13.5 Frets Prima in Maple/Redwood
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:35 am
This is my last build: Valben Custom Prima
Details:
- Moderate size box with wide x-bracing, cut-away and arm bevel.
- Scale length 650mm with 13.5 frets at the neck joint.
- Width at nut 45.5mm with zero fret.
- Brass strings counter plate
- Full L.R Baggs Anthem system.
- Platina Shellac finish
- Set-up with 12 gauge strings tuned 1 step down or 10 gauges tuned standard.
Woods:
- Soundboard : Figured AU Redwood (thanks PeteCurly)
- Back & Sides: Flamed Maple
- 7 pieced laminated Maple/Padauk neck with Padauk fretboard & bridge
- Custom Rosette and fretboard inlays (with intentional asymmetry
)
- 4pcs Padauk laminated pickguard
Notes:
1) The body size and bracing pattern will suit the following scale lengths:
- Martin 25.4ā (13 frets to the neck joint)
- Gibson 14.75ā (12.5 frets at the neck joint)
2) Some flaws in the binding job here. That padauk timber become really hard after bending and the binding tape does not have enough pull force to close gaps. Lesson learnt is that the fitting shall be perfect before to proceed an apply glue.
3) I have cracked the maple side at the cutaway during bending so have adopted a Venetian/Florentine cross solution (see previous post in āInstrument builders forumā).
4) The arm bevel is made by laminating some extra light timber see previous post in āInstrument builders forumā). It requires more work than one-piece solution but I still think it worth the extra-effort.
5) This guitar has a surprisingly huge volume. She sounds bright (as you would expect from the maple box) but also possess very powerful basses. I am planning to record an audio clip with the help of a friend whoās professional player and will share the clip here.
Details:
- Moderate size box with wide x-bracing, cut-away and arm bevel.
- Scale length 650mm with 13.5 frets at the neck joint.
- Width at nut 45.5mm with zero fret.
- Brass strings counter plate
- Full L.R Baggs Anthem system.
- Platina Shellac finish
- Set-up with 12 gauge strings tuned 1 step down or 10 gauges tuned standard.
Woods:
- Soundboard : Figured AU Redwood (thanks PeteCurly)
- Back & Sides: Flamed Maple
- 7 pieced laminated Maple/Padauk neck with Padauk fretboard & bridge
- Custom Rosette and fretboard inlays (with intentional asymmetry
)- 4pcs Padauk laminated pickguard
Notes:
1) The body size and bracing pattern will suit the following scale lengths:
- Martin 25.4ā (13 frets to the neck joint)
- Gibson 14.75ā (12.5 frets at the neck joint)
2) Some flaws in the binding job here
. That padauk timber become really hard after bending and the binding tape does not have enough pull force to close gaps. Lesson learnt is that the fitting shall be perfect before to proceed an apply glue. 3) I have cracked the maple side at the cutaway during bending so have adopted a Venetian/Florentine cross solution (see previous post in āInstrument builders forumā).
4) The arm bevel is made by laminating some extra light timber see previous post in āInstrument builders forumā). It requires more work than one-piece solution but I still think it worth the extra-effort.
5) This guitar has a surprisingly huge volume. She sounds bright (as you would expect from the maple box) but also possess very powerful basses. I am planning to record an audio clip with the help of a friend whoās professional player and will share the clip here.
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