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Im starting my First Guitar , I have been Making molds to bend the sides . The basic shape is as follows .




I havent made all the decisions about what is happening here , I have some beautifull tops and b/s sets I recently purchased . The Bouts Measure 10-1/2" and 14-3/8" Respectively and the body will be 19" long. I have been kicking around with 3-3/4" Body Thickness and setting it up with a under bridge pick up . But havent decided for sure .

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Cool shape James and now that I commented where is my stinkin nickle????????

Cool where is my nickel

" Snorts " Hesh if you saw my comment on "discouraged's " thread about you ya might want more than a nickle !!

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Except to say that that is a mighty bold guitar shape!

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Comment: you're solely counting on the plywood in your bending molds, at the edges of the mold, with no support for the wood between. You may want to rethink this strategy.

Whew, I needed not to lose that $0.05!

Dennis

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I love the shape, and my 5 cents. As much as I like it visually, it would seem to be adding to the lower bout in a way that would be less ergonomic without getting too much in sound benefit. What are the body dimensions? Any experienced builders able to explain how the top would move or be restricted from moving with the shape of the lower bout as it is?

Rob

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Planning on using filler , Had thought of sandwiching the materal in sheet steel , but no not just counting on plywood edges . Thanks thought for pointing that out .




Rob , Its 3-3/4" thick " in my mind at this point" ! However you do ask a excellent question . I guess its a matter of finding out . I welcome any thoughts on that . pro or con.


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The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
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I was curious about body length and width at the lower bout, as well as waist and upper. It almost looks like a parlor with Cadillac fins on the lower bout.

Rob

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Only thing I would comment is the amount of sharp corners on the body.
It will be tricky to join and bind. Off course its very doable but it will add an amount of extra work.

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Love those jigs and that shape!! Where's my nickle?

That would make a nice solid body guitar shape!

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Are the sharp corners for hooking on your belt if you want to go strapless?
I like it.

René

Just to cover all the lurking i've done

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I do Have plans down the road to make a thin hollowbody electric with this shape . I have already made 1 Mandolin very close to this shape .

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The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
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Regular guitar shapes not hard enough......?????

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The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

I think it is a great idea... Neat looking pattern... I think it will be a challenge

But.. I wouldn't encourage you to do it as #1.

Here is something to think about for a bit...

Your 1st guitar ends up being a bit of a "Learning Exercise"...

Not only is it "Cabinetry" in the sense of getting joints cut and glued right, parts sanded, inlays installed, and finished properly, and the making of a Guitar Shaped Thing...

It is also a Music Making Thing -- It has to play properly for it to be successful, so there are many things that you can't go fooling with if you want it to play the expected notes on command (Intonation of the strings, placement of the frets, way the neck works, etc.) There is also the difference between an Acoustic and an Electric... Since an Acoustic has to produce it's own "Amplification" -- the soundboard has to be light enough with the bracing scheme all working together to give it a good musical sound... so that it doesn't come out sounding like a $49.99 Rogue.

So there are big benefits of picking something in the "Well Trod Ground" category for #1 -- say a Dread or OOO Steelstring or a Torres or Ramirez Classical... Etc. These are fairly Mature "Production" designs... Fully capable of sounding and playing great if built properly.... and the designs are sufficiently worked out such that they aren't too hard to build if you follow a logical building sequence.

Also.. Most everyone has already tried them out and so can answer all of your questions when you get hung up on something....

Whereas... many folks can theorize about getting something totally original working, but won't be able to answer from direct experience...

Tell us how it comes out.

John

Ist " Guitar " effort .

Have been building mandolins until now. I appreciate your comments , and you are correct . And I may be back here soon going however I am looking forward to the challange .

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

It's going to cost you an additional 44 cents to mail me that nickle.

It's going to be a bu99er on your arm over the lower bout, ain't it?

Dave F.

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