Building A Neck Thru Body Guitar

bill_yantz · Post by **bill_yantz** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:31 am

You couln't have a finer inspiration for you new creation than the beautiful fireglo in the picture. Breathtaking!!!

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 6:44 am

How about a few more of that Red Guitar!
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jonpaul · Post by **jonpaul** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 8:48 am

Just 3 words, Fab U Lous!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 10:19 am

Mummy!!

soundmasterg · Post by **soundmasterg** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 2:18 pm

Is the back on that red guitar only 2 pieces or is it more than that? It looks fabulous! I've had a hard time finding figured maple that is wide enough to do a two piece top in the past.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 6:25 pm

It's what is known as book matching. It started as an 8 inch wide piece that was resawn and opened up like a book so the halves match. Then it is glued together to make 1 piece for the back.

rickplayer · Post by **rickplayer** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 6:55 pm

Dale,
How come you can use the name Electro and not get into trouble?

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:47 pm

Jon that's a great question. I have to say that since I built this for myself as a guitar I play most of the time, with no intensions of advertising or selling Rickenbacker copies, I feel that I have a connection with Rickenbacker since I did work there many years ago, I believe that there is no problem. On the other hand, I think that if I were to put a Rick T.R. cover on it, that would be the wrong thing to do since it's not a true Rickenbacker even though it's built to 60's/70's specs by someone who worked there 30+ years ago. I think the name "Electro" may be public domain, not sure but I will check with my ex-employer, John Hall. The Electro name was used on the lower priced single pick up 400 series guitars in the 60's. They were still made to quality standards, but sold as a student/beginers instrument.

soundmasterg · Post by **soundmasterg** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:59 pm

Hi Dale. I'm familier with bookmatching, and have done it before. I just wonder where you find the nice wood like that guitar has that is wide enough to do a whole guitar body? I can usually never find anything wider than about 5 inches, so you would have to use 3 for a body, which would look strange I would think!

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:52 am

Greg: use the Internet... type in rare woods or go to the ebay site and type in figured maple. It will bring up lots of auctions by various sellers. I like to pick mine from Gilmar Woods over on St. Helens Road. A little spendy but very nice to look at.

soundmasterg · Post by **soundmasterg** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:42 am

Hi Dale. Thanks for the tip. I've never been to Gilmer's Hardwoods before for some reason....always went to Crosscut instead. I'll have to try Gilmer's when I get back into building guitars...been working on amps instead for a couple years now.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:51 pm

Well with the holiday and grand kids and baby sitting alot of dogs, I didn't get much done over the weekend. Sorry but things go that way sometimes. Now out to the shop.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:41 pm

Sum Ting Wong

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:47 am

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:20 am