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Post by Rich on May 16, 2008 10:42:46 GMT -6
I pared down the blank a little more, making measurements and keylines along the way. Measure thrice, cut once... Coming along nicely! ;D
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Post by Rich on May 16, 2008 10:46:32 GMT -6
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Post by greg54 on May 16, 2008 11:29:57 GMT -6
Wow, the guitar is really coming along nicely, Rich. The maple top looks fantastic!
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Post by Rich on May 16, 2008 12:42:29 GMT -6
So far so good.. I just went shopping for some fingerboard wood, and liked two types (besides the traditional rosewood)... I bought both, just because they both "grabbed" me. One is Bocote (I just used this on my own "firewood" guitar)- it feels and sounds great- The other is Cocobolo, which I've used a few times in the past, with outstanding results... Either of these would be stunning with cream binding and amber burst. What do you think?
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Post by greg54 on May 16, 2008 13:16:19 GMT -6
Both woods are really interesting. The guitar will be a vintage tobacco sunburst, like in the pic I sent. I don't have a good enough imagination to know which of the fretboard woods would look good with that color.
The Bocote looks like it may go with tobacco sunburst better than the Cocobote. But I like the Cocobote as well. I don't know what effect either would have on tone, though.
What do you think, Rich?
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Post by greg54 on May 16, 2008 13:18:51 GMT -6
Btw, Rich, you're doing an excellent job choosing woods. They're all really beautiful. This guitar is going to be stunning to look at.
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Post by Rich on May 16, 2008 13:48:06 GMT -6
Well, it all comes down to what you like. Personally, I would go with the bocote, but I would only do side dots, as the block inlays would kill its visual effect. I'm not a huge fan of hunks of plastic inlaid into beautiful wood, and the face dots are not used. I like the cocobolo because it introduces reds, yellows, and browns along with a fairly straight grain pattern, but again would shy away from block inlays with it. The nicest with the block inlays would be traditional dark rosewood, but everybody has that already. Soundwise, they are all about the same to my ears, although these are both a little tighter grain (smaller pores) than standard rosewood. These are both very pretty woods, and I thought I'd throw them out there for your consideration- as this is ultimately your guitar. I lean toward the more natural looks rather than "surfboard" or "cookie cutter" guitars. Definitely your call.
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Post by greg54 on May 16, 2008 14:08:38 GMT -6
Personally, I love block inlays. ;D I understand your concern with blocks hiding a gorgeous piece of wood. I would not want a fretboard without some kind of dots/blocks. So if having Bocote means no blocks of any kind, then I would have to choose block inlays. I was just looking at some pics of LP's with blocks inlays, and there's still a lot of wood showing. But if you don't feel comfortable putting inlays in Bocote, then that's fine; you don't have to. I'm kind of thinking that just a nice, dark piece of Rosewood would look really good. Since the guitar color is going to be a vintage tobacco burst, maybe it would be better to keep the whole vintage theme going and just stick with Rosewood.
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Post by Rich on May 16, 2008 15:00:43 GMT -6
Sounds good. Both of my LP's have rosewood boards with trapezoid inlays, and I like them. I just figured I'd give you some options. I'll look for a special piece of rosewood. I didn't like the stuff I saw today, but more could come in at any time, or I could buy a bigger piece and dimension it down into a couple of fingerboards.. Rosewood/MOP blocks, cream single ply binding on the fretboard and top only. Rolled edge on the back of the body. Bone nut. Another thing I could use (now that you have a digital caliper) would be the fret height and width on your LP, to make sure we picked a fret wire you like. I bought some, but want to make sure it is what you want. Just measure the thickness of the neck right next to a fret, then measure the neck with the fret, then subtract the difference. That will give you your height. Width, well.. you can figure that out easily enough.. I was able to get the scale right where you had asked, 24.625". 12" radius.
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Post by greg54 on May 16, 2008 15:32:40 GMT -6
I don't know how accurate these measurements are. But hopefully they'll give you some kind of idea.
Next to the fret, it's 22.20mm With the fret, it's 23.55mm
Does 1.35mm sound right? (As long as what you use is close, I'm fine with it.)
Width is 2.39mm
Thanks, Rich!
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Post by Rich on May 16, 2008 20:25:46 GMT -6
Hi Greg
We're close, but I need to place another order- I think I can get even closer. I'll save this wire for a different neck. Thanks for the info!
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Post by greg54 on May 17, 2008 10:10:58 GMT -6
Rich, although I like the neck on my LP, I'm not that picky about frets - unless they're the jumbo frets. I don't care for them. And I don't like really thin frets. But as long as what you have is in the ballpark of my LP, I'm sure they would work.
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Post by Rich on May 17, 2008 12:43:43 GMT -6
Sounds good. I need to order up some other supplies, as well as your binding, so I'll just include an order for the closest fretwire to your LP. It's absolutely not a problem. I want to get as close as I can, to make sure it feels right when you pick it up.
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Post by greg54 on May 17, 2008 13:35:11 GMT -6
Thanks, Rich!
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Post by Rich on May 18, 2008 9:20:44 GMT -6
That's what we're all about, Greg. You're very welcome.
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