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I'm at a crossroads though. The finish was my first in well over a year, and its not really up to scratch. its a bit orange peely, but too thin to level off more without risking sand through. I either need to accept it is what it is, or fully strip and re-do. I know the answer is probably to re-do, but i do love the way it currently looks. think i'm just going to enjoy it as is for a bit.
in other news. some walnut turned up today from Prime Timber. 1 thick dark set for another build similar to this... and a couple of two-tone acoustic sets to play with
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That Walnut looks very nice looking forward to seeing those builds
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Need to make a nice bone nut for it. Decide on knobs. Clean out f-holes.
Still needs a proper setup once the nut is done.
I think I'm happy with this bridge, but need to add some rosin to the base to help it stay in position .. and I need to do some intonation adjustments on it.
Acoustically, it sounds a bit boxy when strummed. That's to be expected from the small size and narrow f holes, but it may improve as it settles in. Single notes sound amazing though.
I only tried it clean plugged in so far as it was late when I finished it. The natural tone translates well, and the boxiness is gone. Looking forward to seeing how it handles a bit more dirt
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I was unsure on the finish on this one as it was the first full finish I had done after a year or so off. But i have reworked it a little to get a feel I am happier with. I also added a little ageing, nothing drastic, just enough to make it feel right to me. Finish is continuing to sink into the mahogany grain nicely and starting to check naturally in places. far from perfect, but i think it suits the vibe of a "budget" gibson archtop from the 50's
I went with the solid blackwood 1-piece bridge, just held in place with a bit of rosin. It sounds and functions better than the tune-o-matic topped version, which I had to cut down a bit more than i was happy with to fit on the base. If I do another i will increase the neck angle a bit to accommodate more bridge choices. Its now strung with 11's and intonating really well with a nice comfortable action.
Decided to stick with the Gibson gold knobs, with a bit of light ageing, they just suited the look best
Sounds amazing
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My Trading Feedback can be found here: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/62765/bad-alice/p1
I always loved the sound a neck P90