Walnut Hollowbody Build
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Elias Graves
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not done yet?
lookin' mighty cool, EG.
can't wait to see the final product
I'm workin on it. Have a beer.
Elias Graves
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Ain't they? I like them a lot. Killer looks, light weight and the smoothest, tightest movement ever. Zero slop.
Elias Graves
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Better?
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Remember earlier I talked about testing all the wood to see how well it ebonizes? Here's a perfect example of why and today's natural chemistry lesson. 
The light colored strip of wood is sapwood. Sapwood has no tannic acid in it and will not stain using my method.
The light colored strip of wood is sapwood. Sapwood has no tannic acid in it and will not stain using my method.
Elias Graves
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Ok, I got the body done. What do you think?
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having several
Elias Graves
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:ex:
Elias Graves
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This begins to give a sense of scale, no?
Remember, the neck tenon goes under. There's about 6 1/4" from the end of the fretboard to the bridge.
And because of it, I'm wondering if dogears will look freakishly huge there?
Remember, the neck tenon goes under. There's about 6 1/4" from the end of the fretboard to the bridge.
And because of it, I'm wondering if dogears will look freakishly huge there?
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Elias Graves
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Elias Graves
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I like this angle.
Elias Graves
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They are really nice. Worth every penny.
Elias Graves
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Thanks.
Doing a little alignment test. This is where it starts coming together.
I realize I'm only clamped to a solid slab here, but the tone is already starting to come through. It's much twangier than I thought. It'll be interesting to see how much the hollow body tames that.
Doing a little alignment test. This is where it starts coming together.
I realize I'm only clamped to a solid slab here, but the tone is already starting to come through. It's much twangier than I thought. It'll be interesting to see how much the hollow body tames that.
Elias Graves
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A question about pickups....
Was talking to Bryan Gunsher. He agrees that two dogears will probably look pretty crowded in there.
He suggested maybe doing a single pickup.
Another option would be to use smaller pickups.
Dynasonics? I have a really good Fender OV tele neck pickup I could use. Would need a small-ish bridge pickup to go with it.
Any ideas?
Was talking to Bryan Gunsher. He agrees that two dogears will probably look pretty crowded in there.
He suggested maybe doing a single pickup.
Another option would be to use smaller pickups.
Dynasonics? I have a really good Fender OV tele neck pickup I could use. Would need a small-ish bridge pickup to go with it.
Any ideas?
