Boo
I’m not dead. Honest.
I do, however, seem to be having some email problems. If you’ve tried to get in touch and got no reply please try again, and failing that leave a comment here and I’ll try to get back to you.
Unless you’re posting spam (I just deleted about a brazillian spam comments - burn!)
August 14th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
I think I may be dead now… the shock of January’s “DIY Fretpress” actually having been demoted ;o)
August 14th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
Oooh, out comes the sarcasm.
August 16th, 2007 at 9:42 am
COME TO YORK FOR A DRINK!
August 17th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
That’s a long way to go for a drink, I’d expect manual relief too, at the very least.
September 4th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Moi?
Sarcastic?
October 19th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
Hi,
I love your guitars! I`m very much intereseted in a les paul especially I`m left handed.
Could give me some more deatails, how to contact you?
thanx
Mark
November 23rd, 2007 at 6:36 pm
Hi,
Great reading your blog mate. Your work is admirable.
I’m currently working on a 59LP Replica:
http://59gibsonlespaul.blogspot.com/
But i’m totally confused about some issues with the final finish and burst painting. Is there some way you can be contacted so I can pick your brains about colour suppliers to have something compatible with the Rustins stuff I intend to buy following your advice.
I don’t really know where else to turn.
Thanks in advance for any help you can be.
Paul
March 6th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Hi there!
I enjoy very much all the info on this site.
I would ask some questions about the “pickup plane” I saw on the LesPaul body.
I have no idea where to post a question except leaving an answer to an existing topic as I am doing now.
So, sorry if I should not post here.
Can someone tell me where and how to post my question?
Thanks
Cheers
March 26th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Yo Ant, got a project for you if you’re interested… EMAILED!
October 13th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Hi Ant!
Love your work, i’ve been browsing your blogs for months in preparation for my third build but i’ve encountered a problem.
My previous builds were bolt ons and were made from templates i made from existing guitars, but now i’m making a setneck from my own custom templates, i’m a bit stuck on one aspect, if i can get around this then i can do the rest!
On simmo’s bolt on neck, you mentioned about radiusing the corners of the heel to match the radius left by the router bit in the neck pocket, this is my problem but you don’t mention how to do this accurately.
My thoughts led me to believe that getting a drill bit the same size as the router bit, placing it on the corner of the neck template, drawing around it and then sanding would be the solution, but i’m not confident i can get a good result this way, could you tell me how you did simmo’s please?
Thanks for any info you can give me.
October 15th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Hi Larry,
Thanks for the kind works, good to know someone is still checking the site, despite my infrequent updates!
I find the best way to match the radius of corners of the neck to the corners of the mortice is to route the neck (using what ever router cutter is available) and then carefully shape the corners of the neck to match. I do it pretty much as you describe - I mark the radius onto the corners of the neck , then sand it to the line on a disc sander.
Bear in mind that a perfect match isn’t necessary, and the only reason to worry about the fit is cosmetics. Provided that the sides and bottom of the joint are well mated, the rest is just for show, and is usually concealled under pickguard, or within the neck pickup cavity.