Yonkle
Nov-06-2007, 12:58am
Here is my lastest wittle stick. This is a F2 style body but I used the F5 scale lenght for a longer faster neck.
I also used tone bar construction inside.
I used rosewood for the fretboard, bridge, and finger rest. I really like the look of the rosewood fretboard.
I wanted to do a rosewood headstock too, but didn't trust my inlay skills in rosewood, I hear it has to be perfect, kind of like the soundhole rosette.
This is my 3rd ovalhole, I remember my 1st rosette took me about 5 days the first time and a lot of e mails to Hans for help. This one I made and cut the channel (with a razorblade) and got it inlayed in about 5 hours. No room for error on these, but they sure look good.
I added a birdseye veneer to the back of the headstock, gives it a nice "finished" look.
I also cut the sound hole just a hair smaller than spec and tap tuned the plate to about a Cb, looking for a good tubby sound and boy did I get it!
The volume and tone on this #8 is incredable. It has a real "tubby" loud low end and a sweet sounding high end. This one sounded A+ in the first 1/2 hour of playing, never had one sound so good right off. The "E" sounds a little tight like it is holding back but I'm sure in a month or two it will loosen up and wake up. I played it at a friends for the first (real) try out and it was fantastic! My buddy Bill has a pretty heavy hand he played it about 45 min. and I noticed when he handed it back that "E" string really woke up a lot, started sounding louder and more bell like. You can tremelo on a open "G" full tilt and it has zero fuzz,buzz just a loud wooden thumpin real deep tone.... love it!
Color: is a stain called honey mixed with some other shades along with a couple yellows.
Finish:Spirit varnish blond.
Shaller tuners (non reversed). not by choice.. long story!
Bill James Tailpiece.
White MOP inlay.
and reversed Binding! (Black line on the sides)
Enough of my words, heres some finish photos (Enjoy Yonkle)
I also used tone bar construction inside.
I used rosewood for the fretboard, bridge, and finger rest. I really like the look of the rosewood fretboard.
I wanted to do a rosewood headstock too, but didn't trust my inlay skills in rosewood, I hear it has to be perfect, kind of like the soundhole rosette.
This is my 3rd ovalhole, I remember my 1st rosette took me about 5 days the first time and a lot of e mails to Hans for help. This one I made and cut the channel (with a razorblade) and got it inlayed in about 5 hours. No room for error on these, but they sure look good.
I added a birdseye veneer to the back of the headstock, gives it a nice "finished" look.
I also cut the sound hole just a hair smaller than spec and tap tuned the plate to about a Cb, looking for a good tubby sound and boy did I get it!
The volume and tone on this #8 is incredable. It has a real "tubby" loud low end and a sweet sounding high end. This one sounded A+ in the first 1/2 hour of playing, never had one sound so good right off. The "E" sounds a little tight like it is holding back but I'm sure in a month or two it will loosen up and wake up. I played it at a friends for the first (real) try out and it was fantastic! My buddy Bill has a pretty heavy hand he played it about 45 min. and I noticed when he handed it back that "E" string really woke up a lot, started sounding louder and more bell like. You can tremelo on a open "G" full tilt and it has zero fuzz,buzz just a loud wooden thumpin real deep tone.... love it!
Color: is a stain called honey mixed with some other shades along with a couple yellows.
Finish:Spirit varnish blond.
Shaller tuners (non reversed). not by choice.. long story!
Bill James Tailpiece.
White MOP inlay.
and reversed Binding! (Black line on the sides)
Enough of my words, heres some finish photos (Enjoy Yonkle)