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- Wed May 01, 2024 10:05 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: New GC direction
- Replies: 23
- Views: 519
Re: New GC direction
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:14 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
Thought we were gonna install the neck but not this week. Here we line up where the jig goes to cut the slot for the neck. IMG20240430183614.jpg Here is the routing process. We stepped it down 5x. https://youtu.be/PDC4yQvr-hE IMG20240430191546.jpg Then we had to use another jig for the front. IMG202...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:13 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 4/22/24*
Did some fretwork last night and glued the fretboard onto the neck. Here is Spencer using a file to get the fret tangs even with the wood. https://youtu.be/7QA0Y3ZTuDc Then we use this one to put an angle on the frets. IMG20240423191350.jpg Next, we use a small file to round over the ends. https://y...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:37 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 4/10/24*
Very late posted this. This is last weeks update. I was busy with work... Last week was very tedious. We sanded and filed the binding. Thankfully my router booboo came out ok. IMG20240416184951.jpg This is just the dust from the back! IMG20240416193257.jpg Here is Spencer filing the binding. We put ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 4/10/24*
It won't be long now until we have a sound clip! About 3 more weeks. Next week is cutting out for the neck, gluing the fretboard on. The class does not include a finish...But we can schedule some time to come in and apply an oil finish... I'd like to do that before we install the tuners and string ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:55 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: Custom Inlays
- Replies: 5
- Views: 236
Re: Custom Inlays
After just putting in dots on the fretboard of the guitar my son and I are building.......I cant imagine the talent needed to do that!
And thats before CNC machines....
And thats before CNC machines....
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:12 pm
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 4/10/24*
So what is the prognosis for your project - will you have to replace the whole top or can it be fixed? We doubled up the decorative binding. And then the tan colored binding will hide the 2 layers. You can see in the very last pic how it looks.. I do intermingle my build and my sons.....but that la...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:35 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 4/3/24*
Routed the body to shape and routed for binding. Had a major oopsie.... the router depth slipped.... Here we router out the excess material to get the final shape of the guitar body. https://youtu.be/Tr4C_cyqcxI Then we sand. https://youtu.be/qz4QVFA9Kec Next, we set up a jig for the back keystone p...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:13 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 4/3/24*
THIS WEEKS UPDATE IS IN 2 POSTS. - Check the post above if you missed it. Here we lay the top on the body and mark the overhanging bracing to be cut off. IMG20240402203811.jpg https://youtu.be/RZZC5Z2JeNU Apply the glue. IMG20240402212014.jpg Place the top and start clamping. https://youtu.be/Rt1pn_...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:52 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 4/3/24*
Big night last night.....Glued on the top and got fretwire in the board. THIS WEEKS UPDATE IS IN 2 POSTS. Glued in bracing around the soundhole. IMG20240402184821.jpg Added blocking. IMG20240402190020.jpg Place bottle on top for weight. IMG20240402190029.jpg While that dries, we moved to sanding the...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:40 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 3/27/24*
It really is manageable. Everything is broken down into small skills/tasks.tonebender wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:24 pm Man, there is a lot of work that goes into one of these babies. I wish I had those kind of skills.
The pre-made templates and jigs really help.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:27 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 3/27/24*
Class was on the shorter side last night. Ran the tops through the thickness planer to get them down to their final thickness (or thinness) Amazing how the much flimsier the spruce tops are to our myrtlwood.. IMG20240326183949.jpg Then we laid out the brace template and marked the locations. IMG2024...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:42 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: New Toy en-route!!! :D
- Replies: 37
- Views: 998
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: 3 World Class Guitarists.....Goin' Down
- Replies: 9
- Views: 284
Re: 3 World Class Guitarists.....Goin' Down
Fun, but I have mixed feelings. At the risk of sounding like a wet blanket, it sounds like a garage band auditioning a new guitarist or some guys jamming at an open mic night. Here's a related video with the same vibe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxPY6uZEbfw I mean...I'm hardly a guitar player ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 3/20/24*
Started the night cutting out the soundhole. https://youtu.be/nLAEBTXW2gs IMG20240319185851.jpg Then we glued the fingerboard to this contraption. Check the video. It swings over some sandpaper to get a 16 degree radius. IMG20240319193011.jpg https://youtu.be/VLpHFJmLdd8 Here you can see the radius ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:55 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: How do you listen to music these days?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 416
Re: How do you listen to music these days?
I'm a fan of Rick Beato (youtuber) and he opined that the streaming services are bad for music in that you listen to something and your put into an algorithm
and then silo'd into that style/genre of music. You never/rarely get exposed to anything new outside of your genre because of the algorithms...
and then silo'd into that style/genre of music. You never/rarely get exposed to anything new outside of your genre because of the algorithms...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:33 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: RIP: Eric Carmen
- Replies: 5
- Views: 253
Re: RIP: Eric Carmen
I quickly looked at the title and thought it read Eric Cartman...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:44 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update Week 5*
A bit of a short class last night.... Made a punch location in order to align the template. IMG20240312185907.jpg IMG20240312185912.jpg IMG20240312190057.jpg Then we drilled out the hole. IMG20240312190350.jpg Lay down the template to the drilled holes and trace it out. IMG20240312190836.jpg Cut out...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:04 pm
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update Week 4*
Our tops pre-glue
I think he's enjoying it.
Obligatory kid on phone.....Actually, he's been really good about paying attention and being involved...I think he's enjoying it.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:02 pm
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update Week 4*
Struggled through getting over Covid for this weeks build... We took the body and flipped it over and attached kerfing to the top.. IMG20240305183750.jpg IMG20240305185429.jpg IMG20240305185435.jpg While that was drying, we took our tops and planed them down. IMG20240305191548.jpg Then we ran them t...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update Week 3*
@nomadh Come to Bethlehem, PA for a week long class and build one!
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:56 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update Week 3* 2/27/24
Removed the clamps and used a planer to even up the kerfing. IMG20240227184036.jpg https://youtu.be/tMtrTUJMSeI Then we used the 15 degree sanding block to finish sand the radius. https://youtu.be/YWClehY8xME We used a gauge to roughly mark the angle of the brace. IMG20240227191409.jpg Then we used ...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update Week 2*
@tonebender Fly up here and take a week long class yourself!
But yeah...I'm excited.
But yeah...I'm excited.
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:55 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update Week 2*
Class was canceled last week due to snow. This week.... IMG20240220184412.jpg We took the sides out of the jig but not before lining up the mid point and making a mark. IMG20240220185458.jpg We cut the sides to exact length on the bandsaw IMG20240220190033.jpg Then we sanded the insides. IMG20240220...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:47 pm
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1100
Re: Acoustic build w/my son
No class Tuesday the 13th.
We had a bigly snowstorm in NorthEast PA.
We had a bigly snowstorm in NorthEast PA.