Members Dan0steck Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 Hi, I'm new to this thread, but my brother BSS(member) has been on here for a while. He too is doing a self build of a Les Paul Singlecut ESP/LP style.http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2549352He encouraged me to also do a thread on my build, so here I am! A few years after my first build(Les Paul-I'll post pictures of the final project), I decided I wanted to tackle a hollowbody. My goal originally was to replicate the McCarty I. This is the guitar I got most of my measurements for the body from. But I decided that I am not going to go with the Piezo system, so the end result will be more like the Hollowbody II. http://www.prsguitars.com/hollowbody2/index.html The wood being used in the build is mahogany for the body and neck and Lacewood for the carved top. The block of lacewood I started with was not thick enough to saw and book-match, so the top of the guitar is not symmetrical. So far on the project, I have rough cut the body shape out of each of the sections, top middle, and bottom. I carved the inside and outside of the top section out and simply cut out everything from the middle section. I also carved out the inside of the bottom section. I left the outside of the bottom section flat so I have a flat plane to work on. To carve all of this, I used a grinding wheel with a sanding disk. (Patients is key) Once a good amount of the carving was done, I took a finishing sander and smoothed it out. The next step was cutting out the f holes on the face of the guitar. I drilled out the round ends of the holes and used a jig saw to cut the rest out. Once the holes were cut, I sanded them till they both looked like they matched. Gluing the three pieces together didn't take much. First I glued the middle section onto the bottom and then the top onto that after it had dried. The latest step I have completed is creating the motrise and tenon joint. I have seen recently that this may not be how PRS joints are actually done, but I believe it will suffice. A lot of the previous steps are done very similar to my brothers build. So if your curious, you can look at his pictures for a reference. I plan on getting my pictures up by the end of the day. I don't have as many as my brother yet, but if you guys take interest in this, I will definitely show as much as I can along the way. As I said I will try to get pictures up soon for all to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 pics are needed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 Ambitious! I like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesway Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 i'm in.. this looks like it could be awesome.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linusâ„¢ Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 subscribed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dan0steck Posted February 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 Ok so here are some pictures of my first build, Les Paul. I am waiting to receive the pictures of my PRS via email, so I apologize for starting a thread with no pictures, I guess I jumped the gun a bit. Look back later tonight and hopefully I'll have them up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dan0steck Posted February 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 So it took me a little longer than expected but I have the pictures. This is the earliest picture I have of the project. The three sections bottom middle and top, respectively, were rough cut to shape and top an bottom are carved, and the middle is cut out. Close ups of each of the sections the bottom middle, and the top The neck (tenon cut to 3 degree angle) And some pictures of the pieces together, and a look at the early shaping of the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dan0steck Posted February 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Pictures of gluing the sections together After sections were glued, and some more sanding around the outside was done. Hopefully after the weekend I'll have pictures of my mortise and tenon joint. That puts this thread to where I am, ready to work on the neck. So my latest step has been searching for the PRS bird inlay templates. I have the abalone, but I cannot find anything for templates to cut them out. Does anyone know where I can get the templates? I'm sure they're probably copyrighted, not making it any easier, but any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poster Nutbag Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Lookin great so far, but I gotta ask, why try to clone a PRS? Why not do your own take on it, and make your own original inlay design? Like flying monkeys or something.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brewski Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 outstanding work!! is this your work shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Holy smokes, that's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BSS Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 outstanding work!! is this your work shop? It's our dad's work shop (I'm dan0steck's older brother). Our dad's been doing woodwork almost his entire life, and he's built some really cool stuff. I'm going to be working on my guitar this weekend, I'll take some pictures of some of the things he's built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Sweet thread! I can't wait to see some more...I really want to tackle a semi hollow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pjackson92 Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Ok so here are some pictures of my first build, Les Paul. I am waiting to receive the pictures of my PRS via email, so I apologize for starting a thread with no pictures, I guess I jumped the gun a bit. Look back later tonight and hopefully I'll have them up! what pickups are those!! or atleast the covers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Quarter Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Runn3r Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 ...very nice progress so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mcinku Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Can't wait to see this one finished... Awesome job so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dan0steck Posted February 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Lookin great so far, but I gotta ask, why try to clone a PRS? Why not do your own take on it, and make your own original inlay design? Like flying monkeys or something.. Well being a student in engineering, I like the challenge. I feel like trying to clone one is more of a challenge for me than to do it my own way. Don't get me wrong I think custom guitars take just as much, if not more skill, but I really like PRS's style. Some day, I will probably begin creating my own styles, but for now I enjoy trying to replicate the guitar as closely as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dan0steck Posted February 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 The pickups are Alnico 490R and 490T (black). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zdawg Posted February 8, 2010 Members Share Posted February 8, 2010 Bump for anything new??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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