Chris Richards wrote:Stunning work, I long for the day when I get good enough at building to do a totally natural finish without the need for paint somewhere to cover up the odd blemish! I love the celluloid it looks really classy...
Christ Kacoyannakis wrote:Beautiful work! Lots of nice details. About your tailpiece, do you find that providing more afterlength for the high strings makes them feel looser? Normally the low side of the tailpiece is shorter, to give more afterlength to those strings. In my mind, if the whole afterlength principal works, you need the high strings to feel looser, because those are the ones that players use more for bends.
Barry Daniels wrote:Really!!!?
Steve Sawyer wrote:Since I'm only working on my second solid-body, I'm a long way from doing anything like this, ...
John Clifford wrote:Barry Daniels wrote:Really!!!?
Yeah, really. The sides on an archtop are generally a uniform depth, so the geometry is simpler, the bracing is much simpler (although fitting them can be a little tricky), you have more margin for error in setting your neck angle, and you can finish the whole top without worrying about having to glue on a bridge. The part that intimidates people is the carving, but that's also the most fun part. You just need a plan for how you're going to define the arch (see Benedetto book), the right tools for the job, and some perseverance.
Return to Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest