Work Page 10-25
Round Tenor Guitar
For my friend Barry Grant
Round Tenor Guitars, nothing new .
They go back to the 1920's Examples shown above are Stromberg and Epiphone.
Made from off-the-shelf parts in my shop.
1920's Plectrum neck, with "BARRY" on the peghead
I have had it a long time and always knew where it would end up, I just did not know on what!
For the body-Ludwig Kingston Resonator
For the top- split back Maple- from warped 1920s resonator.
Round Tenor Guitars, nothing new .
They go back to the 1920's Examples shown above are Stromberg and Epiphone.
Made from off-the-shelf parts in my shop.
1920's Plectrum neck, with "BARRY" on the peghead
I have had it a long time and always knew where it would end up, I just did not know on what!
For the body-Ludwig Kingston Resonator
For the top- split back Maple- from warped 1920s resonator.
Part one
I will first cut the plectrum neck down to tenor scale.
After sectioning and glue cure, I then took off the original fingerboard and used a 1970s Strom fingerboard that was the original fingerboard from another banjo that I used the neck on, for another custom build for Mike Moe (Dog Banjo) in the early 2000s.
After that, I cut off the last frets and made it a 17 fret with a slight extension for appearance..
Then on the rosewood fingerboard I removed the dots and made "Flowers" with 1/64" brass tubing in the centers.
Added side markers and did a nice finish with darkening at the heel to hid the sectioning.
I will first cut the plectrum neck down to tenor scale.
After sectioning and glue cure, I then took off the original fingerboard and used a 1970s Strom fingerboard that was the original fingerboard from another banjo that I used the neck on, for another custom build for Mike Moe (Dog Banjo) in the early 2000s.
After that, I cut off the last frets and made it a 17 fret with a slight extension for appearance..
Then on the rosewood fingerboard I removed the dots and made "Flowers" with 1/64" brass tubing in the centers.
Added side markers and did a nice finish with darkening at the heel to hid the sectioning.
The heel will glue up into that area.
Eternal text :)
Laminates match the neck. Pure luck.
More clearcoats
That is the length of the sectioning.
This is the board I will use, cut down.
Extension shaped.
Some finish applied to the neck. Ludwig resonator.
Added side markers-3/32"
1st cut. Heel removal.
Glued up.
Spanning the break with billet of rosewood.
Side removal from old resonator.
Dot removal, made some little flowers.
Fretting with 147 Stew Mac.
Then a sectional cut, leaving fingerboard for now.
Finish removed.
Leveled and solid again
Smoothing it up, this is the old inside.
1/64" brass tube, for deco inside of the flowers.
Part Two
Working on the body and top.
Routing an oval hole, adding some finish to get a look at what I want there.
Setting the dowel, more finish.
Next will be checking the playability to see where it is so far.
Working on the body and top.
Routing an oval hole, adding some finish to get a look at what I want there.
Setting the dowel, more finish.
Next will be checking the playability to see where it is so far.
Stripped and ready for tint.
Honey amber as the main tint.
Heel cut made, making bushings for dowel tenon
Now back to other work for a while.
I will make an oval hole.
Everything tinted, now taking on clear coats.
This will now fit the 1/2" tenon.
Roughing in with rasps.
Grain will disappear as clear is added.
Flange lip routed to depth for wood top;
Edge ugliness will be hidden in a sunburst.
Still adding finish as I work on mechanics.
MORE TO FOLLOW