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Post by ourmaninthenorth on Apr 12, 2017 10:21:23 GMT
I can literally hear this guitars voice in my head. Jaw droppingly wonderful.  |
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Post by Martin on Apr 12, 2017 14:37:54 GMT
What a piece of work! Incredible  |
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Post by scottish0177 on May 9, 2017 18:28:38 GMT
Hey folks,been a while butTed has been very busy lately with one thing or another ,including and imminent new arrival to the family and only catching up with my build again this week.Not too long for me to wait now. Just two pics for now showing the bridge taking shape.The bridge is Brazilian Rosewood   Will get more photos soon and will post as I get them Take it easy |
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Post by leoroberts on May 9, 2017 19:41:50 GMT
The bridge is Brazilian Rosewood Does it come with CITES documentation? I've no idea how strict Customs and Excise might be.... |
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Post by scottish0177 on May 9, 2017 19:56:53 GMT
The bridge is Brazilian Rosewood Does it come with CITES documentation? I've no idea how strict Customs and Excise might be.... Yep..Teds stock of Brazilian has all the necessary documentation to trace provenance so not worried at all. |
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Post by scottish0177 on Jun 7, 2017 20:38:12 GMT
Hello everyone...A bit of a wait for some more images from me but Ted really busy with one thing and another and timings for getting the guitar finished as was originally planned went a bit astray, but Ted back to work and guitar in final stages of finishing a few more pics for you in the meantime     Ted did the final machine buffing today and set the final neck angle and alignment.Tomorrow bridge is getting glued on and he will start to level,crown and polish the frets.just before the guitar gets strung up Ted will do a last polish by hand |
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Post by francis on Jun 7, 2017 21:20:25 GMT
That is one superb build  |
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Post by R the F on Jun 7, 2017 21:24:24 GMT
Almost edible, isn't it?
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Post by scottish0177 on Jun 8, 2017 18:17:18 GMT
A few more photos from ted...The bridge placement has been measured and the outlines taped and Ted is carefully removing the lacquer with a chisel to make sure the bridge gets glued wood to wood.  Lacquer removed and it's ready for gluing time!  Instead of using traditional clamps which can be a hassle to fit through the soundhole and clamp to the bridge Ted uses this little clamping jig, according to Ted it just makes life a little easier. It's got 2 threaded bolts going through the 2 outside string holes through the bridge and its tightened from the inside.  |
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Post by littlemart on Jun 8, 2017 18:25:59 GMT
Holy Moley, you're getting yourself one helluva a beauty there  |
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Post by R the F on Jun 9, 2017 7:45:22 GMT
Are you sure this guitar is made of wood? No criticism intended but I can't see a single blemish. You're sure it's not a computer-generated image? - those shadows are preternaturally perfect. Blimey! He's even got CLEAN FINGERNAILS!!
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Post by Martin on Jun 9, 2017 8:24:38 GMT
Not long now, eh? Looking utterly magnificent |
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Post by scottish0177 on Jun 10, 2017 19:45:12 GMT
Ted firing me pics left right and centre, so here are some shots of how Ted prepares his bridges Tapering the string holes to match the taper of the bridge pins  Chamfering the string holes to make the bridge pins fit perfectly and get a cleaner look  Sawing string slots so the strings sit correctly under the bridge pins  Ted make angled string slots so the strings meet the saddle at a correct angle and also so the strings don't touch any sharp corners which will prevent the strings from breaking at the saddle.  Conditioning and oiling the bridge  The finished results  |
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Post by scottish0177 on Jun 13, 2017 20:44:48 GMT
Hey everyone...a few more images from Ted...this time recording the time and stages involved in finishing the fretboard...a labour of love if ever there was one. Ted uses a bolt on neck/fretboard construction.He mentions that in his opinion There is allot of pro's using this technique,one of them being that he can take the neck on and off throughout the whole build depending on what area off the guitar he is working on. Ted levels all of his frets when the neck is attached to the body to make sure they are being leveled when the neck is in it's correct position. He then removes the neck to be able to work on the frets whilst not attached to the body which makes the whole process allot easier and cleaner. The frets levelled  To avoid sharp fret ends Ted rounds off all of the edges on the frets.  Each fret is then individually sanded with 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 3000 and 6000 grit sandpaper.  They are then machine buffed to a high gloss  To get that extra spark I then individually polish each fret by hand with a soft cloth and fine metal polish.  Finally the fretboard gets it's first layer of oil.  Apologies this photo should have been second in the sequence...When the frets are leveled they get a little flat spot on top, here Ted is reshaping and rounding the top of the frets.  |
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