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Ive always bought solid composite rods from stewmac and LMI,then someone mentioned dragon plate.they have tons of items.id like to know if anyone hase used the composite tubes in place of the solid rod to stiffen our necks. The cost of the tubes is less than half the cost of solid rods. Time and tec...

Try the drill press idea and a series of rasps and files

I wonder if stewmac would sell you one as a replacement part for the unit they sell??

i have about 20 or so humbucker magnets.none were marked.is there a way to id magnet type v2 v5v7 ceramic ????

I needed to buy custom pickup surrounds,converting the stock 70s epiphone crestwood rings from a full sized humbucker to firebird mini buckers. I had problems with 2 of the main manufactures of wooden trim rings.after paying in full i waited 3 months only to hear he hadnt even started them ,even tho...

Well i fixed my loose binding.After much reading and thought i went with hot hide glue. The binding was stewmac s from 2002 they called it iviord.i washed the loose binding with acetone,let it dry and lightly heated it with a hot air gun,just before applying the hot glue and taping it in place.i use...

Great build love all the pics. I just sold all my ricky parts off after saving them for a build for over ten years.haha now you post all the good build pics lol. Oh well ill live vicariously through this thread for a while. I do love the RIC bass.

Thankyou for the input.loads of things to think thru here. When i asked the question i was thinking about 8-10 degrees,as on my other archtop with a hinged tail piece thats what i had. That archtop had a deep carve.noww if the arch is flatter how would that affect break angle? Lower break angle ?

I may have asked this but do not remember the answers. I built a lp clone in 2002 and used stewmac iviord creme bingings and their duco cement. I noticed a 3 inch section in the cutaway area has come loose.ive been going back and forth wondering which method and which glue would be best. I dont use ...

Lac wont go bad. Ive had a cider jar of it outside near the shed for over 12 years,its gone to a great maple surup color and i only now use it for touchups. I dont see any degrading of the lacqure although re adding thinners and good straining is necessary.when im done i cover the cap with plasitc e...

What is the optumum bridge break angle for a bridge height of 1-1/16" my tail piece is wood and hinged. What is the best method so i dont over stress the top.im trying to lighten up my next build some what.

Im going to wind some pickups as soon as it warms up,and would like to find some mini 3 or 5 pin connectors that would allow me to swap out test pickups with out repeated soldering during testing.i had though about deans connectors but maybe there are others??

Hi im looking for an online source for graphite stiffeners,rod and thin sheet stock.anyone have a good source other than stewmac and LMI, for small quantity purchases?

Bill R thanks for that link.i hadnt seen that one. I googled for a couple hours prior to posting on the mimf. I did notice the guy said he liked the way zinc comes back to shiney from acid aged, with 400 grit sand paper, so it seems the process is not perminate . Thats as far as im takin it ,itll ju...

The ad indicated it was cast zink not aluminum.i suppose it could be anything.assuming its zink though does anyone know how to age it? I think pool acid , muratic acid like we use to etch concrete, will age galvanised sheet metal so ill try a diluted mixture,unless some one has other suggestions.

Oh yes i forgot about Fords site,lot of info and pics,thanks.
Im going to pull the finger board and truss rod and try to install a 2 way rod and then deside about wood splines or maybe graphite stiffeners at that time.
Thanks guys

I have a 2014 Epiphone lp and it fell and the head tore off right at the nut/ truss rod area. Its not a nice long tapered break but a break where the fibres are shortest.it didnt affect any of the head its a straight aacross break.so even if it could be meshed back together there would be no strengt...

So i guess this would be the materials part of this section eh? I bought a good quality ,for china , B700 bigsby on ebay,for an up coming relicing project. Im not a real fan of relicing but it will be a way to take some agression out on an inanemet object My question is what chemical will affect thi...

I just saw this build thread.wonderful,dont think ive seen a more complete pictorial on a difficult bass to get good info for.
Ive had most of the parts needed to do a build like this,but many things blocked me because of lack of build info. Now i may put it back on the to do list.

hi I like to add a bypass push-pull switch to my fire birds bridge pickup does anyone have a tested diagram for this?? thanks