Rabu, 23 Februari 2022

Making an experimental V shaped electric guitar part 2/2

 
































Tools and materials:

Metallic guitar pickup

Block plane

No4 hand plane

Chisel set

Jointer planer

Table saw

Bandsaw

Cordless drill

Rotary tool

Volume pot

Output jack

Control knob

Belt sander

Flat rasp

Round rasp

Flat file

Plunge router

Trim router

Angle grinder

Round file

Spoke shave

Forstner bit set

Soldering kit

Fret wire

Tune-o-matic Bridge & Tailpiece


In this video I complete the making of the DIY V shaped electric guitar I started on the previous video. 


Special thanks to:

a.) stewmac for the online fret calculator: https://www.stewmac.com/fret-calculator/

b.) www.seymourduncan.com for the wiring diagrams

Both sites are really helpful and I am really grateful for the info they provide. 


At this point I started making the cavities for the electronics. I used my router, chisels and forstner bits for the job. 


I then drilled the holes on the pickguard and installed the bridge. The bridge has some metal inserts but I didn’t have any so I placed it straight in the wood. Although this was not the proper way to do it. 


I then did some fine tunings on the pickguard and polished it. 


I coloured the guitar with water based dye. I first applied the red coat. Then I added the black. I used a wet rag to create the gradient effect ( sunburst ). I then finished the body with clear water based varnish. 


At this point I started shaping the neck with rasps, files and a spokeshave. 


I made the fretboard. My scale was 443mm from nut to nut. I used an online fret calculator to measure my fret positions. 


While the fretboard glue was drying I did all the soldering stuff. 


I trimmed the fretboard flush and started installing the frets. I trimmed them flush with a file and added a drop of glue from the sides. Then I levelled the frets and polished them. 


Finally I made the nut and bridge. And added the strings.


My little guitar was ready. It was a ton of fun to make. But that was it, see you soon with a new project video.


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