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Ken McKay

Post subject: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 5:02 am

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New guitars

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Alex Kleon

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:00 am

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Lovely pair of guitars, Ken. I love how the grain of the blonde top is a little understated. I think it adds to the guitar instead of it being the sole focus of the eye.
The satin black top is no less inviting! I'd be having a really hard time trying to decide between the two.

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Chris Pile

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:45 am

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I like them a LOT!

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Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:46 am

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Dang!
Nice!

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Phil J

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 1:03 pm

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They're both nice but I really like the natural one.

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EddieLee

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:12 pm

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Very Very nice

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Ken McKay

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 5:01 pm

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Thank you very much. Please notice that the two guitars are different. The sizes are different. On the black one the neck joints of the 16th on the blonde one at the 19th

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cphanna

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 7:38 pm

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Beautiful and tasty instruments, Ken! I like them both--a lot. I see that the cutaway horns are asymmetrical on each, but the black topped guitar has a very pronounced asymmetry. Nice touch on each of them. I can't pick a favorite. Congratulations!

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sdsollod

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 7:39 pm

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Beautiful Ken! Based on your previous posts, I assume that these are routed out bodies. It looks like these two have some contours in the backs rather than being flat...

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JimO

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:57 am

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Way too cool. They scream play some blues on us.

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Ken McKay

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 6:49 am

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Thanks again everyone. I love posting in this forum to my fellow builders.
These are semi hollow guitars. The top and back are laminated construction. I laminate my own plates from specially sliced veneers. This is the way it was done in the 50s by the G company and a few others. There is a solid block of maple down the center to help to sustain and feedback control.

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cphanna

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 10:36 am

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Hey, Ken,
Would you post a picture that shows your headstock shape? It's very hard to see in these two pictures, but I'd love to see what you came up with there. Congratulations again on some very nice instruments.
Patrick

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Hesh

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:14 pm

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Wow I want the black one!!!

Very nice work, Ken!!!!

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Ken McKay

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:13 pm

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Here see if this helps it's kind of Art Deco.
More of a New York size.

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Ken McKay

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:16 pm

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Thanks for the comments.

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cphanna

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 7:40 pm

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Wow, Ken, that headstock shape is downright elegant in its simplicity. I really like the narrow flat on the upper end of the truss rod cover, too. It echoes the little "keystone" shape in your tuning head very nicely. Very well done, my friend!
Thanks for posting these follow-up pictures.
Patrick

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Lonnie J Barber

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 9:31 pm

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Let me chime in. I couldn't pick a favorite. Whichever one you give to Hesh give me the other one.

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JimO

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 9:55 pm

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More build pictures. especially body construction. Thanks!

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Ken McKay

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:47 am

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Here is a little. I'll try to get some other information up here as soon as I get a chance

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Ken McKay

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 7:10 pm

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I made some sides today so I'm showing a little bit

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Ken McKay

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 7:13 pm

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Start off with the veneer sheets 12 x 36

The core is crossgrain Poplar is very flexible

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I gang them up and slice them on the table saw

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Ken McKay

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 7:14 pm

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This shows the flexibility of the cross grain Core

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Ken McKay

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 7:15 pm

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Take them outside and spray with veneer softener. The poplar does not need to be sprayed

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Ken McKay

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 7:17 pm

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I gather up the mold and supplies

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Uf glue comes in different brands but is generally all the same stuff

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Ken McKay

Post subject: Re: Nee McKay guitars

Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 7:18 pm

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I spread the glue on and load the layup into the mold press down the screw insert the cutaway press set the timer for four minutes cure the glue

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