Thank you so much for showing all the mistakes! I really jacked up my first build (a kit) and felt like giving up and thinking this just wasn't for me. I knew I could fix the mistakes, but it took a lot out of me. I think people need to see these mistakes to realize that it happens and can be fixed and that you won't be a pro luthier on your first go. This was a fantastic video! Thanks again!
This is anything but a fail! You succeeded, although the odds seemed to work against you. Amazing how you fought bad luck and solved every difficulty! 👍👍👍
Great video man. I love that you show your mistakes. It helps us all to see those. My first neck had a truss rod rattle too. One of my favourite woodworking sayings, is "Woodworking is not about perfection, but about how well you can fix your mistakes." Looks to me like you are in good shape bro.
What if the addition of that block of wood was the secret for this guitar's magical mojo? I was really sad when I saw the drill press eat it up but maybe in the long run it was serendipity?
oh, i could use that glue trick with the binding and the acetone, if i could find a routing bit that would work right for what i want. Looks great, nice work.
Fantastic build! I really appreciate that you showed us all your mistakes and accidents. That's how we all learn. Looking forward to seeing the next one!
To be honest there were actually more mistakes than seen in this video, some footage I lost somewhere and at the beginning I even deleted what I just filmed If I made mistake and looked around that no one saw..😅🙈 that was stupid and I regret it
Impressive that you all build everything right there including your pickups. If you have time, there is an 8 video series from Gibson Acoustic in Montana where Ren Ferguson and his team bills acoustic guitars. Different style of guitar and they use a lot of CNC machines but there is some cool clamping ideas they use. Like using fire hose to make pressure bladder clamps. You may not get a lot of useful ideas for electric guitars but it’s still fun to watch anyway. The cool thing here is you’re learning each day and becoming a luthier. All I can do is watch and hope that when my job ends overseas that I can go back and start with hands on building. Watching tons of videos, just hope I can remember technics from all of them including yours. Thank you sir.
Cant you drop some thin mchine oil in the truss rod, leave it for a while to expand the wood to the truss rod. I got an old Greco strat that the rod started rattling, now it dont !
That repair job will eventually leave a crack in the finish around that block. No getting around it. The wood will expand and contract at a different rate than the block
Excellent build, I like how the first neck didn't stop you from making the second and the fact this was your first you still put binding on it!! Wonder though, how much did the total build cost? Including materials, extra neck expense, and the work room rental? Cheers, and BTW nice tone on that guitar!
thanks for the comment😄👌 Second neck’s wood and that birch fretboard I already owned. Neck 20€ Body 20€ Hardware & trussrod & pots & switch ~200€ 3dl paint, thinner and hardener ~60€ (you ’ll paint three guitars if you dont mess up) Varnish set ~80€ (again for 3 guitars) Work room was free since I study at this luthier school in Finland. So if you count varnish and paint this guitar was around 400€ in total😃😱
Upea kitara ja hienosti korjattu tuo moka! Olen rakentanut ja modaillut useampia kitaroita ja aika nopeasti tylsistyi perusmallien kopiointiin (stratot, telet), joten tuollainen tremolo-tele 3l3r-lavalla on ainakin omasta mielestä paljon mielenkiintoisempi ja kivempi myös omistaa pitkään.
Yes sure:) I think it was either when I glued fretboard on I used those fast wooden clamps for press and I think they are not the best tools for that since you need good amount of pressure for gluing fretboard.. there was actually small visible slit(?) between fretboard and neck on the other side, not all the way but like 4-6cm long. I didn’t film this since I was too ashamed of it..😅🤦 wich is too bad. But this is actually the reason I ended up putting binding on the neck to hide that small gap between fretboard and neck. Proper way to fix that would have been that you try to warm up glue again for an example by holding iron on fretboard and do pressing again with stronger clamps. But anyway.. Other reason might be that router groove cut for trussrod was simply too spacious, but I actually think that it was not it. hope this helps:) Thanks for watching!
@@fufc1231 yes, they were both planed, but it is very possible that the wood curved and wanted to leave gap on other side + I didin't put proper pressure. Around 1:17 I take off those clamps, I only used like 4-5 clamps and I remember one of those being loose when I took it off. Anyway I feel more secure using screw clamps in future for this purpose. Those wooden clamps are great in many situations (maybe even with this if used correctly)✌
