JimboTheHobo
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Made a start on the fretboard and rough cut the body wings this morning
Dude i love the F/B
Good luck!
Made a start on the fretboard and rough cut the body wings this morning
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Problem is if I slant the pickup the polepieces wont be under the strings as the spacing's not wide enough.
I'm a bit confused with what to do for the trussrod. I've already bought one which is an aluminium square shaped channel with an open side with a steel rod running inside.
in mz current project i just made square tunnel and fit the rod in it sits tiggt there no waz to escape anywhere and i didn't use any glue to glue itOkay didn't get a reply on project guitar so I'll try my luck here
I'm a bit confused with what to do for the trussrod. I've already bought one which is an aluminium square shaped channel with an open side with a steel rod running inside.
I've read through Melyn Hiscock's book, which doesn't directly deal with these rods, but does suggest that they should be glue into a flat bottomed channel cut into the neck face beneith the fretboard, and that they don't require a fillet.
I've also read Dennis Waring & David Raymond's book and it suggests a similar rod which isn't filleted but they do not mention gluing at all.
I have also read this Project Guitar :: Making a Guitar Neck and the rod used looks alot like what I have, but he makes a curved channel and covers with a fillet.
This has left me really confused, I really don't want the hassle of cutting a curved channel or making a fillet so, do I need a different type of rod? Also (and this is really a stupid question I guess) it fits with the open side of the channel down?
looking good so far
turns out it isn't imperial it's metric but with an odd .8 thread pitch
i question the tension on that thing since its a reverse headstock
true but are there even strings out there that are long enough? Or i assume he will obviously use a bass string for the 8th?
There's a pretty thorough discussion of this issue in this thread if anyone's interested: http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/extended-range-guitars/10364-reverse-headstock-misconception.htmli question the tension on that thing since its a reverse headstock
true but are there even strings out there that are long enough? Or i assume he will obviously use a bass string for the 8th?
That's a common misconception actually - only the vibrating length of the string affects the tension, not any distance either side of the nut or bridge.
Trussrod installed, neck carve done too it's really coming together!
Can't wait to play this thing!