edhohoho Posted August 29, 2018 Posted August 29, 2018 Looks like a dream build. Will the back of the neck be glossy or satin? Any updates on the carved top?
cmatthes Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 4 hours ago, edhohoho said: Looks like a dream build. Will the back of the neck be glossy or satin? Any updates on the carved top? It's a Wenge neck, so it'l likely be left unfinished/sealed.
DBraz Posted August 30, 2018 Author Posted August 30, 2018 3 hours ago, cmatthes said: It's a Wenge neck, so it'l likely be left unfinished/sealed. Exactly that. The end result is very low friction with a lovely texture.
DBraz Posted August 30, 2018 Author Posted August 30, 2018 The necks moving along at a pace now. What an awesome few updates! Precision work this. Check out one of the photos for how the black pearl inlays will look without direct light. Quite subtle.
DBraz Posted August 30, 2018 Author Posted August 30, 2018 15 hours ago, edhohoho said: Looks like a dream build. Will the back of the neck be glossy or satin? Any updates on the carved top? It is coming along beautifully. It'll be unfinished save for a tiny bit of oil of Mike's choice. The top carving will get underway soon enough. Be assured I'll update here when it's underway.
fasteddie Posted September 3, 2018 Posted September 3, 2018 The last time I saw a neck as lovely as that, I was watching an X rated movie.😮
edhohoho Posted September 4, 2018 Posted September 4, 2018 I've never seen such nicely bound necks. Especially when the binding is shaped to the end of the frets as opposed to the frets going over the binding. Does the former affect fret changes, improve the neck feel, or confer any other advantages?
RobB Posted September 4, 2018 Posted September 4, 2018 1 hour ago, edhohoho said: Does the former affect fret changes, improve the neck feel, or confer any other advantages? 1. Makes fret changes difficult if the customer wants to keep the nibs with the refret. 2. Some don’t like the feel of unbound fret ends. Some do. 3. It looks great, but leaves less room for wide vibrato on the outside strings (if that’s your thing).
DBraz Posted September 4, 2018 Author Posted September 4, 2018 2 hours ago, edhohoho said: I've never seen such nicely bound necks. Especially when the binding is shaped to the end of the frets as opposed to the frets going over the binding. Does the former affect fret changes, improve the neck feel, or confer any other advantages? For me fret nibs are always a plus. 1). Personally I prefer the look. The feel is neither here nor there to me. I am not conscious of it when I play. 2). I use wide vibrato A LOT but I have never run into problems with nibs. I see the logic though. 3). By the time I need a refret, and these are 55090’s so won’t wear quickly, I’ll go straight through the nibs.
cmatthes Posted September 22, 2018 Posted September 22, 2018 That’s so cool - I can’t imagine what that’s going to look when it’s finished!
DBraz Posted September 22, 2018 Author Posted September 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, cmatthes said: That’s so cool - I can’t imagine what that’s going to look when it’s finished! I know... It presents its own problems, if that’s the right word given the context of how wonderful it looks already, in that I am not fixed on a colour. The korina will he left looking as nature intended but the top? Still not 100% although a few ideas are calling me.
DBraz Posted October 2, 2018 Author Posted October 2, 2018 Don’t sneeze! 49062ADB-17F0-4D04-AD63-15D8CD51C629.MOV
cmatthes Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 "Epic" is the understatement of the month, for sure.
kizanski Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 On 10/2/2018 at 3:30 PM, DBraz said: Don’t sneeze! 49062ADB-17F0-4D04-AD63-15D8CD51C629.MOV Freaks me out every time he does that.
fasteddie Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 It's funny how we all like, myself included, single coil in the neck and humbucker in the bridge.🤔
DBraz Posted October 17, 2018 Author Posted October 17, 2018 2 hours ago, kizanski said: Freaks me out every time he does that. Me too! 😃 The thing is I have a bet that Mike looks forward to doing this.
DBraz Posted October 17, 2018 Author Posted October 17, 2018 2 hours ago, cmatthes said: "Epic" is the understatement of the month, for sure. I know... After a while Chris I'll have to look in a thesaurus for suitable adjectives.
kizanski Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, DBraz said: Me too! 😃 The thing is I have a bet that Mike looks forward to doing this. I don't know... He's definitely a cooler customer than I am, but I'd wager he's a little relieved when it's done. Makes you wonder how many guitar bodies one has to ruin when learning how to do that.
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