Tools, parts and what you need for guitarmaking
In this project I document the construction of an OOO [:tripple Oh:]. The following special features can be found:
Just assembled - first test with strings.
Planning the ProjectI need four main templates. Ceiling with outer contour and bracing; Neck including top plate in plan view and side view and the Zargenkontur and a profile template for the neck profile. |
Back and TopI only build the floor and ceiling in defined curvatures. This makes them both more attractive in sound and more stable and resistant to the constant stress of professional use. I'm thinking of expansion and tensile stress due to heat, heat etc. |
The FretboardFeatures of the fingerboard:
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The Body BindingHere I use a multi-part binding: Outside ABS in vintage yellow and inside 2x wood black and white. The milling channel has to be milled around the body. Tricky are the transitions at the cutaway on both sides. |
The Guitar NeckThe neck blank is cut out of light mahogany using the template and glued. Both the fingerboard support and the neck angle are worked straight with the plane. Then follows the gluing of the head veneer. |
Preparation of the Slottet PegheadThis window head gets a custom mother of pearl inlay. This is specially drawn and the print is then transferred to mother of pearl and cut out with a jeweler's saw. |
Preparation of the RibsFor the pointed cutaway, the frames are constructed in three parts. With the paper template I transfer the measurements to the ground and cut to length frames. Important is the drawing of the wooden parts - what points to the ceiling, what to the floor and for the cutaway, what points to the neck. |
Finishing of "000 Fensterkopf"Since I already have several descriptions about varnishing guitars on my site, I won't go into detail about the preparation and realization here. |
SetupOnce the paint has dried well over several weeks, assembly begins. |
Installation of Pickup B-Band A 6.2The guitar gets a B-band preamp with bridge insert (UST) and top pickup (AST). The system can select between both sound sources via a slider. |
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