OliSam]

Really enjoy your approach Robin.

Me too!!!!
I have a spare gibson style neck that im keen to use.
Your diaries are a brilliant resource mate.


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