A bit late to the lockdown build party, but here we go.
The next build was going to be an incremental improvement on the last one: a small, lightweight headless guitar, this time with Hipshot tuners and headpiece. Then
@octatonic started
a thread about Klein ergonomic guitars. Now I’ve always wondered what a Klein feels like to play. The only way to find out is to build one.
So the body outline is fixed. It will have a J Custom fixed bridge because a) I’ve got one, and b) I don’t use a trem. The headpiece I’m not sure about, I’ve ordered a couple of different types from the internet, and will see which is the most appropriate. With the weight of the J Custom the body is going to be relatively heavy, so I’ll give up the pretence of using light weight wood. I have a length of mahogany type wood which is left over from a window ledge. I was going to use for necks. Instead I’ll glue it up into a body blank.
Meanwhile I’ll think about pickups. Maybe tappable humbuckers
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ABM is the best headpiece imho.
https://abm-guitarpartsshop.com/ABM-GUITAR-PARTS/Headless-Systems/Guitar/Headpieces/ABM-7080b-Black::260.html
You'd need to use a zero fret or a traditional nut with it.
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It is what Chris Forshage does.
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
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Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
Now to order some pickups, and get the cavities cut before i profile the body.
It’s designed for a fan fret neck. The chances are that the seller is not familiar with guitars, and didn’t know. I could make it work on the 22 fret neck, it fact it would be quite a feature.
Before anyone asks, yes those nut slots look wrong. I’ve filled them with veneer and blue* prior to fitting a zero fret.
* I hate auto-correct, but sometimes it’s amusing
I looked at those string clamps, the double hex grub screws look a good idea, pity it's not straight.
Shame looks like it would have been the ideal part
Spokeshave and cabinet scraper to get to this stage. I’ve left the head end square until the other headpiece arrives, or until I get tired of waiting. Next stop side dots. I’ll let the neck settle before levelling the fretboard and putting in the frets.