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Post by Vinny on Jul 6, 2023 14:59:39 GMT
Best of luck, Francis.
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Post by ocarolan on Jul 6, 2023 16:09:01 GMT
Yay! Looking forward to the continuing saga, Francis!  Keith |
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Post by earthbalm on Jul 6, 2023 17:30:03 GMT
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Post by doc on Jul 7, 2023 10:09:14 GMT
Great news, Francis. Looking forward to seeing my guitar’s cousin.
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Post by sweyne1 on Jul 8, 2023 9:03:04 GMT
Excellent Francis. Best of luck.
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Post by scorpiodog on Jul 10, 2023 9:01:55 GMT
Brilliant, Francis. So glad to hear you're continuing this build.  |
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Post by Martin on Jul 10, 2023 13:24:27 GMT
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Post by francis on Jul 14, 2023 20:05:51 GMT
Thanks All. I've been working on the neck and fretboard this week. I had planned to do the headstock face veneers too but realised I hadn't ordered them so they're in transit as they say... The neck and headstock have been roughly shaped but no actual hand profiling as yet. Fretboard has a 16 inch crown radius and the scale length is 632mm with a zero fret with a 0.8mm offset for intonation. Fret markers mimic the rosette.
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Post by earthbalm on Jul 15, 2023 6:16:25 GMT
Already looks fantastic Francis.
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Post by francis on Nov 17, 2023 10:05:18 GMT
Already looks fantastic Francis. Thanks. Well it has finally got a set of frets fitted and dressed, a few coats of precat lacquer applied, the bridge has been burnished ready to fit and I've got a new supply of bone nuts and saddles. I wonder if could ask Leo leoroberts for a set of his old strings... |
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Post by Onechordtrick on Nov 17, 2023 12:09:56 GMT
Already looks fantastic Francis. Thanks. Well it has finally got a set of frets fitted and dressed, a few coats of precat lacquer applied, the bridge has been burnished ready to fit and I've got a new supply of bone nuts and saddles. I wonder if could ask Leo leoroberts for a set of his old strings... Would you like to borrow some bleach? |
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Post by francis on Nov 17, 2023 14:52:11 GMT
Couple of images:   |
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Post by earthbalm on Nov 17, 2023 19:00:52 GMT
Very lovely francis . I really love that headstock design. Also now looking forward to seeing what you do with the Selmer Maccaferri type guitar. Dale |
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Post by francis on Nov 17, 2023 21:43:32 GMT
Very lovely francis . I really love that headstock design. Also now looking forward to seeing what you do with the Selmer Maccaferri type guitar. Dale Thanks Dale. The Maccaferri is going to wait a while. I need to do a bit more research before I dive into that one. I already have a basic mock-up but I need to think a bit more about the internal bracings and whether I need to crease the soundboard under the bridge line?
Whilst I read up on the Macca I'm building a short scale parlour with a 12th fret body join...
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Post by francis on Nov 24, 2023 19:38:48 GMT
Couple of photos of the J45. I'll take some others this weekend but I think it's just about there now...   Hope you like |
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