My KMG OM-28V Project

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George
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Re: My KMG OM-28V Project

Post by George » Mon Aug 12, 2013 4:16 pm

That's some gorgeous wood Dennis. KMG kits are the best. I've ordered my third kit and will be ordering more. Ken supplies the best materials.

That is going to be a beautiful guitar!!!! More pictures please.....

George
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Kevin in California
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Re: My KMG OM-28V Project

Post by Kevin in California » Mon Aug 12, 2013 4:19 pm

You wont' bore us, keep the pics coming. That's what we do, we look. :>)

Kevin

Dennis in Anola
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Re: My KMG OM-28V Project

Post by Dennis in Anola » Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:46 pm

I completed the rim assembly today. The mega mold system sure makes easy work out of sanding the back radius & the neck slope.
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Re: My KMG OM-28V Project

Post by Dennis in Anola » Fri Aug 16, 2013 7:25 pm

During the sanding process to radius the bottom edge of the rim I encountered a new problem. As you can see in this picture, the side edges near the vertical center joint dip down slightly. I noticed that I was sanding in a dip along this edge on each side of the head block before I sanded down to the actual edge of the rim. This didn't look right to me so I glued on a small spruce shim the thickness of the side to eliminate the side dip and then glued on a 1/64" piece of plywood on top of the head block. Now, after final sanding, the edge curve in this area transitions smoothly through the center joint area, as I believe it should be. If my thinking isn't correct, I'm sure Ken will let me know. The finished height along the center joint (after top & bottom rim sanding is 3 1/4".
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ken cierp
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Re: My KMG OM-28V Project

Post by ken cierp » Fri Aug 16, 2013 7:59 pm

The height at the neck block including top and back plate is about 3 5/16" +/- is no big deal body depth varies wildly. For sure that should not have had a dip -- perhaps a little too aggressive with the bar flexing the shaft? You'll be fine.

Russell Adkins
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Re: My KMG OM-28V Project

Post by Russell Adkins » Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:17 pm

Where do you get kits like that?

Dave Bagwill
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Re: My KMG OM-28V Project

Post by Dave Bagwill » Sat Aug 17, 2013 12:05 pm

Russ - the best kits on the planet are from KMG guitars (Kenneth Michael Guitars). You can contact Ken by email, tell him what you are thinking and he will guide you through the process. You'll be very glad you did!!

info@cncguitarproducts.com is the email address.
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