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Dennis, I have a similar solution for the bridge of my archtop; bone saddle over hardwood bridge. It is only a hypothesis, but after observation of both the saddle and nut in refining the action setup, I noticed indentations at both the bridge and saddle that seem to indicate the windings of the str...

Kevin, I am a proponent of messing with things figure out why they work. I started out modding cheap guitars. The first one was an old Kay archtop that cost $79. I figured, I can't wreck this, cause it isn't worth anything, even in perfect shape. I started the whole project on a camping trip! I was ...

That looks buyable.

That is bad ass. And here's why; it looks like something old, something that you only dream of finding in the corner of a antique shop in some tiny town in the middle of nowhere.

Nice shop! I built my second in a trailer about that size outside Joshua Tree.

I love that heel cap detail!

I like the blue top on the righty!

Nice Owl!

Not fixing leaky valve above my bench until after it's dripped on a completed body and caused the sides and top to detach at the upper bout. Not reading about what the correct neck angle is meant to be on a solidbody and having to recess the pickguard to accomodate the setup. Not checking of the nec...

Greg Robinson wrote:Also, surely you mean 750R(ohms), not 750K! 750K would be extremely high impedance, approaching that of piezo elements!

Oh! Greg you're right about that it's not 750 k. It's just 750!

And thanks everyone for your responses!

Progress.

Rit dye on the body and headstock.

Progress.

Spool clamps? My ass! Free clamps. From Lowe's, for 30 days.

Progress

The proper use of architecture textbooks, gluing weights.

Progress

And furthermore...

Oh is that so you say, well harumph! Aaaaaaand more pictures!

I finished this about 3 months ago, and I thought I definitely owe it to luthiers somewhere to show it, seeing as I've learned quite a lot in these forums. I've been working on this guitar infrequently for 2 years, it's already been re-built once, but it really needed to be this so I re-rebuilt it. ...