mock up w/ board- I like how this looks

guitar builder secret: gluing on a fretboard is hard because the 2 surfaces want to skate around and not align. so putting small pins in a couple spots and making small holes in the back of the fretboard allows them to align easily and stay put.

Using heavy-duty epoxy and like 40% of the clamps in the shop. we will see the result, good or bad, tomorrow morning.

That looks great. And those are a lot of clamps.

fuck yes JB weld

Mock up looks even better than my minds-eye had imagined it. Amazing.

What's going in the cavity behind the bridge?

tommy wrote: Mon Jan 31, 2022 9:00 am What's going in the cavity behind the bridge?

Floyd Rose duh

tommy wrote: Mon Jan 31, 2022 9:00 am What's going in the cavity behind the bridge?

c jury wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:27 am

tallchris wrote: Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:53 am Sorry if I missed this, but what's the cutout at the end of the receiver for? Just additional weight relief, but some added stability instead of Bean/EGC style receiver that stops where the bridge is mounted?

Looks super cool Jury, can't wait to test this out for you hint hint hint

Yes- just weight relief. I wanted the body route to be a simple 'neck thru' sort of operation.

SUCCESS! fretboard is attached. I spent a few minutes with files and sandpaper cleaning up the joint. fretboard needs a bit of leveling, but that is pretty standard.

It is always hard to know exactly what a neck will feel like until you get the fingerboard on, and in many cases the fingerboard gets attached before the neck shaping happens for that very reason. Not possible in this case. But I am pleased. It is a thick C, like maybe a 70's fender.

tallchris wrote: Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:43 am

tommy wrote: Mon Jan 31, 2022 9:00 am What's going in the cavity behind the bridge?

c jury wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:27 am

tallchris wrote: Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:53 am Sorry if I missed this, but what's the cutout at the end of the receiver for? Just additional weight relief, but some added stability instead of Bean/EGC style receiver that stops where the bridge is mounted?

Looks super cool Jury, can't wait to test this out for you hint hint hint

Yes- just weight relief. I wanted the body route to be a simple 'neck thru' sort of operation.

it's where you can store your jazz cigarettes when you're traveling through non-hip states