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Author: | SteveSmith [ Wed Aug 29, 2012 5:44 am ] |
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Author: | Don Williams [ Wed Aug 29, 2012 6:13 am ] |
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Dave Fifield wrote: JLK - Well I'll be......just goes to prove there's nothing new under the sun! I doff my cap to Mr. Schwartz and will henceforth pay him due deference! So, it's to be called the "Schwartz Smooth Bevel" from now on.... Aaron - I'm glad you are finding the build interesting. I'm looking forward to hearing how she sounds at the end also. I have a special treat lined up for y'all for the video demo at the end..... Steve/Tony - you guys are great! I found the bucket of kerfings in my workshop when I got over here tonight, just where Tony said they'd be - excellent! Here's a short video of the kerfings restoration process. As you will see, they did the trick! More later... Cheers for now, Dave F. Love the video. Restored kerfings. Awesome. |
Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:38 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dave's Daft Experimental ESJ-2 Build |
Greatest. Video. Ever. Dave, you are my new hero! You can just hear the guitar open up after you restored the kerfings! Free lifetime supply for you! Laser beams and kerfing restorations. Seems like you have it all! You deserve this: And this: Oops! Had to remove that picture after I read the fine print. You still get an internet though Dave. On me! Kudos sir. |
Author: | WudWerkr [ Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:54 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dave's Daft Experimental ESJ-2 Build |
Sooooooooooooooooooooooo Much Kerfing ......... Sooooooooooo little time !! What really surprised me was the sound of those Kerfings , They must have been Tenor Kerfings . A very distinct tone . The BIG question is , Once you have tuned a top how do you know that the Kerfings are the proper note before the application ? What happens if you pour a bucket of "F" Kerfings into a Top thats tap tuned to "G" ?? |
Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:05 am ] |
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My kerfings just know. |
Author: | Linus [ Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:51 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dave's Daft Experimental ESJ-2 Build |
Wow... This build blows my mind. It's fantastic. |
Author: | SteveSmith [ Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:38 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dave's Daft Experimental ESJ-2 Build |
I like that bevel. Been trying to figure out what all I'd have to do to get that same effect in a conventionally braced guitar. Maybe next years challenge. |
Author: | Dave Fifield [ Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:37 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dave's Daft Experimental ESJ-2 Build |
Steve, I gave some thought to that issue previously. I think it could be done fairly easily. Bending a standard thickness soundboard using a heating blanket and some kind of pattern jig to get it just right should be fairly easy to do, but of course, 1/4" wide braces aren't going to bend much (if they did, they'd be pretty useless as braces, right?). So, how about making the X-brace on the smooth bevel side up as a laminated assembly using strips of spruce around 0.1" tall (experiment will show what the maximum thickness that will conform without breaking is)? You could use the same pattern jig to bend and glue up the brace laminations. Or, just stop the brace/s short of where the bend starts? Or, maybe ask Mr. Schwartz (nicely) how he does it? Cheers for now, Dave F. |
Author: | SteveSmith [ Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:23 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dave's Daft Experimental ESJ-2 Build |
Good ideas. I suppose the bracing structure would be doable - a laminated assembly might work best. Would take some experimentation to get it right, I suppose. It would be an intriguing challenge. Asking Mr Schwartz would always be an option but isn't that kind of like asking for directions |
Author: | Dave Fifield [ Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:02 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dave's Daft Experimental ESJ-2 Build |
Tonight I scraped and sanded the binding/purfling. I just got a pair of the Al Carruth ultimate scrapers from Stewmac recently, so I thought I'd give them a spin on this instrument. They are very nice to use, sharp, and overall did a great job. I'm not looking forward to sharpening them later though... There are a few areas where there are some small gaps - I'm not sure how they got there......I'm pretty certain I'd closed them all up while gluing... I will have to fill them with tiny silvers of wood tomorrow night. Here's the photolog from tonight's work: It's beginning to look a bit like a guitar-shaped object now..... Cheers, Dave F. |
Author: | Bryan Bear [ Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:30 am ] |
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That bevel looks really nice! It makes me want to wrap my arm around it. |
Author: | Jaybird840 [ Sat Sep 22, 2012 5:11 am ] |
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"Click on any of my photos to see them in full resolution. Let me know what you think...." Dave, What I think is that I have too few tools in my shop.... P.S.--Did you get the email I sent? --Jay |
Author: | Randy Jones [ Sun Sep 23, 2012 4:57 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dave's Daft Experimental ESJ-2 Build |
Nice phone Are you personally responsible for responding to antenna-gate with reception that thrashes the competition? My dad can never get the same reception on his fancy droid. |
Author: | Jim Watts [ Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:23 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dave's Daft Experimental ESJ-2 Build |
Dave, this is coming along really nice, Your kerfings definately sound better than mine, maybe I should try some of Tony's. I always thought he was kind of expensive for them, but I suppose you get what you pay for. Keep up the good work! |
Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:51 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dave's Daft Experimental ESJ-2 Build |
Jim Watts wrote: Dave, this is coming along really nice, Your kerfings definately sound better than mine, maybe I should try some of Tony's. I always thought he was kind of expensive for them, but I suppose you get what you pay for. Keep up the good work! PM me. We can work something out. The guitar looks great Dave! |
Author: | J.L.K. Vesa [ Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:52 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dave's Daft Experimental ESJ-2 Build |
Dave, since it has been me in this thread, I continue. Brian Moore electrics have 4+2 configuration with tuners, reverse though compared to yours: http://www.iguitar.com/ And congrats of superb binding job at the bevel, it must be quite hard!!! |
Author: | SteveSmith [ Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:23 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dave's Daft Experimental ESJ-2 Build |
I built one 4 + 2. I liked (and still like) the look but it's a bit awkward to tune in a hurry when you've been using 3 + 3 or 6 in line for 40+ years. Definitely enjoying this build. |
Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:10 am ] |
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Looking gooood! Posted from my Toaster oven using Tapatalk |
Author: | SteveSmith [ Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:03 am ] |
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Veddy nice indeed. |
Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:54 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dave's Daft Experimental ESJ-2 Build |
So you have no problem programming a fricken laser beam, but stick you in front of a CNC and you are all sixes and sevens? |
Author: | Dave Fifield [ Sat Oct 06, 2012 6:21 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Dave's Daft Experimental ESJ-2 Build |
I gots me some nice curvy fret slots on it now: Off to the Shopbot! Cheers, Dave F. |
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