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Raging Fires build

Post by Stu » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:15 pm

Hi guys.
I thought I'd post a little of what I do and this is fresh off the bench.

Lace she-oak carvetop ( Got this B/M billet from Tim about two years ago)
Blackwood two piece chambered body
Three piece laminated blackwood neck with Qld Walnut centre lam.
The rest you can work out with yer peepers :)

Coated in Pre-cat Nitro 95% gloss level.

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Post by kiwigeo » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:25 pm

Im not big into electrics but that is one sassy guitar Stu.
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Post by Hesh1956 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:34 pm

Beautiful guitar Stu! :cl :cl :cl :cl :cl :cl
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Post by Dennis Leahy » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:26 am

Wow! Beautiful axe, Stu! Raging fire indeed!

Hey, I see you're using Planet Waves tuners. What do you think of them? I put them on the only guitar I've finished so far, and thought they were a bit heavy, but I think they work very well. And, I like the self-trimming feature.

They sure look "just right" with the other black hardware on this guitar.

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Post by Bob Connor » Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:27 am

Beautiful looking guitar Stu.

Are they Seymor-Duncan's?
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Post by Allen » Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:40 am

Yep, those colors and textures really do look nice. But aren't the strings on the wrong way around. :lol:
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Post by Taffy Evans » Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:42 am

Nice one Stu, in fact a very nice guitar, very classy looking. I'm right handed and do not enjoy working or building LH guitars cos I cant play and enjoy them before the customer gets it.
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Post by vinman » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:08 am

Nice work Stu. Love that headstock shape.

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Post by Dominic » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:16 am

Nice work Stu. Lots of acoustic purists around here but I am a big electric fan. I play a lot of electric guitar (metal even) and have a quiver I made for myself.

Your truss rod cover looks interesting/innovative. Got a close-up?
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Post by Stu » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:49 pm

Thanks for the comments guys. :wink:
Not an acoustic I know, but still worthy I hope.

The truss cover was a simple feature I wanted to try to incorporate
in a few of my builds as I like the easy trussrod access at the headstock end but don't like cluttering up this area too much with cover plates and the like.

My solution was to cut a strip of sheoak (or whatever I'm using as an accent) and mount a small but weak magnet on the end so it butts
up against the truss-rod end. (BTW I'm using allie lutherie double
action trussies)

Seems to work a treat. The striped ebony cover is off another build.

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Post by Dominic » Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:10 pm

Very neat solution Stu. I don't really like the look of TR covers unless they are quite fine/thin which is hard in wood but I use a head end adjuster on my acoustics and have been mucking around with leaving a nice clean hole but your idea is very nice.
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Post by Kim » Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:51 pm

Hey Stu,

This is a great looking guitar and your solution for the truss rod access is functional and stylish. This is a combination that must surely qualify your idea as a design classic and one I am sure to steal in the future. :D I must also comment on the outstanding beauty of WA Sheoak. It is certainly an wonderful wood both aesthetically, and tonally. I feel that WA Sheoak will draw much demand from builders of both electric and acoustic instruments in the future as it gains more exposure.

Well done on a fine instrument.

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Post by Allen » Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:33 am

Great feature with the truss rod cover. I don't care for the large plate that you see on a lot of headstocks, and on my last I just used a narrow slot without a cover. But I like your solution much more. I think that a few of us will be copying your lead.
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Post by sebastiaan56 » Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:45 pm

Sassy and classy!
make mine fifths........
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Post by Stu » Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:30 pm

thanks for your thoughts fellas.

Looking forward to seeing this form of trussie cover on some of your builds. This works from me, design wise as it's more of a feature and less crowding on the headstock.
As far as the sharing of ideas, I'm not precious about this stuff, just happy to spring a few ideas around worthy of your contemplation. :D

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Post by Allen » Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:34 pm

Anything special about the magnet? Where do you pick them up?
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Post by Stu » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:07 pm

Nothing special about the magnet whatsoever.
I think I sourced it from 'riot'. An arts and crafts outlet.
I had to slim it down a tad to fit within the 1/4" truss slot thickness.

The magnet is C.A. glued to the truss cover timber.
That's about it. Form and function in one. :wink:


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Post by Stephen Kinnaird » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:45 pm

Stu, lovely guitar, even if it's upside down.
Your colour pallette is superb.

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Post by Craig » Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:09 am

Congratulations Stu. All of the guitar's design elements are nothing short of superb !, but the trussrod cover ' takes the cake '. Very VERY clever !

Beautiful guitar and workmanship :cl
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