Hi all,
Figured it was time for me to start a thread about my builds.
I am 6 week away from graduating from London Met's musical instruments degree.
My after graduating plan is to spend the next couple of years prototyping some guitars, particularly an headless ergonomic design I've been thinking about for a bit, as well as some custom builds.
We are in the process of moving out of London- I'll then be tooling up to build.
If people remember I built a parlour guitar last year.
This year I have built two instruments- a Martin 000 style acoustic and a Telecaster.
Martin 000 style has AAA sitka spruce top, AAA rosewood back and sides, ebony bound rosewood fingerboard, rosewood bridge, maple binding. This one isn't quite finished- I have a few bits and pieces to do with cleaning up the body and final neck tweaking before finishing, which will be Tru-Oil.
Telecaster is a one piece swamp ash body, maple neck, butterscotch finish, Callaham hardware, Duncan pickups.
Some pics:
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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
congrats.
What was your dissertation on?
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Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
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Big congratulations! The acoustic looks really nice, one classy guitar.
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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
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
What are you looking to use a laser for? Bear in mind that ABS/scratchplate material isn't suited for laser cutting (it will melt and almost always leaves a ridge on the underside), and some plastics give off noxious fumes. Acrylic on the other hand is great.
But I guess the main use for a laser cutter would be templates and jigs
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Good luck!