I can't take any credit for it (apart from for showing it)...it has made it much easier to make necks and pockets, and it also makes it very easy to ensure that the pocket is lined up straight with the bridge, because the pocket template is so long and you can line it up at the other end of the body.
Thanks, I think it's my favourite entry too! :D Although sometimes it's my least favourite, since I have to do all of the work....I'm looking at a lot of sanding in the near future...
Get yourself a Beber Carvers Glove. I'm still a newbie woodworker but can tell you after buying the glove my self inflicted wounds from saws and chisels have massively declined. My hands are looking normal again and not like pieces of meat anymore ha
Thanks for the tip, I will look into those! I am getting better about wearing gloves when I use my Shinto rasp, but previously I always ended up with shredded skin. And I still have traces of red on my fingers from forgetting to wear a glove when I stained the piece of maple inside the body, over a week ago!
@@jonathanoakey4745 That's funny, I don't wear the glove when using my shinto rasp. In fact, in a recent video of mine I use the rasp to remove material from a neck heel with my hand pretty much flat on the rasp. without thought. We must have differently shaped hands. It's chisels and saws that get me.
I love how your mind works, this guitar is so beautiful. I forgot it was going to be multiscale. It’s coming together so quickly and just looks amazing so far.
It's an awesome work. I was planning to build my 2nd guitar with some rough cuts and pieces of other builds. In your expierence, filling negative spaces with epoxy resin would affect the tone or vibration//sustain? Keep your amazing work!! Cheers!
Thanks for your comment! I can't really say because I haven't done any experiments to compare them. Honestly, I'm rather ignorant about tone...I figure that the pickup and amp (and the player) contribute by far the most to the tone, and the effect of the body materials is negligible (not zero, but not significant enough for me to care at my level of experience). Given that people like Ben Crowe don't shy away from using resin, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Do what makes you happy! :)
You really want to achieve a very stiff neck/body connection and have a solid nut and bridge. If your 2 points of contact for the strings, that is your bridge saddles and nut/fret do not move relative to each other, the system that is your guitar won't suck energy out of the strings oscillation. That allows for good sustain. Ideas like "the sound of tone wood" or "beautiful resonance" in a solid body guitar are uneducated mumbo jumbo. Therefore, materials do not matter much tone wise, as long as the resulting system meets the above mentioned criteria. Now, there is the question of the dampening module: If you attach a guitar string to a steel or carbon I-beam, the system would be so stiff, that the sustain is maximized. Usually that doesn't sound too nice to the human ear though, subjectively spoken the sound does lack "warmth". So, some oscillation energy being absorbed by dampening (because the guitar isn't perfectly rigid) is actually desirable. But that should happen in a way that a specific spectrum of overtones is achieved, which sounds pleasing. And this isn't depending on the utilization of specific woods. So....go ahead and try combining your scraps and make sure to construct a rigid guitar out of them.
Thanks! It's headless, sort of, yes....you saw the Lace pickups in an earlier video and the rest will be revealed when I get them. They are on order and should arrive before the end of September....I hope!
@@jonathanoakey4745 That was the only bit that's set a question mark in my thoughts. The build is beautiful, but now I'd really like to see the hardware plan!
@@muffevans5667 There is a plan, don't worry! :D The hardware is all coordinated, not only with all of the hardware but also with the inlays so in my (admittedly at least slightly deranged) head it looks good. We will all see at more or less the same time whether that will come true! For the hardware....there are very limited sources for headless hardware, and I didn't go for either of the most obvious choices (Hipshot or cheap clones on Amazon/ebay).
Hi, thanks for watching....I'm not familiar with those guitars and I think you'd do better to find someone who's used to doing that sort of repair (plus shipping would probably be expensive as I'm almost certainly not in the same country as you).
@@jonathanoakey4745 it's a solid body guitar. From the 70's. I just want it brought back to life. And I saw your skill and tools , and know that you could do it. I've been reaching out for a while and everyone has said no.
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Awesome work.
Love it. So creative
Looking really good
I really like you're doing something unique. I look forward to seeing what that "headstock" will end up being.
Very cool!
Enjoy the process as much as your finished results.
Brilliant!!!!
That neck template and corresponding heck pocket template is a great idea.
I can't take any credit for it (apart from for showing it)...it has made it much easier to make necks and pockets, and it also makes it very easy to ensure that the pocket is lined up straight with the bridge, because the pocket template is so long and you can line it up at the other end of the body.
Great job dude! Your inlays are so cool!!! Can't wait to see the final guitar!
This looks like it's going to be great. Possibly my favourite unofficial entry, really intrigued to see it finished
Thanks, I think it's my favourite entry too! :D Although sometimes it's my least favourite, since I have to do all of the work....I'm looking at a lot of sanding in the near future...
Really coming together! Love where you going with it!
