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 Post subject: Re: New body shape
PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 7:56 pm 
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Location: Austin, Texas
First name: Dan
Last Name: Smith
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J De Rocher wrote:
Congrats on getting it done! I like the body shape a lot and the the s-holes with Quetzalcoatl's head a the end is very cool. I put a couple P-rails in a guitar a while back and liked them. What do you think of the Lace pickup?

A couple questions about some details. Are the pickups and the bridge mounted on the wood blocks for aesthetic/design reasons or is there a functional reason? The small wood piece north of the nut: is that just there to help retain the nut? I noticed that you put the binding on the sides of the heel instead of on the body at the neck/body joint. I haven't seen that done before. Curious why you did that.

Well done.

Thanks Jay!
The wood blocks angle the pickups to be parallel with the strings.
The bridge block was required for height, the neck angle is about 5 degrees.
The binding was my first try, I think I put the heel binding there to cover a crummy looking joint.
I glued the binding when it was raining, and the binding began to come loose after a few weeks. I did my best to clean it and reglue. The little piece at the nut is decoration. Not my best work, but I'm glad I finished it. I made four guitars while working on this one and was hesitant to finish it.
It feels great on my leg, and the head is just where I wanted it.
I'll probably make a solid body using a similar shape and neck position.
I like the Lace pickup so far, it has a flat sound, but sound's very clean and clear, and distortion sound is very smooth.
Dan

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