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By: Dylan

Dylan — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 01:02:57 +0000

Hey Setch,

I was wondering, the back veneer on the headstock… did you steam it to take the curve of the volute? Or some other method?

Thanks.

By: Kent Trammell

Kent Trammell — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 13:03:18 +0000

thanks a lot Ant

by the way, you do amazing work!

By: Ant

Ant — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 01:01:05 +0000

Hi Kent.

Where do I recognise your name from - it’s really familiar? It’s good to know the site is an inspiration to people, because I’ve benefitted a lot from sites like the MIMF, and John Fisher’s webpage, Kathy Matsushita’s… well, it’d be a long list if I went on!

Gibson can’t copyright a LP style guitar, since the body shape is a practical feature, not a brand identifier like their headstock. There are hordes of builders using the strat, tele, Les Paul and the like as starting points for their guitars, and the market accepts it, not least because those are the kind of guitars a lot of people want. You stick an open book headstock on there and you might feel some heat, but otherwise you’ll be fine.

By: Kent Trammell

Kent Trammell — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:58:42 +0000

Hey Ant,

I’m a 17 year old amature luthier trying to sell some of my handmade guitars. To tell you the truth, this website got me into this hobby. I completed my first LP style guitar my junior year in high school (05-06) that works fine but just didn’t satisfy me as far as craftsmanship (I had to work on it for an hour each day before school because I didn’t have the equipment. so…I was rushed). This summer I made a bargain that left me with all the power tools I needed for this craft. So currently I’m experimenting on making two guitars at once, both with LP body styles. My real question for you is this: How do you sell your LP style guitars without copyright restriction? My guitars have LP body styles but my own headstock shape and name inlayed. Is the LP body shape even copyrighted by Gibson? I figured you of all people would be the one to ask.

Thanks

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 02:59:23 +0000

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By: Ant

Ant — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 02:06:32 +0000

Sounds like an interesting technique, but I think it will work best with a slightly steeper taper than than I use on my neck tenons. I’ve given thought to several ways of doing neck joints, including an invisible bolt on joint, which would look and feel exactly like a set neck, but thus far I favor the K.I.S.S approach. If I try it it’ll surely end up on here for folks top look at and comment on, but it’s probably not on the cards particularly soon.

Oh, just FYI, the 335 uses a conventional tenon and a set neck, not a neckthru. There is a solid centre block running the length of the body, but this is separate from the neck, and is treated no differently than the headblock on a fully hollow flattop or archtop guitar.

By: Nicholas Martin

Nicholas Martin — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 01:13:03 +0000

Have you considered other neck joints? There’s an odd permanent shimmed joint used by Japanese builders that might work really well for very, very tight neck joints (probably won’t need glue either). Basically you cut some sort of mortise in something, and then in the tennon, you make a slot. In the slot you place a shim that sits just proud of the end of the tenon going into the hole. When you bang the tenon into the mortise, the shim is forced in, explanding into the space. If the mortise has angled sided ala a dovetail, you will not be able to get it out again. I’ve done it once and it is quite strong.

The advantage of such a joint would be its non reliance on glue - of course if you are going to this length you might just do a neck thru ala es 335.