Baritone, Fanned frets, Tony McManus playing!

[Herman]

The guitars I made never had fanned frets or torified wood. Tony McManus played it and he loved it.
Tony agreed I show the video of him playing this baritone. Click, watch and listen.

Tony McManus

Top-Torrified German Spruce
Bracing-Lowden Dolphin bracing
Back/Sides-Padouk
Neck-Honduran Mahogany
Fan Fretted Scales-650-685 mm
Fingerboard-Cameroon Ebony
Bridge-Cameroon Ebony
Headstock Plate-Cameroon Ebony
Tuners-Gotoh 510S Gold with Padouk knobs
Binding-Flamed Maple
Glue-Fish Glue
Finish-Nitrocellulose

[Dave Bagwill]

Beautiful, Sound and aesthetically.
Could you estimate the number of hours you put into this?

[John Parchem]

Wow! Great looking and sweet sounding guitar, I loved the deep and resonant bass and the clear trebles. I have been interested in a multiscale instrument but have been a bit scared of cutting the fret slots without the guide of a miter box and template.

John

[Herman]

Guys, thanks
-The number of hours, well, not much more than for other guitars.
So I guess about 160 hours. But don't let me declare under oath.

- The fanned frets are not that difficult. The fret slots have to be cut precicely. and the measuring/marks on the fretboard must be excact on the spot where the strings will be positioned. Go 2 mm to the side of the fretboard, and you will be completely off.
measure twice, cut once.

-If the pencil marks on the fretboard are spot on, then the sawing is not that difficult. I made this "guide-device", get a good light on, clamp it straight on the marks and there you go. Easy and very precise. I make a pic.

Herman

[Herman]

Here are some pics of the device. Very easy to make, zero costs. Better positioning than with a miterbox. On the third photo you can see, it is positioned right over the pencil mark.

[John Parchem]

Nice jig!

[Herman]

Thank ya,
I think I will post it in the "jig" section. For those who cannot affort an expensive miter box ala Stewmacs one, it is a good alternative. Not very sophisticated looking. But if the pencil marks are spot on, it cuts easily within 0.2 mm/0.008".
Herman