Newbie Building a Resonator - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T13:35:55Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/newbie-building-a-resonator?id=2177249%3ATopic%3A119342&feed=yes&xn_auth=noVery good Don. I know the fee…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-11-03:2177249:Comment:1212842013-11-03T14:31:40.703Zlonnie james barberhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/lonniejamesbarber
Very good Don. I know the feeling you get when you get a new power tool that will do the job. Good luck be careful
Very good Don. I know the feeling you get when you get a new power tool that will do the job. Good luck be careful Just a quick update here on m…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-11-03:2177249:Comment:1212832013-11-03T12:35:12.402ZDon Korthhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DonKorth
Just a quick update here on my progress. I have all the kerfing installed and the 10.5" hole for the cone as well as the 1 7/8" hole for the sound screens done and I am awaiting the arrival of my new 14" Grizzly 30th anniversary model band saw. It's my Christmas present from Santa this year and she ordered it last week so I will get it early. All I have is a pretty inferior 9" Ryobi bandsaw that I purchased a couple years ago and this thing won't cut a straight line no matter how much I tune…
Just a quick update here on my progress. I have all the kerfing installed and the 10.5" hole for the cone as well as the 1 7/8" hole for the sound screens done and I am awaiting the arrival of my new 14" Grizzly 30th anniversary model band saw. It's my Christmas present from Santa this year and she ordered it last week so I will get it early. All I have is a pretty inferior 9" Ryobi bandsaw that I purchased a couple years ago and this thing won't cut a straight line no matter how much I tune the saw. I have all my brace wood and don't want to cut it up on the Ryobi nor do I want to waste the wood that would be associated with the larger kerf of my cheap table saw. So, this project has essentially stalled until the Grizzly arrives sometime hopefully this week. I ordered the 6" riser block for the bandsaw to be able to do resawing up to 12" widths as well.<br />
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When I initially outfitted my shops power tools I didn't do my homework and have been slowly replacing just about all of the initial tools I purchased as it didn't take me long to figure out that you get what you pay for. I do have a very nice Dewalt 13" planer but still need a larger drill press and in the spring of 2014 I am upgrading to a Ridgid Oscillating Sanding Station as well. I am not too concerned about the cheap Ryobi table saw at the moment as I am currently only building musical instruments and with the Grizzly Bandsaw I don't anticipate needing a table saw too often for my current purposes.<br />
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I did, however, purchase wisely on all my hand tools as my primary intent from beginning this adventure is to build mostly old school with hand tools. So, I am all set in that dept and I really enjoy taking a curl with my hand planes and the feel, sound and lack of fine dust that goes with it. Has been a bit of a challenge learning how to tune and hone all the hand tools but I am finally becoming very efficient at that as well Don unless you have something…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-10-17:2177249:Comment:1203842013-10-17T21:37:40.369Zlonnie james barberhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/lonniejamesbarber
Don unless you have something really strange going on in your shop. I would think you could go ahead with your Kerfing. If you would feel better by giving it a day or two then that's ok also. It's your guitar you be the judge.
Don unless you have something really strange going on in your shop. I would think you could go ahead with your Kerfing. If you would feel better by giving it a day or two then that's ok also. It's your guitar you be the judge. Hi Everybody,
My kerfing, fre…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-10-17:2177249:Comment:1202962013-10-17T19:48:59.964ZDon Korthhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DonKorth
<p>Hi Everybody,</p>
<p>My kerfing, fretboards, binding etc arrived today and I have a couple of questions if someone wouldn't mind helping an old man here.</p>
<p>(1) Should I let this kerfing acclimate to my shop for a week or two before installing it and moving forawrd? I am presuming it's okay to move forward but I want to do this right even if these aren't top of the line instruments.</p>
<p>(2) I ordered 2nd grade Indian rosewood fretboards from LMII and these look absolutely beautiful…</p>
<p>Hi Everybody,</p>
<p>My kerfing, fretboards, binding etc arrived today and I have a couple of questions if someone wouldn't mind helping an old man here.</p>
<p>(1) Should I let this kerfing acclimate to my shop for a week or two before installing it and moving forawrd? I am presuming it's okay to move forward but I want to do this right even if these aren't top of the line instruments.</p>
<p>(2) I ordered 2nd grade Indian rosewood fretboards from LMII and these look absolutely beautiful and I was wondering why they're considered 2nd grade?</p>
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<p>As previously stated these are my first from scratch builds of any type of acoustic instrument although I have made (3) thinline/chambered tele style guitars from scratch that arent finished yet due to the fact I have nowhere to spray inside my home in MI with proper ventilation and the weather is turning here so I intend on finishing the thinline builds late spring or early summer 2014. This will allow me to paractice building my own necks for the thinlines as well over the winter and I am assuming that after I blow a few they will start coming out like they should. I am really into this to build acoustic instruments anyway's and I intend on finishing the resonator's with tru oil. I am really enjoying building these reso's and I had insinuated early on in this thread that they're not as complex as a fine acoustic due to top/back thickness not being as critical as the reso's primarily rely on the cone/spider and/or pot/baffles for sound reinforcement. I am staying with this claim and although there are details and many things to learn regarding building, setup, intonation etc on a reso I feel I made a sound desicion in beginning my journey into this wonderful art form with a from scratch reso.</p>
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<p>Thanks for any and all advise whether I utilize or heed it or not. This forum along with a couple more I belong to are an invaluable learning resource for a man on a budget with a lot of common sense and a desire to learn :-)</p> Good point John and I hadn't…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-10-12:2177249:Comment:1200882013-10-12T21:35:33.442ZDon Korthhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DonKorth
Good point John and I hadn't thought of that and that would be short and sweet there wouldn't it? I am vowing right here and now to build my first classical guitar entirely with hand tools just to say I have done it. The dang bandsaw, router, thickness planer etc sure does make life easier though doesn't it?
