Looking amazing! Great playing it sounds very good. I have no idea what hydro forming with grease means so I'm looking forward to that. The brass will be totally cool. The boot gag was great!
Enjoying your videos. On coverplate - the main job it does, other than looking cool, is protecting your resonator cone. A knock to the guitar, whether in a guitar case or not, can make a coverplate crush inwards, crushing the cone inside. So, I'd recommend not going thin on the coverplate materials. Certainly, by about 1932, National embossed ribs into the domed coverplate shape to try and give it more resistance to caving in. On later Nationals (circa 1935 onwards), they seemed to ditch the ribs and just make the dome a bit taller instead. I'm not sure if that resulted in needing a steeper break angle over the saddle or what though. Keep it up !
I actually think me just playing it and lightly tapping on the biscuit bridge caused my cone to crush a little, might have to put the second cone I bought in there. I almost stopped and didn't record the playing. The 22 gauge is pretty strong once it's in a cone shape but well see if it's strong enough. Thanks for the tips.
@@Ninety2guits - no, don’t put 2 cones - that will sound terrible ! I don’t know what gauge of metal vintage Nationals used but you certainly don’t want to go thinner
@@Ninety2guits - ha ha ! Phew !! It’s easily done without the coverplate on ! I’ve installed quite a few new cones & biscuits - and crushed a cone once,while cutting the saddle slots.
Loved your playing! The second half really was starting to cook nicely. I haven't even heard of grease hydroforming and can barely wait to see how its done. A first time for everything I guess!
Ha! Let's not get too crazy. Wait, maybe if I... kidding. I just really like the chicken foot covers and I can't find anywhere to buy them and I really like the idea of the material matching the body so I thought... how hard can it be. Typically after I think that all my troubles start.
The brass will be a cool build to see! Are you going to make it a high-gloss finish or have an aged patina on the outside? Either way, it's going to be epic!
I'm all in on that idea. I would love to build a 12 string version. Maybe that's next. I was thinking about prototyping a parlor size version but 12 string might be more fun.
it turned out beautiful and it suits you so well!
#2 is looking and sounding really good, so well done - the work more than paid off. #3 in brass is going to be amazing as well I think. Great stuff.
Thank you!
Wow incredible craftsmanship skills! Great playing too
Thank you very much!
Looking amazing! Great playing it sounds very good. I have no idea what hydro forming with grease means so I'm looking forward to that. The brass will be totally cool. The boot gag was great!
Thanks for watching Dane. The boot gag took a while but it was fun.
Enjoying your videos. On coverplate - the main job it does, other than looking cool, is protecting your resonator cone. A knock to the guitar, whether in a guitar case or not, can make a coverplate crush inwards, crushing the cone inside. So, I'd recommend not going thin on the coverplate materials. Certainly, by about 1932, National embossed ribs into the domed coverplate shape to try and give it more resistance to caving in. On later Nationals (circa 1935 onwards), they seemed to ditch the ribs and just make the dome a bit taller instead. I'm not sure if that resulted in needing a steeper break angle over the saddle or what though. Keep it up !
I actually think me just playing it and lightly tapping on the biscuit bridge caused my cone to crush a little, might have to put the second cone I bought in there. I almost stopped and didn't record the playing. The 22 gauge is pretty strong once it's in a cone shape but well see if it's strong enough. Thanks for the tips.
@@Ninety2guits - no, don’t put 2 cones - that will sound terrible ! I don’t know what gauge of metal vintage Nationals used but you certainly don’t want to go thinner
@@snakehips81 Lol, not two cones, replace this one with the second one I bought Ha!
@@Ninety2guits - ha ha ! Phew !! It’s easily done without the coverplate on ! I’ve installed quite a few new cones & biscuits - and crushed a cone once,while cutting the saddle slots.
Let me know when the tops arrive! I hope you can make use of them.
Wonderful work!
Loved your playing! The second half really was starting to cook nicely. I haven't even heard of grease hydroforming and can barely wait to see how its done. A first time for everything I guess!
Thanks Simon. I'm working on the grease hydroforming jig now, got the first half done.
Great to you creating. Hope the brass one goes as well. Polishing brass will be a lot more fun than steel.
Pete T
I hope the brass polishing is easier. Actually now that I understand the mild steel polishing process it's not that bad. Thanks Pete.
Are you going to spin the cone too? You may have to machine your own tuners too.
Ha! Let's not get too crazy. Wait, maybe if I... kidding. I just really like the chicken foot covers and I can't find anywhere to buy them and I really like the idea of the material matching the body so I thought... how hard can it be. Typically after I think that all my troubles start.
hydroform with grease......first step, fill all the holes you just cut.. lol
seriously..do you know how much of a mess that will make?..I can't wait.
The brass will be a cool build to see! Are you going to make it a high-gloss finish or have an aged patina on the outside? Either way, it's going to be epic!
Haven't decided on the brass finish yet. Guess we will see how it turns out, it might be only worthy of an aged patina LOL!
@@Ninety2guits awww c'mon! You're a rockstar and I know it'll come out EPIC!
Wow! I really want to see how you do the cover plate
Me too!
Now. How about a 12 string version?
I'm all in on that idea. I would love to build a 12 string version. Maybe that's next. I was thinking about prototyping a parlor size version but 12 string might be more fun.