Andy R Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 The first Nib.... I couldn't wait to see! It will be a bit thinner when I trim down the outside binding to be flush with the neck. Gonna do that first before I do anymore so I don't Accidently shave them off Lots of scraping to do tomorrow! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Looks like it's coming along nicely. I think the part I find most interesting is how you manage to do the job of professionals but with homemade tools. I also like seeing your fixes to problems that would baffle most men :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Great looking fingerboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbabig Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Andy is the Pinball Fearless Wizard! I wish I had the balls (and the skill, and the patience, etc.) Keep up the good work Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Looks good Andy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner 13 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 PIN IT!PIN IT! PIN IT TO THE TOP!!!! Seriously. BUMP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Natural Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Andy, Andy, he's our man. If he can't do it, no one can. great thread by the way. awesome info in here and its really nice of you to take the time to show all of us what you're doing This IS a great thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Hey Andy - The battle injuries are starting to pile up ! Lovin' this thread. Epic. I mean, you gotta recieve the Gibson Forum version of the Pulitzer Prize for this thread. Serious! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Pinned ! ! ! Now that's proper recognition ! Who - KSdaddy? Duane? No matter. Deserved recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Hey Andy - The battle injuries are starting to pile up ! Lovin' this thread. Epic. I mean, you gotta recieve the Gibson Forum version of the Pulitzer Prize for this thread. Serious! B) A few battle scars and a little blood to make this guitar "My Own" for good or bad it will literally have a bit of me in it regardless!.. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff-7 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I've been checking this thread at least 5-6 times a day to keep up with your progress, Andy. Excellent work and can't wait to see the rest of the project. Should be easier to find since it was pinned now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabba2203 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Ouch! I thought I saw bloody frets in the photos. Christening the guitar with your own blood. So very \m/ METAL \m/ :lol: _+++_____________________________ _+88______________________________ _+880_____________________________ _++88_____________________________ _++88_____________________________ __+880_________________________++_ __+888________________________+88_ __++880______________________+888_ __++888_____+++88__________+++8__ __++8888__+++8880++88____+++88__ __+++8888+++8880++8888__++888___ ___++888++8888+++888888++888____ ___++88++8888++8888888++888______ ___++++++888888888888888888______ ____++++++88888888888888888______ ____++++++++000888888888888______ _____+++++++000088888888888______ ______+++++++00088888888888______ _______+++++++088888888888_______ _______+++++++088888888888_______ ________+++++++8888888888________ ________+++++++0088888888________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 The red on the frets was sharpie! Just a couple little razor cuts nothing major. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 Day - 10 Wow I got a Pinned Thread!!! Very cool! ( This isn't connect to a secret forum I don't know about called "Watch this idiot destroy his Guitar" is it?? Just doing some prep work on the neck and body today. Like I said earlier with the thicker body I will need to add some wood to the neck tenon and the neck heel. So I got it squared up a little and clamped some mahogany to it. I'm gonna have to feel it out after I get the top cut and the neck angle cut to see if this will work. I also removed the head stock veneer to save in case I want to use it on something else later. It probably wasn't worth the effort but 95% of what I'm doing is just about "Seeing if I can" I squared up the head stock so I can widen it to custom size, but got a little greedy with the sander on one side so there is another thing to fix. I'm going to have to add some mahogany back to the face of the head stock to get my thickness back because the veneer didn't come off as cleanly as I would like. Oh well, we might be how to section on building a neck from scratch on here soon. I'm also trying to decide what kind of top carve I would like to do. More or less re-curve? I'm thinking less t the moment.... Opinions welcome.... So Hopefully this week I will get to routing and shaping the top!!!! That I am looking forward to. So here are pic's from today... I will be adding and saving in case of crash... Squaring up the bottom of the neck tenon to add more wood to it. I removed the remaining little bit with a fine cut back saw... Gluing on some extra wood on the tenon and the neck heel... Removing the headstock veneer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 Squaring up the headstock... (Well kinda square) So some more gluing and new veneer on the way! Should be starting to make some forward progress this week.!! Thanks for the encouragement and compliments everyone! Sincerely, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I was wondering why I couldn't find this Thread! It's pinned to the top! Congrats Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 I was wondering why I couldn't find this Thread! It's pinned to the top! Congrats Andy I know I feel so honored! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Day - 10 Wow I got a Pinned Thread!!! Very cool! ( This isn't connect to a secret forum I don't know about called "Watch this idiot destroy his Guitar" is it?? LOL! I'm so glad it's been pinned. Easier to find... Wonderful stuff, Andy. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 So I would like some opinions on what type of top carve I should do. My question is how much if any re-curve do you think I should add to the top? The Studio originally had a bit of re-curve but looking at my Deluxe it hardly has any at all. For those of you that don't know what I'm talking about, the re-curve is the dished out part of the top that usually tapers down from the binding from about the bridge up to the toggle switch and then starts tapering back up towards the edge of the pick-up rings. Some Les Paul Tops have a very pronounced recurve where this are is pretty deep and more sculpted while others hardly have any at all and just have a nice smooth radius from the middle of the body to the edge. Here ar some pics and descriptions: Original Studio before I removed the top... You can see the bit of re-curve it had if you look at the reflection a bit... Lot's of recurve Not so much recurve. My deluxe has less than this.. So what do you all think????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabba2203 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 This much. BTW - that is one nice looking LP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner 13 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I say find a happy medium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff-7 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 The third one that Cabba quoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The RandyMan Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I say follow your instincts. You seem to know what you're doing. After seeing what you've done so far, I get the feeling that whatever you do is going to turn out really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowdiddley Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 This much. BTW - that is one nice looking LP! What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 The third one that Cabba quoted. Yes. That one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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