Premiére construction de guitare

[Melody]

because in school I learn mechanics, it was simple for me to work with tools,

I studied mechanics too, but it didn't make my guitars good... :?
:mrgreen:

Your guitars a great Necro (I also study mechanics with electronic.. Boring :mrgreen: But LearnItYourself is great!)

Anyway, I like that neck, with 2 wengue pieces. (I'll make that on one of my next guitar..).
And the tools you've made looks good :linux:

And for the title, you should change : "Première construction de guitare" or just write it in english


Bon ok je parle pas bien anglais, je l'avoue.

[tetiaroa]

because in school I learn mechanics, it was simple for me to work with tools,

I studied mechanics too, but it didn't make my guitars good... :?
:mrgreen:

Your guitars a great Necro (I also study mechanics with electronic.. Boring :mrgreen: But LearnItYourself is great!)

Anyway, I like that neck, with 2 wengue pieces. (I'll make that on one of my next guitar..).
And the tools you've made looks good :linux:

And for the title, you should change : "Première construction de guitare" or just write it in english


Bon ok je parle pas bien anglais, je l'avoue.

Ok

[tony14]

Bon, il commence a m’énerver celui là. :mrgreen:

Déjà, je suis obligé de relire 2 fois ses posts pour comprendre... :prr:

En plus , il s'est fait une superbe gratte, avec des pseudos outillages de compet' très loin du clodo DIY.



tetiaroa, respect..

[Necromagnon]

Je ne vois pas de problème avec le titre. :wink:
tetiaroa: si tu veux continuer à t'exercer au français, ne te prives pas.
:wink:



Melody: merci, mais tu ne les as pas vu de près, c'est pour ça... :siffle:

[tetiaroa]

These are some of my small work, if I call it so!!!

Picguard for my Washburn J9


Inlaid Tailpeace for the Washburn J9


Inlaid Tailpeace and Roland GK3 adapter for my Epiphone Joe Pass


Some tailpeaces half done


and other stuff

[Pedro]

Je ne vois pas de problème avec le titre. :wink:

La faute sur "construction", peut être ? :siffle:

[ludobag]

:app: i like the way where this thread is going
really less boring than only a finish guitar (even if it is beautiful :prr: )

thid radius cal is the clever i saw at this time :linux:
i have one to do for 7.25 radius then i think i will go with one like this (all radius can be done with only ajustement of the screws :viking: )

[tetiaroa]

:app: i like the way where this thread is going
really less boring than only a finish guitar (even if it is beautiful :prr: )

thid radius cal is the clever i saw at this time :linux:
i have one to do for 7.25 radius then i think i will go with one like this (all radius can be done with only ajustement of the screws :viking: )

You just draw the desire radius on paper, then put the call on top, and turn the screws until you get what you want

[tetiaroa]

...so, with the heastock veneer glued I passed on to preparing the body for routing the neck joint and other body cavities









For a wile I thought on buying this Bosh router, I've read that although its small appearance, it is very powerful and very handy
and I didn't regret it at all




I've glued the router with double tape at two aluminum angle rods to get more surface out of it


and tested the neck fitness




The neck's fitted, time to rout the cavities




routing the back cavities
starting by the battery cavitie


I've ended to rout tow battery cavities because I've read on EMG's site that one could
get more headroom with an extra battery

[guyzard]

Your other pieces (bridge, tailpiece, etc...) are impressive
I really like their look and their design.
Great job, show us a lot of new photos !!

[Necromagnon]

Je ne vois pas de problème avec le titre. :wink:

La faute sur "construction", peut être ? :siffle:

et celle sur "guitare" alors? :siffle:
:prr:

:mrgreen:

You seems to be weel equiped... (without any misunderstanding... :snif: :siffle: )
For the radius cal, don't there any problems with small radius with the screw and their holes? Because when the radius becomes smaller, the angle between the two sides become very important?
Btw, it's a very great invention (evenif it's not yours :mrgreen: )

[tetiaroa]

To get a smaller radius without having bend problems on the radius cal, depend how deep you cut the slots on the base, or the material bending capabilities that you use for the base.
I have a friend that made one out of plexiglass and he did not made any slots, and works fine.
Because this his my first build, I've tried to get the most information possible out there on the web, I even bought the Robert Bennedetto book and 4 DVD's collection "Archtop Guitar Design and Construction" these are very instructional DVD's I've learned a lot, and of course here in this Forum where I found great ideas :photo:

[tetiaroa]

So, lets cut the other back cavities

I've used a Plexiglas template to cut the electronic cavitie that I've bought at Stewmac.
If I new it earlier I'd would make one because the amount of electronic stuff that I've used is to much for the space





Then I've cut the cavity cover



and I got a real snug fit


Headstock drilled



I didn't know how to drill accurately the headstock because with one hand I needed to
hold the neck, with the other hand the drill, and I've missed another hand to switch it on
so I build this small contraption to help me use the foot instead the and
I've glued a small aluminum lever on to the switch
Know I can switch the drill with my foot

[Enrico]

Plein de bonnes idées, cette fabrication :app:
La cale à radius, j'ai déjà vu ce concept ailleurs (le bouquin de Koch peut être), mais je ne retrouve pas. En tout cas c'est un bel exemplaire.
Mon montage préféré reste celui de la commande au pied

Sinon, tetiaroa, tu pourras faire un résumé (comme celui-là) pour que l'on référence ta réalisation dans l'index.



N'rico

[tetiaroa]

Plein de bonnes idées, cette fabrication :app:
La cale à radius, j'ai déjà vu ce concept ailleurs (le bouquin de Koch peut être), mais je ne retrouve pas. En tout cas c'est un bel exemplaire.
Mon montage préféré reste celui de la commande au pied

Sinon, tetiaroa, tu pourras faire un résumé (comme celui-là) pour que l'on référence ta réalisation dans l'index.



N'rico

Ok, good idea
I'm going to make one index.

[tetiaroa]

Ok lets continue

The thing that really put a mark in my life was 68 days that I've spent in French Polinesia,
I was overwhelmed by its beauty and people, and I wanted to put a symbol in my first guitar to remind me of it.
So I've cut Bora-Bora profil in MOP and inlay it on the 12 fret.



then I've cut the rest of the neck slots with my jig to received abalone stripes that I've bought
in Stewmac




I was a bit scared because I didn't wont to make a mess ruining the ebony scale
but every thing went OK





and glue it all down



...after sand it....

[tetiaroa]

Another jig that I've made that works with no effort and save me a lot of money, a "FRET BENDER"
on the back I've inlayd a peace of aluminum to reinforce the screw notch and had some rigidity




and a "FRET FILE"
I've cut a slot with an angle of 30º on the table router on a peace of beachwood
and place it in a file.
To avoid drag and damage the frets, I've place two peaces of slippery plastic stripe
works like a charm

[Khassam]

J'aime beaucoup ta lime à bouts de frettes (fret file), tes outils faits-maison sont eux aussi très bien réalisés !

Oh by the way, I was just joking yesterday when asking about real first guitar building, I never thought you were lying !

[tetiaroa]

J'aime beaucoup ta lime à bouts de frettes (fret file), tes outils faits-maison sont eux aussi très bien réalisés !

Oh by the way, I was just joking yesterday when asking about real first guitar building, I never thought you were lying !

Don't bother
I understand,. cool.....

[jipé]

La faute sur "construction", peut être ?

Si notre ami est Espagnol , ça peut s'expliquer .
En tous cas , c'est du beau boulot , et il y a plein d'astuces intéressantes

:app: