Mort, Congrats, interesting body shape, kinda like Bo Diddley's square job, can't wait to hear it. you may be on to a new style.

Holy Cow, Mort.................Seeing the artistry you come up with almost makes me wish I'd be learning on an electric instead of an acoustic.  If it sounds HALF as good as it looks, WOW!!!!!!

Great Job!!!

Dean

Great job Mort ,I like it ;Is it the new model they have coming out.

69 jaguar wrote:

Hey Mort,

Is this project sponsered by Formby's?
lol

Good Question ....Next question how do you get a sponser like that????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Morty,
i Actually have a question...
i think i might be building an electric guitar next year for woodwork class.
teacher has all the plans and stuff..
how do you get the fretboard right?
TMR3

T0mboy_Rampag3 wrote:

Morty,
i Actually have a question...
i think i might be building an electric guitar next year for woodwork class.
teacher has all the plans and stuff..
how do you get the fretboard right?
TMR3

Guitars have a scale length, which is the distance from the nut to the bridge. Gibson guitars have a different length scale then Fender, each manufacture may or may not, have the same scale length's as a competitor. There are several fret spacing calculators on line, to determine the fret spacing, depending on the length of scale, and number of frets you would like to put on the neck. So all you need to know, is the scale length you will want to use, and the fret calculator will tell you the measurements and were to place the frets.

This link will tell you about scale lengths,    http://www.stewmac.com/fretscales/scalelength

This is the fret calculator,       http://www.stewmac.com/fretcalc.html

Mort,

Thats a handy little tool there... Just checked the calculater with my jag neck stats, (22 fret, 24in scale) and it was right on.

Jim

good topic good info thanks folks!

i want to hear how that cigar box guitar you constructed jams down.if i had one of those id quit both my jobs drive to santa barbara sit on state street and just play in the sun. maybe make some of that hobo money cause them smelly guys make good money

I have to admit I was happy to see a top routed pickup cavity on this one. I was also relieved to see those knots go away.

How's the balance? It seems like it would be neck heavy but then I'm the farthest thing from a luthier you'll come across.

It looks great though. At this rate you'll be doing custom inlay work in about a month.

shaidtan wrote:

I have to admit I was happy to see a top routed pickup cavity on this one. I was also relieved to see those knots go away.

How's the balance? It seems like it would be neck heavy but then I'm the farthest thing from a luthier you'll come across.

It looks great though. At this rate you'll be doing custom inlay work in about a month.

What knots?  Balance is great on this one S, I really goofed on the V build, I removed so much material from the inside of the body, that it is neck heavy. I had to put the strap out on the head stock on that V.