Beautiful work!
Masterpiece by a master luthier! Breathtaking, I’m in absolute awe!
:) I think I'm 9000 hours away from being a master luthier, but thank you for the compliment!
Really good job!!!
Get yourself a Beber Carvers Glove. I'm still a newbie woodworker but can tell you after buying the glove my self inflicted wounds from saws and chisels have massively declined. My hands are looking normal again and not like pieces of meat anymore ha
Thanks for the tip, I will look into those! I am getting better about wearing gloves when I use my Shinto rasp, but previously I always ended up with shredded skin. And I still have traces of red on my fingers from forgetting to wear a glove when I stained the piece of maple inside the body, over a week ago!
@@jonathanoakey4745 That's funny, I don't wear the glove when using my shinto rasp. In fact, in a recent video of mine I use the rasp to remove material from a neck heel with my hand pretty much flat on the rasp. without thought. We must have differently shaped hands. It's chisels and saws that get me.
I love how your mind works, this guitar is so beautiful. I forgot it was going to be multiscale. It’s coming together so quickly and just looks amazing so far.
Jonathan!
Your work is impressive, you are already the winner!
I'll still need you to vote for me when all of the pictures go up on Crimson Guitars' Instagram page in October! :)
Looks stunning, the inlay work is absolutely amazing!
If you find the time, look into volume control while editing to bring the tool noise down.
Cool build, I'll stay tuned.
Thanks for the comment - I do reduce the volume a lot already, but I'll check it again in the next video.
@8:39 yes, I recognize Caverna :)
Unique design, I like that you take risks, although the reasoning behind the thumb sawing confuses me! Lol
It's an awesome work. I was planning to build my 2nd guitar with some rough cuts and pieces of other builds. In your expierence, filling negative spaces with epoxy resin would affect the tone or vibration//sustain? Keep your amazing work!! Cheers!
Thanks for your comment! I can't really say because I haven't done any experiments to compare them. Honestly, I'm rather ignorant about tone...I figure that the pickup and amp (and the player) contribute by far the most to the tone, and the effect of the body materials is negligible (not zero, but not significant enough for me to care at my level of experience). Given that people like Ben Crowe don't shy away from using resin, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Do what makes you happy! :)
You really want to achieve a very stiff neck/body connection and have a solid nut and bridge. If your 2 points of contact for the strings, that is your bridge saddles and nut/fret do not move relative to each other, the system that is your guitar won't suck energy out of the strings oscillation. That allows for good sustain. Ideas like "the sound of tone wood" or "beautiful resonance" in a solid body guitar are uneducated mumbo jumbo. Therefore, materials do not matter much tone wise, as long as the resulting system meets the above mentioned criteria.
Now, there is the question of the dampening module: If you attach a guitar string to a steel or carbon I-beam, the system would be so stiff, that the sustain is maximized. Usually that doesn't sound too nice to the human ear though, subjectively spoken the sound does lack "warmth". So, some oscillation energy being absorbed by dampening (because the guitar isn't perfectly rigid) is actually desirable. But that should happen in a way that a specific spectrum of overtones is achieved, which sounds pleasing. And this isn't depending on the utilization of specific woods.
So....go ahead and try combining your scraps and make sure to construct a rigid guitar out of them.
do you think its too late to restrategise towards a telecaster direction?? ;)
I'll do one for next year's competition. Maybe. If I've lost all of my creativity by then.
The whole thing is stunning. Is it a headless? What hardware are you going for?
Thanks! It's headless, sort of, yes....you saw the Lace pickups in an earlier video and the rest will be revealed when I get them. They are on order and should arrive before the end of September....I hope!
@@jonathanoakey4745 That was the only bit that's set a question mark in my thoughts. The build is beautiful, but now I'd really like to see the hardware plan!
@@muffevans5667 There is a plan, don't worry! :D The hardware is all coordinated, not only with all of the hardware but also with the inlays so in my (admittedly at least slightly deranged) head it looks good. We will all see at more or less the same time whether that will come true! For the hardware....there are very limited sources for headless hardware, and I didn't go for either of the most obvious choices (Hipshot or cheap clones on Amazon/ebay).
Sweeeet!
I have the body of an ovation ultra GP that needs a new neck made and set for it. Do you think you could help ?
Hi, thanks for watching....I'm not familiar with those guitars and I think you'd do better to find someone who's used to doing that sort of repair (plus shipping would probably be expensive as I'm almost certainly not in the same country as you).
@@jonathanoakey4745 it's a solid body guitar. From the 70's. I just want it brought back to life. And I saw your skill and tools , and know that you could do it. I've been reaching out for a while and everyone has said no.
@@davidbishop4085 Send me an email and let's discuss.
@@jonathanoakey4745 what's your email?
@@davidbishop4085 jonathan.oakey@gmail.com