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Tim - very cool jig! Looks like it would make a lot of bending more risk free.
The guitar looks great! |
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Thanks Geoff. I shared the jig design here in hopes that it may help other builders struggling with the same task. |
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Finishing the slots on the headstock
Filing the slots Filing the angle Finished.
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Pernambuco Bridge
Freshly planed and ready to go.
Hand filing the pyramids and other edges. Sanding it smooth. Finished.
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Very nice! Making the bridge is an art form all unto itself, one that Tim helped me out with when I struggled at my first attempt. It takes an analytical mind and a practiced hand, neither of which I possess but that Tim possesses in spades.
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As if this guitar wasn't tasty enough, that looks just like bacon....
I took last weekend off for a much needed break. I turned to an old fashioned sketch pad to put some thoughts down on paper. When you bend wood over a form, hot pipe or any other object of your imagination, the inside of the wood fibers are in compression while the outside of the wood fibers are in tension. This Pernambuco wood ALWAYS fractured on the outside of the bend which was in tension so I imagined I needed more pressure on the outside of the wood. The wood was also becoming very brittle in my previous bending attempts. I had to find a way to add more pressure to the outside of the wood while reducing the heat induced embrittlement in the wood in the heat effected bending zone. Bending wood over a heating blanket poses some problems because the entire piece of wood is being heated at once, which works well for the majority of woods, but not in my case. I needed a way to control the heat in a smaller and more localized area. Bending wood over a smaller hot pipe allows one to apply heat in a much smaller localized area but its difficult to apply an even and higher force to the outside of the wood. I had my best results bending over a hot pipe but I couldn't apply enough force to the wood. The Pernambuco would get to the yield point and begin to bend and then it would just snap whenever IT decided to. Finally the light bulb went off and I came up with a design that would allow me to position the wood vertically, apply heat only where I needed the wood to yield during the bend and also allow the rising heat and steam to preheat the wood ahead of my bend, without drying or over heating the wood. This is what I came up with on paper and later built a prototype in the shop Sunday afternoon. It uses heavy springs at both ends of the stainless steel outer bending slat which provides plenty of outer force on the wood and a constant and controlled downward pressure on the wood fibers during bending. I bent the wood over a smaller silicone heating blanket but the blanket only comes into contact with the wood when its being coaxed around the form. I am happy to report that it worked like a charm on my first beinding attempt. Don't worry, this is not blood! Pernambuco bleeds color when water is applied to it... Success! ... FINALLY! Thanks again to those of you who sent words of encouragement and prayers our way. They were certainly appreciated![/QUOTE]
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Applying the finish
Things are coming along! Here are a few teaser pictures of how the finish will bring out the beautiful orange and gold hues of the back and sides
I should note that there was a small issue with the fretboard, so Tim is going to replace it. We're waiting now for the new P fretboard to reach the target moisture content level before he proceeds. The fretboard will feature some simple, vintage reproduction MOP snowflake inlays as well. He's already cut out the inlays and I think they're going to look great and add to the slightly vintage look of the instrument.
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So purdy!
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Great build Tim and love the bending jig!!
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This reinforces my conviction that it is SO much fun to watch Tim work.
And inspiring-- as my brother appropriately quoted Darth, "Impressive". Indeed, Obi-Wan taught him well! And Tim, those miters--the ones that almost killed you--are killer. Holy cow those are amazing! Steve |
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Thanks Dennis.
At the risk of sounding redundant, thanks Dennis Quote:
Thanks again to all of those following this build along. |
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You really start to get a sense of how striking this instrument is going to be when you see an image of the lacquer hitting it ... love it Tim!
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Tapered fretboard
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I like it too. John Kinnaird and I have been discussing somthing a bit similar on my upcoming build. I play with a rather low setup and often am playing with my thumbpick over the end of the fretboard in a quest for the most possible bass tone. This concept would reduce the pick bonking frets and the " snare drum effect" My goodness this axe is a beauty! Glad you finally got the pesky pernambuco bent! Have a wonderful day Paul
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Hi Paul,
I would think the tapered FB would work quite well for your style of play. |
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Gents, that Pernambuco has great color. I haven't worked with it. Does it oxidize a bit and get a deeper orange with time? Tim is doing great work as always.
Ken
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