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Neck is also further along, will be ready for frets once i have polished that board up. I went for harvite dot inlays, made from old poker chips for that Fender clay look.... why, i don't know. I found the old poker chips when going through my inlay stash and i like the way they age.
you can also see my truss rod access is ever so slightly too far over to the bass side and a little wobbly, but the actual truss rod itself is nicely centred or i would scrap the neck... It is the first neck i have built in well over a year so I'm not going to beat myself up to much about it. I could even it out, but i would rather have it slightly wrong than remove more wood
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The last few years before then where difficult to get a lot of building time. Lots of success with LP builds and restorations, but not so much with trying new things. I was doing an hour or so here and there and never quite reaching my stride long enough for the more challenging builds
Now I get to have the occasional full day building, sometimes a few a week at the moment. The extra headspace helps.
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The inside carves are the big area where I could still screw up as I haven't done them before.
I will also need to give it a decent amount of settling in time once it's done since I haven't built this way before. I will need to be sure it's totally stable before I consider letting it leave the nest.
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I was initially going to do a small block for the tip of the horn,with a seperate section of bent wood for the cutaway... But once I had decided I was going for a substantial neck/pickup block it made sense to extend it either side for cutaway and strap button.
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I think having a solid mount for the pickup will be interesting too.... Still expect some feedback, but it might be enough to control it
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Is that 19th fret dot out of line or is the grain twisting my eyes?
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
I measured 3 different ways before drilling, then checked with a straight edge as they were glued up.. so I don't think it will be far out at all but something is definitely going on.
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Yes, the dot is a little off. Unfortunately I can't always trust my eyes.
I actually found some gold pearl dots yesterday so I might change them all anyway. Either way, I will drill that one out, plug with matching rosewood from an offcut and redrill.... Hopefully in the right place this time
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Sorry to point out the small error on a fine looking build, must be frustrating.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
My threads are always warts and all and if anyone wants to discuss things they see issues with, I'm happy to do that... No need for a cowardly lol
My guitars are individually hand made, and that sometimes means the hand of the maker is visible in some areas. I'm totally comfortable with that.
I could focus on doing the same design over and over again. It would certainly improve consistency, but i would be bored quickly. It's not why I do this.
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Might be a little break now as my kids are here now for the week, and girlfriend is moving in next week. Never bad to stop and let things settle though.
This one won't have either of those things, but I like your thinking.
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I may occasional make mistakes, but i'm also rather good at fixing them
Top tip - keep your offcuts
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http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1