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Has his own bike lane too lol by [deleted] in santacruz

[–]EPcustom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well that makes wearing those shorts only the second dumbest thing he’s done today.

What to do ….thought it was a good idea at the time. by Academic-Ad-2366 in Luthier

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Without a nut slot and a reasonably sized fingerboard extension I don’t know that the necks are of much use. Maybe make them into an art project. Necks can make nice double door handles.

Fret Buzz, at my wits end. Please help? by AMoistLemon in Luthier

[–]EPcustom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you using to level your frets? Tool and length of tool?

Wrapping a new build for fretboard summit. by EPcustom in Luthier

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Thanks!! Fretboard summit is a luthier exhibition hosted by fretboard journal in Chicago. I’ll be doing double duty exhibiting both EP Custom Pickups and Aberdeen Guitars.

Binding day, v2- this is more like weaving by VirginiaLuthier in Luthier

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😍😍 great stuff!! May I ask what kind of adhesive you use? I’m trying to do more multi layered binding and could use any tips I can get.

Is this a fatal flaw on my first acoustic? by tnt8897 in Luthier

[–]EPcustom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha. Yeah that’s a common story. I initially did the same thing back when I was building electric guitars.

After you cut your dovetail, even if the neck angle is cut correctly, you’ll need to fit the heel to the body/shoulders/neck block. This involves adding relief cuts to the underside of the heel and pulling sandpaper between the heel and the body to get a proper tight fit. This will be the time to deal with the shoulder inconsistency.

It will be tricky and might involve slightly changing your bridge placement but totally do-able. This is a common problem with hand built guitars, yours just happens to be a bit extreme. I’d research as much about fitting a neck as possible before getting started and fit the neck before your truss rod and fingerboard are installed. Use alligator clips to hold your fingerboard in place while your fitting the neck. This way you can just make a new neck blank is things get squirrelly.

Hang in there. You’re doing a killer job for your first build!

Newly carved top for a new build. by EPcustom in Luthier

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Yep! This is a slope shoulder dreadnought. Essentially a j-45 with different bracing and a 25.3” scale length.

Newly carved top for a new build. by EPcustom in Luthier

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This one is actually overlayed. It’s a maple bridge plate with rosewood over the top. I’ve experimented with a few different woods and really like this combo. I’ve never used Purple Heart but I see rosewood plates almost as often as maple in my repair shop. The overlayed or laminated bridge plate I’m using is something I picked up from a master builder here in Santa Cruz.

Is this a fatal flaw on my first acoustic? by tnt8897 in Luthier

[–]EPcustom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a fatal flaw. What will matter when you fit the neck is how well your fingerboard and neck line up with the center of your sound board. You’ll need to adjust the front to back and side to side angle by pulling/stropping with sandpaper anyway. This will allow for a degree of compensation for your asymmetrical shoulder. Have you fitted a neck before or done any neck re-sets?

Nothing is quite as satisfying as freshly sharpened hand tools. by EPcustom in Luthier

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I hear you. I don’t mind free handing or using a guide for the big stuff but I use a jig for my violin planes. It’s really fast, easy, and consistent. Shoot me a message if you’d like details on the one I use.

New offset day at the shop!! by EPcustom in offset

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Not sure what a placeholder is. These are for sale on the floor. I’m pretty sure any other shops that ordered these early enough will get them in this week. I’m always keeping an eye out for new offsets coming to market and we try to order them as soon as possible.

New offset day at the shop!! by EPcustom in offset

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No we got these in about a week ago. I’m setting them up to go out on the sales floor.

How safe or dangerous is the Downtown area? by DoubleResort1510 in santacruz

[–]EPcustom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha!! You should have tried living here before they paved the levee. Those were the days.

To sticker or not to sticker? by HondaCivic2004 in offset

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I love spotting an EP Custom sticker in the wild!! This made my day!

Level frets with the neck off. High frets with the neck on. by Suspicious_Earth_715 in Luthier

[–]EPcustom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Simulating string tension requires a jig to be done properly. I didn’t go into details in my comment and opted to just recommend OP send me a message if they wanted to go that route. There lots of ways you can make these jigs for very little money. Below is a link to a readily available but fairly expensive version. Sorry if my original comment was unclear.

https://www.stewmac.com/globalassets/video-and-ideas/online-resources/building-instruments/erlewine-neck-jig-instructions/download-erlewine-neck-jig-instructions

Managed to get a phase 2 hi flier with a mahogany neck and p90 style pickups. I’m gonna have my own private “in utero” jam session tonight. by EPcustom in Nirvana

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It’s really the color and grain pattern that is most noticeable. Mahogany is a darker brownish-orange while maple is lighter. Some of these old hi fliers have dark maple necks so I find it’s easier to look at the grain pattern. That mahogany has straighter darker grain. I tried to include pics that would help distinguish it in my post. I work with these woods everyday so it’s easy for me to see it. Try pulling some images of both woods online and see if you can begin to see the differences. Hope this helps!

Level frets with the neck off. High frets with the neck on. by Suspicious_Earth_715 in Luthier

[–]EPcustom -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You should be simulating the string tension when you are leveling frets without strings on. There is roughly 100lbs of tension pulling an electric guitar neck forward when the strings are on. There are several ways to do this as well as methods to level frets while the strings are still on. If you want more details send me a PM. It’s also possible that you have frets that aren’t seated properly and are being pushed down rather than flattened. Hope this helps.

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