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The walnut neck looks wonderful--are you going with a satin finish on it?
I'm enjoying watching this come together!
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Thanks buddy! I think it will be gloss. Do you think it should be satin? I think every guitar I own is glass, but maybe there's a better way?? I'm open minded, let me know. Thx!
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My neck finish will be satin. The rest of the body, headstock and back of headstock will be gloss. It’s more of which finish you prefer while playing. If your fingers and palms perspire a lot a gloss finish may cause stickiness while playing and unsightly stains after. Thankfully I don’t but I prefer the smoother and faster feel of a satin neck. It’s also fuss-free in terms of maintenance
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And thanks for the kind words on the rosette. I've always loved that design from the first time I set eyes on that first guitar. We changed it up just a bit, but heck the original design was so nice, we just couldn't see changing much. I like your rosette very well. I think you'll love it over time as the pattern and the woods are so interesting!
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And comfort too. Carry on and have FUN Paul
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Either way, that walnut will be lovely!
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I was sure they were there for a reason but not being a builder, I couldn't figure out why they were there. I guess if I'd looked more closely I might have read about the floating fingerboard extension. Thanks again, PJ
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Many builders install these carbon fibre tubes. Rick Turner was the first I came across, around 2002. He installed 4 tubes from neck block to waist and called them flying buttresses. Mark Swanson, Howard Klepper, Kent Chasson, Tod Rose, David Myka and of course Tim McKnight are some of the others. I copied Rick Turner's method when I built myself an acoustic bass guitar in 2008.
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Thanks for the input Dave. You seem to know more builders that I do who use these rods. I could have named Rick Turner and Tim McKnight but that's about it. I assume this picture is your work. Looks like a clean well engineered body.
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Speaking of carbon fiber
The neck has a carbon fiber “D” tube embedded in it. It’s a pricey reinforcement but probably adds the maximum amount of neck stiffness short of solid steel and it is lighter than the wood it replaces. ![]() To stiffen that fingerboard extension which will be floating over the top with nothing under it except that quarter inch of wood you can see notched into the neck I embed more carbon fiber vertical rods. The D tube would be too thin and its engineered “box” structure reduced to weakness if it were extended into the fingerboard extension. SO ![]() Two grooves are plowed into the walnut extension and into the meaty portion of the neck to house the carbon fiber rods You can see the little rods awaiting their new home ![]() The rods are deeper than their slots. After they are epoxied in place the fingerboard will have shallow grooves plowed into the underside to accommodate the raised portion of the carbon fiber. When the fingerboard is glued in place the rods and the wood under the fingerboard extension and the fingerboard will become one unit and the carbon fiber will not be compromised as much by the inevitable tapering that happens to that walnut under the fingerboard when fitting the neck. So all the CF is being clamped in place with straight edges to keep things straight and the cheeks for the peghead are also getting added. ![]()
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Go John. Mike, our necks are in close proximity... woohoo Salud Paul
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Of course it's Christmas and John tells me that he not only has a bunch of guitars in process, but he also has a "secret" Christmas project on the bench as well. So...I won't reveal the secret, but I will show a picture that he sent me of some progress on the fretboard. We had a long delay as a result of a vendor not delivering Paua as promised. But, we're back in the game again now
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Very nice--that fretboard looks amazing!
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My goodness that Paua is spectacular !!!
And a secret Christmas project, woohoo. Hang in there!!! Paul
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