francis
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Post by francis on May 20, 2016 20:43:48 GMT
Started my Multi-scale triple O today.
Basic's:
Western Red Cedar top plate
Cherry back and sides
Tulipwood laminations to the sides
Mahogany neck (bolt-on)
Rosewood fretboard
Other details to follow.
Thickness' the Cherry sides and the Tulipwood full width laminations with the intention of getting the sides laminated and fitted to the end blocks before starting the front and back plates.
One cherry side bent and linings currently cooling down in the bender. I'll look to assemble this side and laminations before bending the second side and it's laminations (second side has a cutaway).
Francis
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Post by R the F on May 20, 2016 20:49:40 GMT
These builds are coming thick and fast now, aren't they? Keep the pace up; it'll give me a chance to take a breather from mine perhaps! I look forward to reading about your adventure as ever!
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Post by earthbalm on May 20, 2016 20:58:43 GMT
Looking forward to seeing the build progressing Francis. Hope the 'guitars for sale' re-appear after the house move  . |
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Post by scripsit on May 20, 2016 23:55:58 GMT
I'm interested in the scale lengths you decided on (and the logic behind them).
I've recently been through the process of trying to determine the optimum lengths myself, for a commissioned build.
Kym
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francis
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Post by francis on May 21, 2016 9:19:19 GMT
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Post by francis on May 21, 2016 9:26:05 GMT
Making up a clamping caul for the laminated sides from 5 layers of thin (circa 1/16") plywood. I've used 3 layers between the caul and the body former to approximate the side/lamination thickness and pulled the caul to shape with a mix of heavy spring and screw clamps with a standard PVA white glue between the layers.
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Post by scripsit on May 21, 2016 9:48:07 GMT
Francis Thanks for the link to the design thread. I must have missed that. It's a bit late, but I found this site useful for visualising the different fan fret possibilities: www.ekips.org/tools/guitar/fretfind2d/and the guy building my guitar used the tables it generates to prepare his fret slotting. I wimped out at the scale length spread and chose 20mm: I saw several comments online that suggested that anything under 25mm is comfortable for most people, and anything over is 'noticeable'. The long scale is 660mm (both of my existing guitars are 650mm, and comfortable with .13-.56 strings). The eighth fret is the 'normal' one. All of this is very conservative, but then I've never actually played a fan fret guitar, so there is a bit of adventure here. Good luck with your build and I'll follow with interest. Kym |
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Post by davewhite on May 21, 2016 9:58:13 GMT
Francis,
I'm not seeing any pictures. Should I be?
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francis
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Post by francis on May 21, 2016 10:47:37 GMT
Francis, I'm not seeing any pictures. Should I be? Not yet this bit is quite boring - layers of wood covered in clamps.... |
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Post by R the F on May 21, 2016 11:55:00 GMT
Francis, I'm not seeing any pictures. Should I be? Not yet this bit is quite boring - layers of wood covered in clamps.... "Quite boring" has never stopped me! |
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Post by R the F on May 21, 2016 12:11:43 GMT
Making up a clamping caul for the laminated sides from 5 layers of thin (circa 1/16") plywood. I've used 3 layers between the caul and the body former to approximate the side/lamination thickness and pulled the caul to shape with a mix of heavy spring and screw clamps with a standard PVA white glue between the layers. Haven't quite got a picture of what you're doing but doesn't white pva have a reputation for creeping if it's under stress? |
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Post by seren on May 21, 2016 12:29:04 GMT
Not yet this bit is quite boring - layers of wood covered in clamps.... "Quite boring" has never stopped me! Haha! I was going to post progress pics of my 'guitar like object' but I really can't be faffed to get the workshop 'photo ready'... |
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francis
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Post by francis on May 21, 2016 12:48:59 GMT
Francis, I'm not seeing any pictures. Should I be? I must keep Dave happy as I gleen so much from his contributions to this forum...  Glue-up time!   I think you should be able to make out the plywood inner caul. The knobbly bits on the outside of the former are there to wrap a bungee cord round. That's virtually all my smaller spring clamps. Francis |
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Post by davewhite on May 21, 2016 13:24:37 GMT
Wowser - can't wait to see your summer, autumn and winter clamps  Not to mention your bigger spring clamps  |
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R the F
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Post by R the F on May 21, 2016 13:56:59 GMT
Have you noticed, by the way, that nobody on the planet has worked out how to remove the strange numbered labels from these spring clamps? I've never seen a bare one.
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Not to mention your bigger spring clamps 
Jo whoever he is.
