First build using my diy CNC.

adirondak5 · Dec 7, 2022

nickhofen said:
How old are the boys Herb?

They are now 13 , 11 , and 8 . They are growing up so fast .

HootOwlDude · Dec 7, 2022

nickhofen said:
I forgot to mention that the build is about a telepaul-style guitar.
A very good thread about such a build is the one that Muzikp post some years back and you can read it here:

Telepaul - just can't let it be

So I still miss the Telepaul I made for the charity auction, it was one of the best sounding guitars I've ever made. Luckily it was a sparkle one or I would have had a really hard time giving that one up (sparkles are cool but don't think I could live with them everyday). Going to make...

www.tdpri.com

Photos of telepauls you can find everywhere on the internet .

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Jesus, dude! Nice job.

nickhofen · Dec 8, 2022

adirondak5 said:
They are now 13 , 11 , and 8 . They are growing up so fast .

I feel you , my son is 14 and daughter is 9 years old, it was like yesterday they were born.

nickhofen · Dec 8, 2022

HootOwlDude said:
Jesus, dude! Nice job.

Thanks mate , i have to admit that at the beginning i read your avatar name as HotOwlDude!

I_build_my_own · Dec 8, 2022

adirondak5 said:
They are now 13 , 11 , and 8 . They are growing up so fast .

Herb!!! Is that really you??? Long time no see!

I_build_my_own · Dec 8, 2022

Nick I’d always go quatersawn. All my necks but one are flatsawn boards flipped by 90 degree and then sandwiched together.

DrASATele · Dec 9, 2022

Whoa on the build! Awesome stuff Nick!

Rick, Herb howdy gents!

nickhofen · Dec 9, 2022

DrASATele said:
Whoa on the build! Awesome stuff Nick!

Rick, Herb howdy gents!

Thanks a lot, I try to do my best!

crazydave911 · Dec 10, 2022

DrASATele said:
Whoa on the build! Awesome stuff Nick!

Rick, Herb howdy gents!

Yeah, nearly had a heart attack lol

adirondak5 · Dec 10, 2022

I_build_my_own said:
Herb!!! Is that really you??? Long time no see!

Ha ! Yes , it is me Helmut . Hope all is well with you .

adirondak5 · Dec 10, 2022

DrASATele said:
Rick, Herb howdy gents!

Howdy Chris !

adirondak5 · Dec 10, 2022

crazydave911 said:
Yeah, nearly had a heart attack lol

Probably just a case of the Vapors Dave

eallen · Dec 10, 2022

Nice looking work Nick!

I built from a variety of flat, quarter, riff & have yet to have someone play them and say, "woe, that quarter/flat/riff sounds amazing!"

I have only had a few necks twist of all I've made & that was almost immediately after the shape was cut when I would surmise some grain tension released from unique grain patterns.

nickhofen · Dec 11, 2022

eallen said:
Nice looking work Nick!

I built from a variety of flat, quarter, riff & have yet to have someone play them and say, "woe, that quarter/flat/riff sounds amazing!" I have only had a few necks twist of all I've made & that was almost immediately after the shape was cut when I would surmise some grain tension released from unique grain patterns.

Thanks for the input, i feel very lucky to have that big log of wood that can give some quarter sawn guitar and bass necks.

nickhofen · Dec 11, 2022

I am very happy to see some of the old good buddies here and I have to say that I feel your pain and struggle to follow my thread trying to understand what I am trying to say with my crappy English. I am here to punish your eyes and brains

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nickhofen · Dec 11, 2022

I cut a quarter sawn piece of wood and after some passes from the planner I get a nice and square log.

nickhofen · Dec 11, 2022

I haven't decide on the headstock yet, i use a Gibson's i cut with my laser a couple of years ago just to mark the center line and have a picture of the guitar neck.