| Gallery, Projects and General > Project Logs |
| Folding Electric Guitar |
| << < (2/11) > >> |
| mike os:
nice job Bogs :nrocks: :bow: :bow: |
| spuddevans:
--- Quote from: bogstandard on March 14, 2011, 03:51:13 PM ---and he says that the tone has changed a little, he reckons for the better. I don't understand things like that, he just says it is not as harsh as it used to be. --- End quote --- Just from the pics posted, it looks like the neck-to-body joint is more rigid and secure than the normal method (on mass-produced reasonably priced guitars ) of 4 fairly thin woodscrews thru a thin metal plate, so I would think that would add a more sustained quality to the tone. --- Quote ---It started life as a reasonably price Yamaha jobbie. But to me that means nothing, I just modded it using well known engineering practices and a little basic guitar knowledge that I picked up. The only things that didn't go back on were the string tensioners. --- End quote --- That's a good thing, most tuning problems on the more reasonably priced guitars are caused by the tuners, an easy and well-worth upgrade for for suchlike guitars is to buy a decent set of tuners. --- Quote ---BTW, it is almost the same weight as the original, only a few ounces heavier. --- End quote --- That's very impressive :bow: :bow: --- Quote ---I hope that explained it OK. --- End quote --- Indeed it has, thank you for showing and sharing. Tim |
| John Rudd:
--- Quote from: bogstandard on March 14, 2011, 12:40:56 PM --- the sticky out thing that shakes the strings is missing. Bogs --- End quote --- and is called a Whammy bar.....As used by the venerable Hank Marvin.... :bow:( I'm a closet Shads fan and have a red Fender Strat just like his..... Nice work Bogs.... |
| Bogstandard:
Thanks gents. John, I normally remember things, but sometimes I have lapses and can't remember the correct names, so I usually put the first descriptive thing that comes to mind. It saves having to stop the post while I go on searchabout for the correct term. In fact, the plate it mounted on was one of the more difficult fixes, as you know the plate is loose, but just can't be screwed down tight because it has an angle underneath it, so a special very thin tapered shim had to be made so that it sat perfectly flat. At least you understood what I meant. John |
| Dean W:
Quite interesting, John. You do get up to some diverse projects in your shop. Maybe someday we can see some of the construction pics, (after the patent has gone through?). I think they would be a good insight to how you figure these things out, which in itself is a good teaching tool. Thanks for the pics! Looks great, BTW. Dean |
| Navigation |
| Message Index |
| Next page |
| Previous page |