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AND SO IT BEGINS!
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:44 pm
by telboy
i'm hoping to rebuild/renovate a guitar my lurvely wife bought me for a birthday/christmas present...[see here]
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=404the guitar turned out to be a bit of a pup? so ive decided to strip it down to basics and have a go at a refurb! SO i'll be asking, begging and pleading for info to help me...so please all, bare with me
ive started to strip it, so heres some pic's of it all so far...i'll be updating as i progress, but it may take a while...
http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e80/b ... ?start=alland finally...some bits i need...
1]tailend piece
2]bridge
3]pickup
4]nut
5]tuner pan..................................................i'm not sure whether to go 8 or 10 string? as ive only ever played a 6 string plank before! mmm...?
Re: AND SO IT BEGINS!
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:59 pm
by telboy
UPDATE!... A DEAL HAS BEEN DONE FOR SOME RATHER NICE ODDS N SODDS, SO IT LOOKS LIKE "ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO" OOOOH I'M ALL EXCITED
PICS N DETAILS TO FOLLOW!
Re: AND SO IT BEGINS!
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:51 am
by Dave Nutt
telboy, odds and sods, tell us more? Im keen to know how this is all coming together.
Dave.
Re: AND SO IT BEGINS!
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:33 pm
by telboy
Dave, when the bits get here i'll take some pic's and write some details! cheers terry
Re: AND SO IT BEGINS!
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:05 am
by telboy
Re: AND SO IT BEGINS!
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:07 am
by telboy
Re: AND SO IT BEGINS!
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:11 am
by telboy
The above goodies arrived this morning bright n early, very well wrapped! I would just like to take this oppurtunity to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU to the one n only Mr Bob Adams for being an absolute gent! he is now top of my Christmas card list
CHEERS BOB you made an ageing man very happy...NOW COMES THE HARD PART, I'VE GOTTA MAKE THE THING NOW!
[so y'all be prepared for loads of questions...]
Re: AND SO IT BEGINS!
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:56 am
by Dave Nutt
Tel, Im sure you will get all the advice (and more) that you need, we will all build it together as long as you do the hammering, screwing and banging.
Im sure its going to keep you busyz during the coming winter evenings.
Dave.
Re: AND SO IT BEGINS!
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:13 pm
by telboy
http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e80/b ... adventure/righto, i've stripped everything off of the mahogony plank and laid out all the new hardware just to make sure it all fits ok...
1st question of many...should the nut plate be counter sunk so the tuners can go up tight against the mullen board?[SEE PICTURES 6.11.15]
cheers terry...
Re: AND SO IT BEGINS!
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:15 pm
by bob adams
Tel, The nut roller’s TDC (top dead centre) must be directly above that fretline at the top of the fretboard which then creates your open tuning position so draw the tuner headstocks up to meet the neck and fit the roller assembly on top, if you are luck the holes may line up, you will of course have to drill into the tuner headstocks and tap a thread or make the hole .5mm under a self tapper size of your choice and lock it up with them.
