Guess what I'm making

[mayfly]

Another piece of the puzzle has arrived.  Soon to be installed along with the tuners.  Gonna line up the neck dontchaknow.

 

[AprioriMark]

Where were you playing in Vegas?  I'm there a fair bit and would have loved to have seen it.

-Mark

 

[mayfly]

Where were you playing in Vegas?  I'm there a fair bit and would have loved to have seen it.

-Mark

Hi Mark,

I was playing a little hole in the wall place called the Cellar Lounge.  I think there were 10 people in the audience  :headbang:

 

[Cagey]

Doesn't matter. Now you can say you've played Vegas. You're up there with Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Liberace, Tom Jones, Conway Twitty, et al. 

 

[Rickgrxbass]

Doesn't matter. Now you can say you've played Vegas. You're up there with Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Liberace, Tom Jones, Conway Twitty, et al.

I'd be careful invoking Sinatra; I once saw a King Crimson concert at the Chicago Theatre, and Adrian mentioned he signed his name in the rafters right next to Sinatra's; three songs later his voice was completely gone... stolen by Old Blue Eyes?  :sad:

Or, you know, it could've just been laryngitis or something.

 

[Cagey]

Or something <grin>

 

[Rickgrxbass]

Or something <grin>

Fripp could've been using The Force to choke him, too. Hard to say.

 

[mayfly]

Lot's of fun last night.  First I installed the bridge studs:

I used a block of soft wood and a very hard hammer.  With the posts installed in the studs (not the tone pros posts - but some others that I had that came with the bridge):

Both installed.  Including grounding wire (sorry Greg):

Those Tone pro thingys really work!

Next I put in the beer cans, er I mean tuners:

I did all this to ensure that the neck would be lined up correctly.  In hindsight I probably didn't need to:

Kinda looks like a guitar!

 

[Tonar8352]

(sorry Greg):

Like my good South African friend say's, "no worries".

 

[dmraco]

Time to glue.  Titebond?  A dab will do ya.  Carefully...too much could cause gaps as glue dries.

 

[mayfly]

Gentlemen,

Last night was spent puttering around - mostly because I'm avoiding the big glue event!

I decided I would drill all the hardware holes that I needed and test mount hardware:

and I made a little clamping caul for the top of the fretboard.

I'm out of things to do!  Time to glue it I guess...

 

[dmraco]

That's a cool jig.  Another tip is make sure the neck is seated at the butt end too.  Some clamps, depending on what you use, can exert a small amount of horizontal pressure.  Make sure the butt of the neck is completely seated after you clamp. 

What I have done is scribe a small line on the back of the neck where it meets the body.  This is done during a dry fit.  When I glue, I check the line for any separation.  If there is a gap, the neck has slid. 

Just is case I am not giving an accurate account, think of hanging a guitar by the neck and having the body slide down...this the type of gap I am mentioning.

Also be sure to have a damp rag handy to wipe off excess glue.  If it sets, it is really hard to remove.

 

[mayfly]

Gentlemen,

The main event:

I used titebond III and used a brush to get it evenly on both surfaces.  When I was happy with the application, I clamped it down.  Didn't get a lot of squeezeout (some but not a lot), which is different from my usual glue experience, but perhaps that's because I took a refined and measured approach this time rather than just gloping the stuff down.

I'll give it the grab test in 24 hours.

 

[leo12.]

Just a link to the topic your on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VndZX0QlErI&feature=player_embedded#!

 

[Death by Uberschall]

It looks crooked.  :tard:

 

[dmraco]

awesome... :cool01:

 

[mayfly]

Hey!  It's a guitar!

Neck joint is fairly tight - I can't slide a piece of paper in there anymore:

Titebond III has 52% solids, which apparently is good for gap filling.  Seems to have worked on the (small) gap that the neck joint used to have.

Now I just have to get the thing to Tonar!

 

[Cagey]

That's gonna be nice, Nice, NICE!

How'd you talk Tonar into doing a Mahogany body again? Last time he did one, he said he was done with them <grin>

 

[Tipperman]

That's gonna be nice, Nice, NICE!

How'd you talk Tonar into doing a Mahogany body again? Last time he did one, he said he was done with them <grin>

I think that was because of the TV White for Max, was it not? I'm sure Trevor doesn't have something that torturous in mind for Greg. Then again, I wouldn't mind a TV White LP Jr....

 

[Cagey]

Yeah, I think you're right. I don't think it was the TV white that bugged him, though. It was filling that pesky Mahogany. I've done it myself, and can attest to its low level of fun.