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Post by Onechordtrick on Mar 3, 2023 16:03:45 GMT
Onechordtrick you may be interested in looking at a few of these videos by a chap who is building a a Rickenbacker 12 string from scratch. Thanks, I’ll check those out |
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Post by Onechordtrick on Mar 3, 2023 16:05:51 GMT
I know you’re all desperate for an update  . The wood stain arrived today and the first coat is on  |
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Post by Alan J on Mar 9, 2023 18:56:02 GMT
How did you apply the stain? I recently tried apply colortone drops in isopropyl, I have to say the results were difficult to warm to. Yours looks much more even.
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Post by martinrowe on Mar 9, 2023 19:44:35 GMT
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Post by Onechordtrick on Mar 9, 2023 20:40:58 GMT
How did you apply the stain? I recently tried apply colortone drops in isopropyl, I have to say the results were difficult to warm to. Yours looks much more even. Less even now  . I rubbed it in with a cloth but it took better on the mahogany than the maple. |
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Post by Onechordtrick on Mar 9, 2023 20:43:24 GMT
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Post by Onechordtrick on Mar 9, 2023 20:47:59 GMT
Here’s the latest pictures, after 3/4 coats of stain, some rubbing down and 3 coats of oil. It’s not quite what I was hoping for but has a well played look already. Major learning point is how the different woods absorb the stain.   |
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Post by Alan J on Mar 10, 2023 9:00:07 GMT
Youre right its got a really lovely warm old friend vibe going on there.
I played around a little with the cherry red from Stewmac, completely different shade by the way, and found that mixing the colour stain with shellac and then spraying gave really uniform results. The mix I used was 16 drops to 25ml of shellac. Since shellac works with most finishes it had no problem taking a waterborne lacquer on top.
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Post by Onechordtrick on Mar 18, 2023 12:30:32 GMT
It’s starting to look more like a guitar  |
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Post by Onechordtrick on May 29, 2023 8:03:49 GMT
Well good and bad news on this project The good it’s finished  The bad; the neck angle is such that action at the 12th fret is about 7mm! I took it round to a local tech and the plan is to route out a “pocket” to lower the bridge so that it’s playable. |
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Post by ocarolan on May 29, 2023 8:30:42 GMT
At least the bad news could have been worse! Looking good and hope will soon be sounding jangletastic!
Keith
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Post by Onechordtrick on Oct 12, 2023 7:21:19 GMT
Just to close this off; the tech wanted nearly twice what the kit cost to do the work and a setup which was fair price but more than I was prepared to pay so I took matters into my own hands:)
I got a Forstner bit and countersunk the bridge studs which lowered the action to a playable level. But then I found the neck was too narrow for me, it’s about 42mm which is very cramped for a 12 string. So I listed it on Facebook and yesterday it went to its forever home.
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Post by martinrowe on Oct 12, 2023 12:02:28 GMT
I haven't seen a SQL book in ages |
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. The wood stain arrived today and the first coat is on
. I rubbed it in with a cloth but it took better on the mahogany than the maple. 
Jo whoever he is.
