Scooby Snax
Friend of Leo's
I'm back from vacation, and here we are with a new thread from Gil! It's like the Easter Bunny arrived early!
Hide glue is pored and quickly brushed in the mahogany (the paulownia is frozen and can not accept hide glue), sorry, no time to take photos...
I now hammer the insert in in a few dead blows
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Scarf joint at the headstock?
I'm interested to see what you do with the heel....
I like the Schaller bridge.
There is always that time when gifted people absorb all their teachers can provide and then take it to the next level themselves. This has been needed in the guitar community for a long time. I have taken my seat and am strapped in. Go Gil!
I'm thankful that Gil is willing to share his thought process with us. Thanks!
Very cool, Gil! Really looking forward to seeing how this thing turns out!
Frank
Where's that popcorn?
Thank you Gil this is going to be great.
Wait...five-ply pickguard? As in the kind used for Les Paul CUSTOMS? What do you have up your sleeve, Gil? (Not that this isn't cool enough already!!!)
I'm back from vacation, and here we are with a new thread from Gil! It's like the Easter Bunny arrived early!
Well that's something I've never seen before. Any idea if anyone else has ever done this? This is incredibly fascinating.
Gil, with the paulowina insert being frozen, doesn't that reduce your open time drastically?
chag sameach!
The less glue the better (-; No scarf joints...
The heel will stay the same. Nothing wrong with a little struggle once you get used to it (-;
The body is a little thinner under the heel so it will be easier on the palm when reaching the higher register.
I have used the freezer method to install a cylinder lining in a car engine block. Works great!