Dave Scepter Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 30 minutes ago, Drew816 said: What about the big crack in the center of the neck? What crack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scepter Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 12 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said: What crack? Oops nevermind, I see what you're talking about... I wonder if someone sanded the back of the neck too much and/or tightened the truss rod to much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Prof Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 13 hours ago, Carson Guitars said: WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME WHAT A MAJOR PITA IT IS FOR THE INITIAL SETUP OF A NEW FLOYD ROSE SYSTEM?!?!? Tune the strings, adjust the claw springs, retune the strings, readjust the claw springs. Crap, too tight. Loosen the strings, tighten the claw springs. Loosen the strings some more, tighten the claw springs some more. Almost level with the body now. Retune the strings, readjust the claw springs. Retune the strings AGAIN. Readjust the claw springs AGAIN. Retune the strings. Ahh, there we go! There's a rather well-known and time tested hack for setting up a Floyd that doesn't involve anything fancier than using a shim to place between the sustain block and the back wall of the rout, tuning to pitch (strings need to be stretched), and then adjusting the claw until the shim begins to loosen. Most techs use a Floyd "key" to help set individual saddle intonation on OFR units, but I've not found those to fit well (or at all) on the licensed Schaller versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veatch Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Biz Prof said: There's a rather well-known and time tested hack for setting up a Floyd that doesn't involve anything fancier than using a shim to place between the sustain block and the back wall of the rout, tuning to pitch (strings need to be stretched), and then adjusting the claw until the shim begins to loosen. Most techs use a Floyd "key" to help set individual saddle intonation on OFR units, but I've not found those to fit well (or at all) on the licensed Schaller versions. This one has worked well for me on OFR, the new Schaller, and the old Hamer- branded Schallers. Good tip on the shim. That does save a lot of time. Edit to add: the second adjustment on the bottom adjusts the angle of the "claw". Which is what makes it work on the new Schallers or Ibbies, etc. I'll have to retry it on a Hamer trem. Hope I'm not "miss- remembering" it working well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Guitars Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 9 hours ago, Drew816 said: and I hate to break it to you, you're likely not done. Yup, still needs intonation. But I'll wait until I install the electronics to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Guitars Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 Stratamania over at TGP was kind enough to draw up a proper wiring diagram for me. I should finally be playing her this weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scepter Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Does your Chaparral have this type of volume pot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Guitars Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Dave Scepter said: Does your Chaparral have this type of volume pot? Yes, 25K push/pull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Carson Guitars Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 So, I have to admit, there were a couple things I didn't understand about the diagram Stratamania was kind enough to draw up for me. But I think I have it figured out now. I'm pretty new to all this... At any rate, I've prepped the pickup wires for installation. The tiny wires in the shielding of the 89 humbucker had me perplexed as to how to remove the insulation without damaging the very fine wires. After a quick Google search, I found out all I had to do was hit them quickly (like less than half a second) with a hot soldering iron chisel tip. I have no idea why I chose blue rather than black wire to extend the shield ground wire, but hey, like I said, I'm new to this stuff and wasn't thinking I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweed Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Carson Guitars said: I have no idea why I chose blue rather than black wire to extend the shield ground wire, but hey, like I said, I'm new to this stuff and wasn't thinking I guess. If you have any green electrical tape, wrap a couple turns on each end to remind you it's a ground wire. OR, whatever color the original wire was under that braid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Guitars Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 All wired up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Guitars Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 I think she came out pretty good - and she sounds awesome! There's a small problem with the input jack. I have to hold the guitar cord up at an angle for any sound to come out. That should be easily fixable though. I'll do that later - it's almost 6:00am and I've been up all night working on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Guitars Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 Here's a before and after pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Nice! Congrats on the rescue and rebirth of a cool guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scepter Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Carson Guitars said: All wired up! You should insulate "wrap in foam and electrical tape" that battery🔋 to keep it from movement and shorting out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Guitars Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Dave Scepter said: You should insulate "wrap in foam and electrical tape" that battery🔋 to keep it from movement and shorting out I’m gonna Velcro it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor (Fret Friend) Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Great work! I'd have loved that to have come to my workshop!¬ I did a client Chap a couple of years ago: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shataan Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I see you finally made it over here Carson Guitars! Awesome. Sweet Resurrection of that Chappy! Well done man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Guitars Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 Marty seems to like it! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scottcald Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Cool result! I'd recommend watching Victor work on that Chap he had in his shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/23/2022 at 4:35 AM, Victor (Fret Friend) said: Great work! I'd have loved that to have come to my workshop!¬ I did a client Chap a couple of years ago: Wow, I love the binding on that Chap!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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