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i did 3 coats a day for 3 days then let cure for a week. I then flatted off with 600g and have now done a final 3 coats. It will then get another 4 weeks curing before i can buff it out.
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The tailpiece isn't sitting right yet thanks to the slightly offset body shape. I need to make a wedge to sit under the bracket to sort this
Also needs the guard straightening up, a truss rod cover making, the bridge cutting down to suit the smaller body size, and it still needs to be wired up
Getting there though.
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Its still a little unbalanced, and some notes are giving a bit of warbling. but the bridge isn't even fitted properly yet. It might not even get this one. Think the plate is causing some noise too
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Acoustic Archtops were never really designed for sustain. The aim was volume, projection and a tone that stood a chance of being heard in a big band setting.... so kinda bright worked well
This thing has bags of natural sustain already before the bridge is even shaped to match the top properly. It's loud for its size and harmonically rich.
The main differences between this and an acoustic archtop is size, and the neck join. I can't help but attribute its solid body like sustain to its solid body like neck join. Something I noticed on the last one.
One benefit of the traditional join is there is less transference between body and neck, keeping the body as the primary generator of tone. This design does away with that altogether, the neck is very much part of the bodies vibration.
It may all be lost once plugged in, just leaving solid body tone + uncontrollable feedback... we will see.
I'm enjoying it a lot in its acoustic state.
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