I've been chatting to scott
@GoldenEraGuitars for a while and i sent him a tele body to finish as i just didn't have the time or patience so got around to the subject of juniors and I'd said I'll build you one to try out a hot rod style junior which i think is a good idea
we're using my headstock shape instead of a vintage one but the rest is pretty much vintage spec, a traditional truss rod will be used along with a vintage fret scale, i don't use anything else tbh, if it ain't broke don't fix it
Now the mahogany which I've had for years now, it's old khaya that came direct from the importer and sat around over 20yrs before i got it, then the necks which are the same stuff, i got those blanks for £5 each, wish i could get that now, I'll probably use a madagascan fretboard, I've had that a while too and I'm putting mop dots in it not cellulose nitrate like originals
I'll be selling a few husks, you can see I've got a few sc and dc blanks being made
First up thickness it on the overhead router then put through the sander
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I will also be doing a higher spec correct ones for £750 set up ready to finsh and I'll make a nylon nut for it and glue it in place
The reason these will be virtually full builds is because i use hot hide glue which is not something I'd recommend for novice builders, doing it this way takes out any problems worrying about neck angles that clear a dog ear p90 and still have a nice wraparound bridge height
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i use my overhead router to do a traditional 3/16 trussrod, i use a 4.8mm cutter and shim one end up than cut them out
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I use a spotfacer to get the nut recess and before stewmac came up with there jig, the other thing by doing it my way i can alter the depth to just enough and no more, hopefully it keeps a bit more strength in that area
i use a small piece of maple to get the centre of my channel after it's routed
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G&W do the rods Darren, they usually arrive in a couple of days and the StewMac access cutter jig I use is fully adjustable for the depth
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3.5mm off anything i do and it's mostly scrap
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I use my home made slotting jig because it has a custom made template underneath with a vintage fret scale, this template also incorporates the trap inlay routes so i can do them on the pin router without taking the board off
Scotts 2 necks are side by side
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