I'm finally back out in the shop after a two-month absence due to prostate surgery. Light duty work only but I'll take it!
Cut, fitted, and glued the Bubinga soundhole bracing -
Attachment 503700
David
Romans 3:23
Etsy shop opened 12/1/17 - CurlyWoodShop
Curious to see more details on what you're doing with the headblock there? Does it make the neck adjustable? I've been making mine with a cantilevered fretboard so they can mount on an (adjustable) tripod.
You can see some of it here IIRC:
https://ahsbandguitar.blogspot.com
The Modern Luthier - YouTube
Great looking guitar! Looks like you fashioned yours after McPherson. How's it sound?
The neck on mine is fully bolt-on as is the fingerboard extension. Yes, the neck is adjustable via truss rod. I want to try a cantilevered fretboard at some point. Did you copy McPherson or design your own?
You can see a little bit of the support in this video -
Edit - Noticed your raffle is for AHS; the school I went to is AHS only it's Airline HS
David
Romans 3:23
Etsy shop opened 12/1/17 - CurlyWoodShop
No, my inspiration came from several luthiers with articulated necks as documented in a GAL article. And then a lot of borrowing from Todd Rose on this guitar
https://www.facebook.com/ToddRoseGui...PQovYr9EmQKcwl
He also has an entire thread on it in acousticguitarforum.com, but I can't seem remember my login there and the site isn't very recovery friendly, so I don't have time to mess with it right now.
The big difference I made is that I'm now using an off the shelf (fixed) carbon fiber truss rod from Gemini Instruments that's a lot easier to get in place (well with a CNC) than Todds original CF wrapped dowel (which was also made by Gemini).
https://www.geminimusical.com/carbon...-neck-beam.asp
There are a couple videos on installation on my "personal" channel (I need to move those over to the Luthier channel):
https://youtu.be/kU6kbGhqSE0
https://youtu.be/LPfOehFETeA
Lastly, don't know if you've seen but I have a thread somewhere in this forum that details an entire build process.
https://www.cnczone.com/forums/music...-software.html
Finally had an opportunity to watch these two videos - good stuff! I have yet to draw a neck profile in Fusion but plan to soon. How much heavier is the D tube than a regular truss rod?
Oh, a good tip for you is to switch from wax paper to parchment paper. Wax paper will stick to glues so I switched to parchment paper about 10 years ago and I'm still using some of the pieces I started with way back then. Yellow glue, if allowed to dry, will just flex right off leaving a clean piece of the parchment paper. If you try to wipe it off while the glue is wet then it's likely that piece of parchment paper will end up in the trash.
I'll check out your full build thread soon - thanks!
David
Romans 3:23
Etsy shop opened 12/1/17 - CurlyWoodShop
It is super lightweight compared to a truss road. and since it's hollow and takes up a large volume, the neck ends up being much lighter as well. Side effect is a cool "musical" characteristic you can hear if you run you hand along the length of the neck. Of course, it's not adjustable, it just keeps the neck dead straight, so no adjustment needed.
David
Romans 3:23
Etsy shop opened 12/1/17 - CurlyWoodShop