24 3/4 conversion strat take two

[fuzznut]

Black limba, Lacquer, and a million finishing questions  :cool01:

 

[fuzznut]

Well, another year and I should be done 

 

[Logrinn]

Looking good! :icon_thumright:

 

[rgand]

Nice grain on that one. The most interesting part of it is where the pickguard won't cover. Good job laying it out.

 

[fuzznut]

Thanks! I lost most of the light wood when I did the arm contour, but now the grain looks crazy there.  :laughing7:

EMG SAs? I don't know yet, most likely not.

 

[rgand]

Looks even better, now.  :icon_thumright:

 

[Hendrix]

grain looks much better now  :guitarplayer2:

 

[BigSteve22]

Looks even better, now.  :icon_thumright:

Oh yeah, that looks slam'n! Has it been a year? It was certainly worth the wait!  :headbang:

 

[Verne Bunsen]

That is sharp, nice work!

 

[dmraco]

Nice work....did you do that by hand or CNC??

 

[fuzznut]

Just by hand using a template. I had to talk myself out of using a chainsaw to rough out the tummy cut :laughing3:

 

[Cagey]

I've seen that done with rotary rasps you can chuck into a drill motor, like these...

Allows you to chew through a lotta wood in a reasonable length of time and leave a surface that's more amenable to sanding.

 

[rob91bob]

I did the tummy cut on my tele with a 4 1/2" grinder and a flapper wheel, I think 80 grit. It took it down pretty quick, finished it with a DA palm sander to smooth it up, then hand sand.

 

[rgand]

I did the tummy cut on my tele with a 4 1/2" grinder and a flapper wheel, I think 80 grit. It took it down pretty quick, finished it with a DA palm sander to smooth it up, then hand sand.

I did mine the same way. It worked great.

 

[fuzznut]

Well, decided on a H-S-H configuration so I am waiting on a pickguard to get here. In the meantime I made a HB template. Instead of buying one.

 

[Hendrix]

for the tummy cut, I will be using Angle Grinder with this kind of sand disks, like I made the heel cut on this build :

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=28323.30

if using most rough sand disks, can made tummy cut in 10 mins, as Angle Grinder got very high speed.

use finer sand disks on finals stage.

 

[fuzznut]

I borrowed some parts from a guitar I threw together a while back, just to hear what it sounds like. Has a lot of sustain!  :headbang: The lows are tighter than the alder body on the right, and has a surprising amount of high end. Pickups are chinese crap but I know what they sound like, and this piece of wood is screaming for humbuckers!  :toothy12: I taped the pickguard on because every pickguard I buy seems to have holes in different places...

 

[rgand]

How cool to be able to compare the two woods like that. It has different tonal qualities with the same exact parts as the other. Nice to be able to hear the difference. :icon_thumright:

Looks really good, too.

 

[fuzznut]

I don't know, a Tele switch tip on a strat, is that even legal???  :laughing11:

 

[Cagey]

I don't know, a Tele switch tip on a strat, is that even legal???  :laughing11:

Sure. It's what Strats came with for a long time, but with a different switch tip. 5 position switches didn't show up in factory Strats until sometime in the mid-'70s, ~20 years after the Strat's introduction. Prior to that, when you wanted mix pickups you had to jam something in the switch to hold it between positions off the detents. Not real practical, but a popular sound, which drove the change.

edit: I'm sorry, I didn't read the original post closely enough. You were talking about the tip, not the switch. Yeah. That's illegal, illegitimate and immoral :laughing7: