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- Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:12 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Is guitar building like crack or nicotine?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 31067
Re: Is guitar building like crack or nicotine?
I'm learning to use Fusion 360 as build #3 was hitting the limitations of Sketchup! :D I am also trying to learn Fusion 360. It's complicated going to 3D from 2D plan making to get your head around it. Interested in getting an XCarve or similar CNC machine to use with fusion, but really need more r...
- Sun Aug 18, 2019 9:43 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Finally - Build Number 2 - Violette DC 254
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11707
Re: Finally - Build Number 2 - Violette DC 254
Here is the proper link to the short video. Had to redo it for some reason
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0hgzqTU ... oronto,_ON
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0hgzqTU ... oronto,_ON
- Sat Aug 17, 2019 7:15 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Finally - Build Number 2 - Violette DC 254
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11707
Re: Finally - Build Number 2 - Violette DC 254
Short video to demonstrate sound....My friend giving it life as the first person to play it....
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0pzEqHP ... znyFp4Q_1g
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0pzEqHP ... znyFp4Q_1g
- Fri Aug 16, 2019 5:29 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Need to find a bridge...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 41673
Re: Need to find a bridge...
See this post for an example of countersinking the bridge and how it worked out.
https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php ... m-22/page4
https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php ... m-22/page4
- Sat Aug 10, 2019 6:29 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Finally - Build Number 2 - Violette DC 254
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11707
Re: Finally - Build Number 2 - Violette DC 254
Trying to add pictures of the heel....
- Sat Aug 10, 2019 11:30 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Finally - Build Number 2 - Violette DC 254
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11707
Re: Finally - Build Number 2 - Violette DC 254
Neck is a set neck. I glued a heel and a veneer between heel and neck blank. So it is just the tapered heel with a matched pocket cut out of the body and set neck style glued in with titebond.John Clifford wrote:Well done! How did you do the neck joint?
- Sat Aug 10, 2019 11:29 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Finally - Build Number 2 - Violette DC 254
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11707
Re: Finally - Build Number 2 - Violette DC 254
That looks crazy nice. Are those Sperzel tuners? What did you use to put the serial number on the back of the headstock? Really nice guitar. Just beautiful. Yes, those are sperzels! For the logo on front and serial number on back, they are just waterslide decal paper printed on laser printer. For t...
- Fri Aug 09, 2019 12:30 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Finally - Build Number 2 - Violette DC 254
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11707
Finally - Build Number 2 - Violette DC 254
This is my take on a 24 fret double cut style guitar. I developed my own blueprint from scratch (borrowed heavily from the neck on my build number 1 in 2011), which I guess is lost somewhere in the old MIMF forum archive! The body is smaller (1/2") than is typical and the carve is what i wanted...