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preeb · January 29th, 2009, 12:23 PM

Some more small transitions and final sanding and the body is done

That's it for now folks, it's been a lllllong day... I'll keep this thread updated as I progress.

All the best and have a wonderfull day!

Gil Yaron

funff · January 29th, 2009, 12:43 PM

Great stuff, thanks for posting this. Looking forward to the rest (after you rest!)

jkingma · January 29th, 2009, 12:48 PM

Very nice. I like your process for building a one piece neck.

Stoked · January 29th, 2009, 12:50 PM

Wow. Great work preeb! I love seeing all the different ways a person can make a guitar. I can't wait to see the finished product. :)

ehawley · January 29th, 2009, 04:28 PM

Man...I love this kind of stuff! Hand work...Brings me back to my old days!

!

Great work Preeb! I can't wait to see this progress!
Cheers
ED

mowcheeba · January 29th, 2009, 06:54 PM

Great job....looks fantastic.
Where did you buy the old growth wood and how much
price difference compared to "regular" wood?

Really like your template, did you make it yourself or did you buy it?

Sorry for all the questions....

Nick JD · January 29th, 2009, 07:12 PM

Awesome.

patl · January 30th, 2009, 02:27 PM

Absolutely gorgeous. I am looking forward to seeing this one progress.

spankdplank · January 30th, 2009, 02:45 PM

BRAVO!!!

preeb · January 30th, 2009, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ehawley

Man...I love this kind of stuff! Hand work...Brings me back to my old days!

!

Great work Preeb! I can't wait to see this progress!
Cheers
ED

Hi Ed,

I wanted to ask you...
What's the best way to transfer my templates to steel?
Should I make dxf's and have it cut by CNC?
Is there another option?

Thanks,
Gil

preeb · January 30th, 2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BritishBluesBoy

Beautiful.

Thank you sir!

preeb · January 30th, 2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Lobstapickin

This is great!

Thanks.

preeb · January 30th, 2009, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by funff

Great stuff, thanks for posting this. Looking forward to the rest (after you rest!)

Thanks. I'll post the progress soon.

preeb · January 30th, 2009, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkingma

Very nice. I like your process for building a one piece neck.

Thank you. It's not my design and not my process. It's Leo's. I try to stick with the original old methods as much as possible.

preeb · January 30th, 2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Stoked

Wow. Great work preeb! I love seeing all the different ways a person can make a guitar. I can't wait to see the finished product. :)

Thanks. The finished product... well... I usually wait about 2 months after spraying nitro lacquer before I even touch the guitar, so it's going to take a while. I'll post the finishing and pickup build soon though.

telechucker · January 30th, 2009, 04:34 PM

Great stuff - keep it comin'. Regards.

preeb · January 30th, 2009, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mowcheeba

Great job....looks fantastic.
Where did you buy the old growth wood and how much
price difference compared to "regular" wood?

Really like your template, did you make it yourself or did you buy it?

Sorry for all the questions....

It's getting harder and harder to get nice woods. I buy wood all the time (for years) from any reliable old growth source. Swamp Ash, Alder, Maple and Brazilian Rosewood. I'm willing to pay a lot for the right quality wood up to 150$ a blank and 120$ for dark straight grain Brazilian RW. Most mills don't advertise the source (old growth or not) so you'll have to inquire and demand that info before paying. About 95% of the wood out there is NOT old growth!
And it's getting worse each year... too sad... I only use old growth wood + I let it sit for about a year before using it on a guitar.

Regarding the templates... I don't trust ANY source other than the real instruments. I make my own templates from original vintage examples.

You nailed it with those two issues... the woods and templates... that's 90% of the result.

preeb · January 30th, 2009, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick JD

Awesome.

Thanks.

preeb · January 30th, 2009, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patl

Absolutely gorgeous. I am looking forward to seeing this one progress.

Thank you, I'll post more of it next week.

preeb · January 30th, 2009, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spankdplank

BRAVO!!!

THANKS!!!

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