I ran into that when I built my LP clone and just bent the binding to follow the up and down - it stays 1/4 tall. Then a week or so ago I got a lovely Andersen archtop across my bench and he does it on both the top and bottom.
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- Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:42 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Thick binding in cutaway of Gibson archtop
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12472
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:58 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: LP style neck tenon
- Replies: 3
- Views: 962
Re: LP style neck tenon
Mine have been like that. The pickup ring covers the little end of the neck
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- Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:18 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: LP style neck tenon
- Replies: 3
- Views: 962
Re: LP style neck tenon
Pictures would help a lot. What I do is open the jpeg with MS Paint, click on the option to resize. For my photos 25 percent is about right, then save it (I do it under a different name). Once resized you should be able to go to the full editor and attach it to your thread. I've built several LP sty...
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 2:51 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Guild 12 strings
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17356
Re: Guild 12 strings
Taylor also uses three tone bars on their 12 strings.
- Wed Aug 30, 2023 7:40 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: What electric guitars have you built because you couldn't buy it?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 76413
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 4:05 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Building some size O guitars-- tips? trying to fasttrack it (having a baby)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6765
Re: Building some size O guitars-- tips? trying to fasttrack it (having a baby)
Hey Freeman, Those are gorgeous! Any tips for working with MOP/Paua inlay? Thank you. My daughter's spirit animal is the blue darner dragonfly so that became the headstock inlay IMG_0431-1.jpg Andy DePaule cut the pearl for me, I routed the cavity with a dremel router. I buy the precut pau abalone ...
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:50 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Building some size O guitars-- tips? trying to fasttrack it (having a baby)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6765
Re: Building some size O guitars-- tips? trying to fasttrack it (having a baby)
I have made three "small concert" aka "parlor" guitars from the Scott Antes plans and using short scale premade necks from LMII. One was for my daughter, and a friend's daughter, I kept the third for myself. At one point in the past LMII offered this as an option for their kit wi...
- Mon Apr 03, 2023 12:06 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: 12 String Top radius?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1726
Re: 12 String Top radius?
Joel, I have built two 12 strings, a long Martin scale OM sized guitar that is tune two or three steps down and a 26 inch scale 000 that is tuned to C. I also have an old Martin D12-28. The Martin has a bit of a belly and the neck has been reset to whatever dome the top has, the other two were built...
- Sat Dec 17, 2022 1:45 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: No f-holes?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7262
Re: No f-holes?
Along with the f-holes functioning as Alan discusses above it is my understanding that they have another function - weakening the top along the recurve on each side of the bridge. I recently built an acoustic archtop and did a lot of tapping with some spectrum analyzing software, when the f-holes we...
- Sun Dec 04, 2022 3:01 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: ES175/L4CES
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7873
Re: ES175/L4CES
Hans, I have built two acoustic guitars sort of like what you are suggesting. The first was built from the ALS ES-173 plans but were intended to be totally acoustics so I used a single piece of spruce thicknessed to slightly less than 1/8 inch and X braced it in a 16 foot radius dish. That gives a l...
- Tue Oct 04, 2022 1:23 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Alternative to X/Parallel bracing
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13854
Re: Alternative to X/Parallel bracing
I recently built my first (and probably last) carved arch top guitar and I debated for a long time which of the two standard bracing patterns to use. Both the archtop panel discussion at the GAL conference a few years ago and Benedetto's book indicated that "in general, a thinly carved top with...
- Fri Sep 02, 2022 11:51 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge Source
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5296
Re: Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge Source
Bob, that was the second semi hollow that I built and I learned a lot from the first one. I tried carving a one piece block to fit the arches of the first one kind of like how you would carve a les paul with several templates - it worked but was a lot of work. You still have to make some sort of sle...
- Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:04 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge Source
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5296
Re: Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge Source
Bob, I did do a build thread on a different forum that shows how I made the center block. It might help answer some questions
https://www.tdpri.com/threads/lets-buil ... 5.1057700/
https://www.tdpri.com/threads/lets-buil ... 5.1057700/
- Tue Aug 30, 2022 5:45 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge Source
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5296
Re: Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge Source
The 12 string bridge worked fine for the 12 string neck on my double. The width of the neck at the body joint (16) was a hair over 2-1/4, 1-7/8 nut. The 6 string neck is 2-1/8 at the same place with a 1-3/4 nut. I have built two 335 style guitars and a couple of full hollows. Your center block will ...
- Tue Aug 30, 2022 11:51 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge Source
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5296
Re: Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge Source
Bob, I recently built a double neck guitar based on the old Gibson EDS 1275. I was able to find a 12 string TOM bridge that allowed 2-1/4 spacing (I think standard is 2-1/32 to 2-1/16. This allowed me to bump the neck width up for the 12 string side. The saddles were not notched but had very small s...
- Tue Aug 23, 2022 1:20 pm
- Forum: Builders' Supplies and Services
- Topic: Laminated Archtop plates and rims
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9224
Re: Laminated Archtop plates and rims
Welcome back. This could tempt me to build another semi hollow. What sizes/shapes will you have and is there a web page?
- Wed Aug 10, 2022 3:48 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: First post… questions
- Replies: 20
- Views: 46417
Re: First post… questions
The couple of guitars that I built using a radiused sanding stick required considerable clamping force to close the gaps all the way around the back. The top isn't quit as bad. When I switched to using a radius dish the back (which was also braced in the dish) just seems to drop on and not require a...
- Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:09 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: First post… questions
- Replies: 20
- Views: 46417
Re: First post… questions
On my first couple of guitars I made a radiused sanding board with 24 and 16 foot radii (which I think is what Cumpiano shows) and attempted to sand the little angle into the rim and kerfing. The problem is that the back slopes at the head block and the waists need to be taller than the bouts - the ...
- Sun Jul 31, 2022 3:07 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Bending Machine Recommendations
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3038
Re: Bending Machine Recommendations
I have one of the original Fox style benders with a silicon heating blanket and stainless slats. I has bent fifteen or so sets of sides with absolutely no issues. I make the bending form and body mold at the same time for each size guitar. I don't normally do cutaways, the couple of times I have I b...
- Tue Jul 12, 2022 4:58 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Alternating binding idea
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4824
Re: Alternating binding idea
Mike, LMII sells a premade rope style binding/purfling that I have used on several vintage styled guitars. And for what it is worth I only use water thin CA for binding now days. I get the channels perfect, take my time fitting the binding until it too is perfect. I space my tape about 1 inch apart ...