Make Your Own Custom Fretboard Dots
Here’s an interesting technique for punching circles out of flat plastic sheet using a drill press. It’s from luthier Mr. Glyn. Basically he grinds the back end of a drill bit flat, then uses that same drill (the front side) to drill a hole in some steel. You then flip the bit back around without […]
The Maruader Project: Part 6 – It’s Done!
Part1 Part2 Part3 Part4 Part 5 Finally! Actually I finished it back in December, but I slowly got behind in posting these updates. My other posts have centered mostly around the refinishing process, mainly because it was the most time and labor intensive part of the project. But between coats of paint drying, or being […]
The Milwaukee Servoelectric Guitar Project
I think this looks like what would happen if the Borg assimilated a guitar. The string pitch is being changed by tightening and loosening the strings with servomotors in real time. The player hits keys on a keypad to choose the notes but still picks the strings with the right hand like an ordinary guitar. […]
The Marauder Project: Part 5 – Water Based Finish
Part1 Part2 Part3 Part4 So I decided to try out a water-based finish on the Marauder. I know a lot of the purists out there see putting anything other then nitrocellulose lacquer on a guitar as akin to throwing a blanket on it tone-wise, but personally I don’t buy it. Most production guitars today are […]