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Colin North

Post subject: Look out - It's a monster!. No 5 rears its ugly head.

Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 10:42 am

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This SJ has been a long time coming, well over a year between injuries (torn thigh ligaments/sprayed blood over the top early on), lots of working away, building a buffer and a (big) learning curve on my first spray/buff job.
Anyway, it's a bit of a monster, but I suppose it is what it is.
Black Walnut B & S, Englemann top, double X bracing, EIR fretboard and bridge. Wide fretboard, 46 mm at the nut.
Silkwood bindings, 3 piece Hog/Massacar Ebony neck, Bubunga headplate and tail wedge, Walnut backstrap.
Rosette is Bubinga/Maple w/BWB, Soundhole bound with Walnut/BWB purfs.
Lots of firsts for me - First SJ, live back, double X bracing, the woods themselves, side port, bound sound hole, head layout for a straight string pull, which I actually drew out before seeing and buying the Gore book as I was building (although I've seen plenty similar on electrics) .
As an experiment, I incorporated side mass mounts on the rims and tuned frequencies to 100/180/215 Hz. Also used the brass bar mortised in the neck heel for fixing the necks.
I won't in any way blame the members of the forum for its genesis, but would like to thank all you guys for guiding/helping me though this build.
Thanks for looking.

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Chris Pile

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 11:06 am

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That thing is gorgeous! Very well done!

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Tony_in_NYC

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 12:17 pm

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It is a beautiful guitar. What makes you call it a monster?

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cphanna

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 12:23 pm

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That's as pretty a guitar as I've seen in a while! I think the head stock design and rosette really work well with the SJ body shape. And I love walnut in all its forms.
Patrick

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Quine

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 12:35 pm

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Mmmm..very nice

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Fred Tellier

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 1:15 pm

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Sweet looking guitar, well done [:Y:]

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WudWerkr

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 1:28 pm

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love it ... wish mine were so ugly ! LOLOL

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Joe Beaver

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 1:53 pm

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Might be a monster in the sound department but a beauty to look at!!!

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Ken C

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 2:38 pm

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Not much ugly there, Colin! Congrats on getting her done!

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mqbernardo

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 4:15 pm

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nice one Colin!

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nickinbruns

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 4:31 pm

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looks greeat from where I'm sitting....

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Beth Mayer

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 4:41 pm

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Really gorgeous! Very classy curves built in to the design. I really think the straight supra-nut string path is a great way to go. [clap]

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mkellyvrod

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 4:42 pm

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Colin, sure looks good to me; a lot of firsts for you it seems. I always like seeing the list of woods; not sure I would have guessed walnut. Is that bear claw on your top? and I almost missed the clear pick guard. Nice job [clap]

, wonder what you'll try on #6.

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George L

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 6:35 pm

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Excellent. Can't wait to see what you dream up next. Well done!

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Robbie_McD

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 7:51 pm

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Yup, it's a beauty!

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LarryH

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 9:57 pm

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Nice work Colin. Love the walnut love the head stock.

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Colin North

Post subject: Re: Look out - It's a monster!. No 5 rears its ugly head.

Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 7:05 am

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Thanks, one and all, for all the comments..

Tony, I suppose I called it a monster for a couple of reasons.
The original plan was – keep it simple, bit classy (three woods, stealth binding, etc sort of thing) but with a more modern style (obviously).
As with many builds, it seems, things don't go as planned, or to schedule.
This was definitely one of them.
Between breaking and scorching 3 side sets (Bubinga originally, then 2 Hog sets, with controller probs and severe run-out on reclaimed stuff), the blood on the top (I nearly scrapped it), various other “opportunities” that presented themselves along the way, then finishing in general, etc, etc, I was having to, shall I say, "think on my feet" a lot. I won't bore you with the complete list, but I did learn a fair bit!
Also, it's not exactly “everybody's” taste, like for example, maybe a traditional style build.

Fred and Beth – muchas gracias! Means a lot having seen your work.

Martin – Yes, some bearclaw on the top – I like clear pickguards in principle, seems a shame to hide any wood with plastic!

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Darryl Young

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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 8:18 am

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Very nice!

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Arnt Rian

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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 9:08 am

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It looks great, congrats!

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WaddyThomson

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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 10:07 am

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Beautiful! [clap]

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sdsollod

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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 11:44 am

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Very Nice! The soundport looks interesting... What is the circle made of? Can you show a closeup?

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Colin North

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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 9:57 am

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Bit untidy, but happy to oblige.
It's a disc of Silkwood (same wood as the bindings, supported on an EIR strip inside) with 2 x BWB purlings as soundport binding.
This was not a planned "decorative" element, rather a "fix" to get body resonance frequency down, as was the soundhole binding.

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