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Us mere mortals usually do not think about these things....3 ounce difference is huge for one component. Details, details, details....thats what its all about.
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As it happens I'm in need of a grandfather. We should talk.
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Solo acoustic guitar videos: This Boy is Damaged - Little Watercolor Pictures of Locomotives - Ragamuffin |
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Thanks Todd. It’s good to be back. Here’s hoping 2018 is better and less challenging than 2017.
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I think we've both got only one direction to go buddy.....
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I consider John Greven and Ervin to be my peers but more importantly my mentors. Both of them drilled it into my head to “build em light” and thankfully I listened. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of playing their guitars, they share similarities in that their guitars are lightly built, even though they are at the opposite ends of the design and tonal spectrum. John’s guitars are more vintage sounding while Ervin’s guitars lean more towards a more modern sound. So what does all this rambling have to do with my neck block? A guitar is a sum of a lot of parts and I’m always looking for ways to trim weight, without sacrificing tone or compromising structural integrity. A few grams here and there, all add up to the end goal of “build em light”. |
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One thing I failed to mention is that my block is half the weight but the strength to weight ratio is where my design really shines. It’s virtually indestructible in the sense that it will NEVER crack or split as the one piece Martin block can. Mine is made from Spruce and Mahogany with each layer with the grain running at 90* angles. My tail block is laminated in a similar way as the neck block and the neck block was developed after the success of the tail block. I had shipped an early guitar to a customer and made the mistake of shipping the guitar with the tapered end pin in place. The shipping gorillas dropped the box on its end and my (1 piece) tail block split, which in turn split the sides and popped the top top loose too. It was one of those life lessons learned the hard way but that mishap resulted in the invention of my (split proof) laminated tail block. |
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Thanks for a serious LOL!!
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More pics from Mary along with her commentary this time...
Educating the wood to keep the proper shape... Close up of braces... The rosette is inserted and glued in... Routing for the trim rings... White MOP for the trim rings... Rings are glued in... Great choice. (Thanks Mary!)
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Braces are in place and being sanded...
Neck block, kerfed lining, sanding... Tracing the frame on the back... Wood glue is used to trace the back shape... Glue is also added to the tail and neck blocks... The guitar frame is placed on the glue outline... Manual pressure is applied... Go Bars apply pressure to the frame over night. Note the humidity level in this area... It will set over night...
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Lets move on to the top...
Sanding before checking the top on the deflection table... Maybe you noticed this in the shop yet never really comprehended what we use it for... This is after the first pass under the Grizzly 0527... Removing the coaster from the inner rosette area... Sometimes you just might wanna look back to see what your guitar is really made of... Sanding the top rosette area...
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By tracing the bridge Tim knows where all components belong...
The traditional X brace, of course. PLUS ... A little of this and ... sorry ... Houdini moment. I'm not sharing any more of this... Last picture of the day ...
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It is so much fun to follow the details in these builds.
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Another of my (light weight) designs, it’s a machined truss or my interpretation of the upper transverse brace. Most of my features are seldom seen and “under the hood”.
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