Roberto-Venn project builds

[AlexV]

Howdy yawl!My name is alexander and Im attending the "prestigious" Roberto-venn school of luthiery In phoenix arizona so this thread will be all-to-do about the guitars Ill be building there.(I should note that Ive already spent a month at RV so the photos I post will coincide with that accordingly.)

 

[Erick Kroenen]

please post more info about your guitars (specs)

 

[AlexV]

Heres a few pictures of my work so far

This was also requested sooooo,
Specs:
Scale-25.5"
Body-Alder
Top-Redwood burl
Neck/headstock-Maple
Fingerboard-Ebony
inlay-mother of pearl at 11th 12th & 13th frets
Fretwire-nickel
bridge-hipshot
Tuning machines-grover locking tuners
Pickups-BKP juggernaut uncovered (reverse zebra zebra)
Hardware color-black
Binding color-cream
Neck joint-bolton

(Im not going to post anything in regards to the acoustic im building as I despise acoustic guitars.who knows, I might even smash it to peices when its done.)

 

[Mik3D23]

Well you don't really say what kind of sound you're going for.. But I vote for ionizers

 

[AlexV]

Well you don't really say what kind of sound you're going for.. But I vote for ionizers

I chose bkp Mcjuggies, I think the type of sound im going for goes without saying hahahaha.

Crunchy, mid rangey, etc.

Thx for voting, whatever receives the most votes is what ill choose for my third instrument (that will be an extended range guitar).Its my way of allowing the community in this site to be actively involved in the process .

 

[XxJoshxX]

I might even smash it to peices when its done.)

Or you can send it to me!

 

[AlexV]

I would, but you live in florida and like regularshow so I cant because I hate both of those things.

#Nukeflorida

#Nukeregularshow

 

[Ajb667]

What inlay are you doing? It reminds me of the Elder Scrolls: Oblivion logo.

 

[ThatCanadianGuy]

What inlay are you doing? It reminds me of the Elder Scrolls: Oblivion logo.

I think it's the Daedra symbol.

 

[Pikka Bird]

What inlay are you doing? It reminds me of the Elder Scrolls: Oblivion logo.

Which is the Daedric glyph 'oht', the equivalent of 'O'.

 

[shanejohnson02]

I knew there was another TES nerd out there. Great series!

Back OT: Looks awesome! Can't wait to see it finished.

 

[AlexV]

I knew there was another TES nerd out there. Great series!

Back OT: Looks awesome! Can't wait to see it finished.

Thank you so much!Its always so uplifting to see positive feedback, espeacially since things get pretty stressful in the shop and gloom sets in easily for me.Some of the teachers there are like having a father whos never pleased with what you do nomatter how hard you try, I would know (Eye crei erry tiem((not really)).I only have about two hours to myself outside of school for sleeping and occasionally eating but Ill try to keep this thread as active and updated as possible instead.Wowee, 12 people voted for mcjuggeez(Could it be that theyre all craving my mcjuggeez?)! I wonder if they also have subscriptions to "mocha emporium" or "brown magazine", because I do.

I also didnt know the symbol stood for "oht", I simply chose it because its the sigil of conjuration (SUH EYE KEN KUNJERR TEYSTEE REFFSH FRUM HEL HAR HAR HAR).I clearly dont have an unhealthy obsession with tes (help me).

I hope bethesda doesnt sue me..

BETHSOFT IS BEST KOREA

 

[Pikka Bird]

I clearly dont have an unhealthy obsession with tes (help me).

Help you to make your obsession unhealthy? Well, start by learning all the Daedric glyphs.

(The use of te oht for conjuration started in TESIV, where it was the traditional shape, with the dot in the center rather than that curly kajigger. I guess it was because of the close relation between the school of conjuration and the planes of Oblivion and TESIV was pretty Oblivion-centric)

 

[AlexV]

Very shrewd, pikka xD.I would memorize them but I dont really see the point as im trying to distance myself from videogames and dont see myself playing them at any point in the near future.Their entertaining, but theyre also a massive waste of time and money; As a human, I have a finite amount of either of those things.

 

[Riley]

Their entertaining, but theyre also a massive waste of time and money

A bit of a contradiction there. Couldn't you then say that about pretty much any form of entertainment? Games, movies, MUSIC, etc.

Not looking to argue...just curious why they would be held at a different standard than anything else.

 

[AlexV]

Because videogames are such an involved form of entertainment and they require a large investment of both time and financial resources.Atleast with music you can listen to it while still remaining productive.

For me, when I used to play a few hours of videogames, afterwards Id feel so empty and unfulfilled.Atleast when I play hours of piano and guitar I can get that feeling of accomplishment after learning that peice of sheet music or mastering that difficult verse to a metronome.

As for movies, I think they drag on for far too long and they bore me.

 

[AlexV]

Remember when I said I wouldnt be posting progress on my acoustic?

I LIED <,|,,

 

[AlexV]

I added a coat of epoxy to my top and headcap to ensure it doesnt just soak up the laquer when it comes time to finish the guitar.

Looks pretty nifty, no?

 

[AlexV]

So I got this done today.Why a carve so sexy?

 

[TheHumanMeat]

Hey I'm going there in the fall! I stopped by a few months ago to check it out since I live in town. Anyway, what are your first thoughts now that you've been there a little over a month? How restricting are they to designs because I have a little out of the ordinary design in the works. How are the wood choices? Is there a good variety and quality? Don't they supply pickups? I want to get BKP Juggs in my prototype when I'm there if they supply them or not.