Jahn fanned 8 build thread

[JuliusJahn]

Milling some templates this weekend. They aren't perfect but they'll do. Looks like Dale bailed on the guitarmory and a new guy is winding/managing the thing.

 

[Hollowway]

Update! Julius had time to work on the guitar in the last couple of days. I think the new pups look pretty good. Still a bummer that the PME didn't work. I have plans for the old PME pups, but they would have been awesome in this! Still, the matching bubinga looks good. On the phone photo you can see how short the bridge pup was, so I think it was a good call we made to redo them to the correct size.

Also, I know a couple of the frets still look wonky. Julius is going to remeasure them all, and reset any that aren't where they should be. At the time he did this one (last year) he didn't have a CNC for 100% accuracy. There will be a couple reset. Should have this guitar soon!!

 

[Mattykoda]

Nice Hollowway! Glad to see progress on this.

FYI I clicked the s**t out of the ghost version of the like button

 

[KnightBrolaire]

oh my god I need a bubinga topped guitar now.

 

[Hollowway]

Nice Hollowway! Glad to see progress on this.

FYI I clicked the s**t out of the ghost version of the like button

Haha, I instinctively went to click the "like" on yours too. Drat!

 

[neun Arme]

Where is this fù^!ing LIKE button when you need it???

 

[Grif]

Seriously I wish I could like this! (what is the reason for it being gone?)

 

[Hollowway]

Fret update! So you'll remember that there were a few frets that were slightly off from their correct position. Due mostly to hand measuring and slotting, before Julius got the CNC. Anyway, the thought was that they could be differentially crowned to compensate for their position, but I was worried that they'd always appear wonky, so Julius said he could pull whichever frets were off, fill, and resaw and press in new ones. They're not off substantially, so the new placement will cover the old fill lines. And then it will be 100% correct in terms of placement. Anyway, here we are. The offending frets are out, and he's getting ready to put them back in.

 

[jwade]

I still have an overwhelming urge to lick that fingerboard.

 

[Hollowway]

Refretted! We decided to use medium jumbo on the higher frets to allow more finger space and a drop off for getting lower action.

 

[MoonJelly]

That is my Jam.

 

[BlackMastodon]

Looks good!

 

[jemfloral]

like. like. like. Where IS that button!

 

[Hollowway]

Super close! They used a double bobbin for the pickups, so the neck pickup needs to be dropped a bit, so that's going to happen tomorrow, and then Julius wants to recess the bridge 1mm to give action adjustability a little more range. Otherwise, it's done! Still a bummer about the PME pickups getting messed up on Dale's first couple passes, but I think these actually look good, all things considered.

 

[EarlWellington]

Looks good now... however can't believe it has taken four months though since the pickup/fret issue to get sorted and there's still tweaks/issues being worked on

 

[ElysianGuitars]

Looks good now... however can't believe it has taken four months though since the pickup/fret issue to get sorted and there's still tweaks/issues being worked on

Why not?

 

[Winspear]

Why not?

He must be new here

 

[ElysianGuitars]

Guitar is finished now, saw Julius post it earlier

 

[Hollowway]

Cool butt shot:

 

[Winspear]

Gorgeous!!