style" mosrite of burgundya"

[MWaldorf]

It's 1/2 inch from the surface of the body to the edge of the fretboard on my '66 Ventures model. 7/16" on my Partsrite.

[ludobag]

thanks so much Mel
it is more hight than a fender neck for sure
1/2 inch =12,7mm
now i am at 18mm as i see i can go down for 3 or 4mm
my angle must a little wrong like 1,5 instead of 2°
i will use your mesurement to correct it

do you have the radius of your bamboo vase also ? the one you use on the semi mosrite :lol:
i need to work my curve on the head (and i think my head is a little too low it seems i forget to inclued the thickness of fretboard )

[ludobag]

i try to do this
but is dead
don't have the right tool or the good method

[raygun85]

That looks pretty good to me! It's nearly impossible to make them "perfect" unless everything is being cast or machined in large quantities. Besides, a little nuance on a guitar represents that someone actually crafted it. To me, it's all the little so-called "imperfections" in a guitar that make it unique. Let's face it, no matter how accurate and precise a machine can do it, it's hard to romanticize over a computer and a CNC machine. What's so interesting about a dozen cookie-cutter guitars, all exactly the same?

I say good job!

[ludobag]

tanks Matt
but not as good as he can be maybe i have the way for ?
i made a new not better i have offset one lign


then i have rework the first

maybe with 1 meter of aluminiun i can make one good ?
tommorow i will try a new but i need to buy some aluminium

[ludobag]

the string guide bored me then i change for something else

[olrocknroller]

I use nut-files to create the grooves in my string guides...go up one or two sizes above the gauge of string you intend to use, and the strings move freely with the tremolo and bends. If you're "turning" these, you could carefully hold the file against the rod, making sure it never heats up enough to gall the file...aluminum is sneaky that way, so I use brass. I like the tone of brass better too!

Good luck on the "next" attempt!

I agree, hand-made instruments all have something "unique" in their finished character. I can buy good quality "cookie-cutter" guitars for quite a bit less than it costs me to build one...but they're nowhere near as much fun!

[ludobag]

thanks olrocknroller
in fact my drill press have the chuck broken and i have to change it (on warranty hoppefully)
then i have'n t retry
i have recept this today (i beguin to be anxious more than ten days near New York )


then i get focused on this 2 days i am after cause i don't kow why my binding deglue at some part then need to reglue it ?(i have glue it as always with acetone but this time it deglue ?maybe too hot?and the acetone evoporate to fast)

some scraping rest to do terribely boring
i have finsh the shape of volute and headstock

and beguin the "M" that i am not happy with must shape it better (more over it is not straight ect...need sanding too)

and i have some ding on headstock that i steamed and since i have bad spot? i don't what it is ?
need to sand more but with water and acetone they don't came out ?)

[ludobag]

release the beast

[MWaldorf]

looking great Ludo!