David, you would think I would've done more inlay since I got a whole bunch of bits available to me. . .
Anyway, here's more pics, as requested.
Okay, the headstock. This is the third one I've done this way, the first being my prototype Tiple, the second being another Tiple, that is the sister to this 4-string (same owner).
Laminated? Yes. Expensive plywood? Technically, yes (Koa laminations). Joint? None.
Here's the thought process on this one (I did this for the Tiple, originally):
If the objective of doing a scarf joint (other than saving wood) is to keep the grain as straight as possible in the headstock to avoid runout (I've seen broken Tiple heads), AND supposedly the glue joint is stronger than the wood itself, why not combine both.
Yeah, that's the story, and I'll stick with it. Actually, I think it looks cool, and everyone asks about it when they see it. No one could figure out the first one I did because I put "wings" on the outside of the headstock to widen it (so you couldn't see it from the sides), and you could only see the laminations from the end, and near the neck "joint" from underneath.
I call it the "Kenny B. headstock", and I thought I'd repeat it again for his 2nd build. The Kenny B. headstock is not for the single side, its for the laminations (can you imagine a Tiple with 10 tuning machines on one side).
I don't think I'll see this too often - its a big PITA to do. If I didn't have my Hitachi, this wouldn't have been born.
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