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Re: 17" Archtop Jazz Guitar finally starting it 5 years late!

Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 7:18 pm
by John Parchem
Wow!

Re: 17" Archtop Jazz Guitar finally starting it 5 years late!

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:58 am
by Kevin in California
Thanks boys. There's flaws but hoping they don't show much.

Body sides are leveled. Now trying to figure out how I'll route the binding channels. The arching is getting in the way of the router base o. My machine.

I may need to set up a special base on another palm router that won't touch the arching. Working on that tomorrow.

Curly maple veneer is now glued to the back of the head plate. Making progress

Re: 17" Archtop Jazz Guitar finally starting it 5 years late!

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2023 12:07 am
by Kevin in California
Went through the process of routing the body binding channels. Due to the arching I had to make a special base for the router so it could clear the arching. That went very well. Dry fit the binding/purfling which us white binding with BW side purfling and BWBW purfling all totalling .160"
Got the top glued in and after dry started scraping flush on the top. Left it .020" proud. The sides are about the same and will be scraped flush.
Then I cut out my headstock shape and routed it on my little table for binding/purfling. It will be the same scheme as the body but only 1/8" tall.
The fretboard will also be bound same but 1/4" tall.
I'm starting to attach the headstock purfling and will continue that after I get the back body bindings on hopefully tomorrow.

Re: 17" Archtop Jazz Guitar finally starting it 5 years late!

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2023 12:22 am
by peter havriluk
Immensely impressive work!

Re: 17" Archtop Jazz Guitar finally starting it 5 years late!

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2023 10:57 pm
by Kevin in California
Thanks Peter.
I haven't shown the boo boos yet. 🙃🙃

Re: 17" Archtop Jazz Guitar finally starting it 5 years late!

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:24 pm
by peter havriluk
I don't think we'll ever see them!

Re: 17" Archtop Jazz Guitar finally starting it 5 years late!

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:13 am
by Herman
Inspiring work Kevin