Good point John and I hadn't thought of that and that would be short and sweet there wouldn't it? I am vowing right here and now to build my first classical guitar entirely with hand tools just to say I have done it. The dang bandsaw, router, thickness planer etc sure does make life easier though doesn't it? One thing to keep in mind, th…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-10-12:2177249:Comment:1200122013-10-12T20:51:53.610ZJohnhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/John631
<p>One thing to keep in mind, this is an instrument that has a flat back and top. That means you can use a table mounted router if you want.</p>
<p>One thing to keep in mind, this is an instrument that has a flat back and top. That means you can use a table mounted router if you want.</p> Thanks for the reply and advi…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-10-12:2177249:Comment:1199072013-10-12T20:42:59.172ZDon Korthhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DonKorth
Thanks for the reply and advise Bill and I am not beyond getting the StewMac set and LMII offers one as well. I have also seen and researched how to do it by hand using a Gramil and a chisel. So, now I am torn between the Gramil and the router rabetting bit and bearings. Obviously the bit and bearings would be the quickest way to go and I have a nice Ridgid laminate hand held as well as a big boy in my router table and the Ridgid has never been used. I also have a Dremel that's never been used…
Thanks for the reply and advise Bill and I am not beyond getting the StewMac set and LMII offers one as well. I have also seen and researched how to do it by hand using a Gramil and a chisel. So, now I am torn between the Gramil and the router rabetting bit and bearings. Obviously the bit and bearings would be the quickest way to go and I have a nice Ridgid laminate hand held as well as a big boy in my router table and the Ridgid has never been used. I also have a Dremel that's never been used but I have equipped myself. The reason I am torn is the doing it by hand method seems the way to go for me but I don't know that it's worth all that trouble on a 1/4" piece of baltic birch but it would be a learning device.<br />
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I don't wanna sound like a do it all by hand snob as I do own and use power tools too but I am definitily drawn in by the hand made methods. It just seems like authentic luthiery to me to do it by hand and be able to do it that way. I am probably going to open a huge can of worms with that statement and I mean no offense to anyone who uses all power tools to et the job done but to be a luthier I think one should be able to build a quality instrument with nothing but hand tools. Maybe I am dead wrong with my definition here but it is truly how I feel about the art form and craft. Like John has pointed out if…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-10-12:2177249:Comment:1198362013-10-12T20:27:05.896ZWilliam F.Edenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/WilliamFEden
<p>Like John has pointed out if you already have bearing router bits you can also have a cutter ground down for the right depth of bindings if you can't get the right size bearing for your bit. But if it were me and you don't think you will ever go all out for the set that Stu-Mac sells on page 33 then I would be trying to find a Luthier friend that would cut the bindings for you this time. Buy the way that jig that John shows in the picture can be a bit tricky to get just right. I would be…</p>
<p>Like John has pointed out if you already have bearing router bits you can also have a cutter ground down for the right depth of bindings if you can't get the right size bearing for your bit. But if it were me and you don't think you will ever go all out for the set that Stu-Mac sells on page 33 then I would be trying to find a Luthier friend that would cut the bindings for you this time. Buy the way that jig that John shows in the picture can be a bit tricky to get just right. I would be more interested in the bearing bit if it were me. just my two cents worth. GOOD LUCK Bill............</p> If you have bearing guided ro…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-10-12:2177249:Comment:1200822013-10-12T14:39:23.249ZJohnhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/John631
<p>If you have bearing guided router bits already, you can try swapping a smaller bearing to a bigger cutter. That's how I got my first binding cutter. Or you could make one of these. <a href="http://www.kennethmichaelguitars.com/bindingsworkspacsetupexecution.html" target="_blank">http://www.kennethmichaelguitars.com/bindingsworkspacsetupexecution.html</a></p>
<p>If you have bearing guided router bits already, you can try swapping a smaller bearing to a bigger cutter. That's how I got my first binding cutter. Or you could make one of these. <a href="http://www.kennethmichaelguitars.com/bindingsworkspacsetupexecution.html" target="_blank">http://www.kennethmichaelguitars.com/bindingsworkspacsetupexecution.html</a></p> Does anyone have a suggestion…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-10-12:2177249:Comment:1197812013-10-12T14:22:13.592ZDon Korthhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DonKorth
Does anyone have a suggestion to rout binding channels in a guitar without having to shell out the large dollars for a rabbeting bit/bearing set? I plan on making a lot of guitars so maybe I should just bite the bullet and purchase the proper tool I don't know. It seems through this guitar building journey of mine that every time I turn around I need another dang tool that wants to break the bank.<br />
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Anyone who thinks they can save money building their own guitar better think again as the tools…
Does anyone have a suggestion to rout binding channels in a guitar without having to shell out the large dollars for a rabbeting bit/bearing set? I plan on making a lot of guitars so maybe I should just bite the bullet and purchase the proper tool I don't know. It seems through this guitar building journey of mine that every time I turn around I need another dang tool that wants to break the bank.<br />
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Anyone who thinks they can save money building their own guitar better think again as the tools required to outfit a guitar shop are a small fortune especially if you buy quality tools which is exactly what anyone who wants to build more than a guitar or two should do. I suppose in the long run one can save money building their own instruments but that would have to be after the tools and startup costs have paid for themselves which could take years depending on ones ability to market his/her skill set and product