AcornHouse
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I just checked the Jescar site and all the Evo gold was unavailable when you select it.
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AcornHouse
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Making gold sparkles.
Strange.
I just checked again and see several sizes listed as available. A few examples:
FS37080-EVO listed as available, but only in 25-piece sets
Jescar Fret Wire 37080
Fret Wire 37080, S & EVO Specs Crown Size (Width & Height) Tang Width Alloy Feet per Pound 2ft Lengths per Pound .080″ X .037 (2.03 X .94 mm) Standard Tang width 0.0195″ 0.0195" NS18% 75.3 37 .080″ X .037 (2.03 X .94 mm) 0.0195" Stainless Steel 83.0 41 .080″ X .037 (2.03 X .94 mm) 0.0195"...
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FW47104-EVO listed as available, coiled, 25-pece sets or 3ft straight
Jescar Fret Wire 47104
Fret Wire 47104, S & EVO Specs Crown Size (Width & Height) Tang Width Alloy Feet per Pound 2ft Lengths per Pound .104″ X .047 (2.64 X 1.19 mm) 0.0200" NS18% 51.3 25 .104″ X .047 (2.64 X 1.19 mm) 0.0200" Stainless Steel 56.6 28 .104″ X .047 (2.64 X 1.19 mm) 0.0200" EVOgold™ Ni-Free 51.4 25...
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Around two months ago I received enough Evo fretwire for 12 guitars from them.
beinhard
AcornHouse
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It's not listed as unavailable in the wire material choices.Strange.
I just checked again and see several sizes listed as available. A few examples:
FS37080-EVO listed as available, but only in 25-piece sets
Jescar Fret Wire 37080
Fret Wire 37080, S & EVO Specs Crown Size (Width & Height) Tang Width Alloy Feet per Pound 2ft Lengths per Pound .080″ X .037 (2.03 X .94 mm) Standard Tang width 0.0195″ 0.0195" NS18% 75.3 37 .080″ X .037 (2.03 X .94 mm) 0.0195" Stainless Steel 83.0 41 .080″ X .037 (2.03 X .94 mm) 0.0195"...
FW47104-EVO listed as available, coiled, 25-pece sets or 3ft straight
Jescar Fret Wire 47104
Fret Wire 47104, S & EVO Specs Crown Size (Width & Height) Tang Width Alloy Feet per Pound 2ft Lengths per Pound .104″ X .047 (2.64 X 1.19 mm) 0.0200" NS18% 51.3 25 .104″ X .047 (2.64 X 1.19 mm) 0.0200" Stainless Steel 56.6 28 .104″ X .047 (2.64 X 1.19 mm) 0.0200" EVOgold™ Ni-Free 51.4 25...
Around two months ago I received enough Evo fretwire for 12 guitars from them.
beinhard
But when I select EVOgold it comes back as unavailable.
AcornHouse
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AHA! If I select the tang size first, it shows the 25 piece set as available.
Are those 25 individual frets, as in short 2" lengths?
Are those 25 individual frets, as in short 2" lengths?
AcornHouse
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No more sparkles outside in natural light.
Yes, and pre-radiused. Really last resort for me, but better than nothing when that was all I could get.
beinhard
AcornHouse
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I'll just have to use the StewMac gold when I'm out. Or nickel/silver when appropriate.
Yes, and pre-radiused. Really last resort for me, but better than nothing when that was all I could get.
beinhard
AcornHouse
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And the whole together, but no glue in the neck joint; just the mechanical connection.
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What to do when you start shaping the neck and find a couple of small hairline cracks near the headstock?
You put on your big boy pants and start dismemberment.
I'd rather redo the neck before it's finished than have it break while someone's playing it. I'll save the fingerboard and overlay and just put them on the new neck.
And make certain I leave it on the thickerer side, proportion be damned.
I'll sleep better.
You put on your big boy pants and start dismemberment.
I'd rather redo the neck before it's finished than have it break while someone's playing it. I'll save the fingerboard and overlay and just put them on the new neck.
And make certain I leave it on the thickerer side, proportion be damned.
I'll sleep better.
You are an honest man Chris
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Agreed! All the more reason I'm hoping to have something built at the AcornHouse for myself.
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That top is gorgeous.
Stuff like this is why hand-built guitars by good honest luthiers cost more than assembly line guitars. I'm sure the new owner appreciates every bit of the quality you put into it.
Stuff like this is why hand-built guitars by good honest luthiers cost more than assembly line guitars. I'm sure the new owner appreciates every bit of the quality you put into it.
Ugh wow. A whole new neck? Any chance you can take a close-up of what you found? I'm just curious with a strong 3-piece neck like that what you see that nagged you to make a new one.What to do when you start shaping the neck and find a couple of small hairline cracks near the headstock?
You put on your big boy pants and start dismemberment.
I'd rather redo the neck before it's finished than have it break while someone's playing it. I'll save the fingerboard and overlay and just put them on the new neck.
And make certain I leave it on the thickerer side, proportion be damned.
I'll sleep better.
Oh, and I totally agree with Shelby.. I love to see that kind of honesty (with yourself)!
AcornHouse
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I'd added a koa back overlay (underlay?) for, ironically, extra strength and to dress up the plain back. (It would have been thinned down.) I'm now thinking that the clamps might have put too much stress from the weight.
I do have enough of the neck sandwich glue up for a second neck for a (I thought) future build.
That crack appeared on both sides now (apologies to Judy.)
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Mmmm.. neck sandwich glue.
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Got the new neck laid out and rough cut, leaving plenty of extra for careful carving.
Process will be same as the first one, dovetail first.
Process will be same as the first one, dovetail first.
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I can run the headstock overlay through the drum sander to get the old headstock wood off of it. That's easy enough.
The fingerboard, because it's already radiussed and fretted is another story. I don't want to do anything to risk the inlay and frets so it gets careful paring with the paring chisel. Then I can scrape/sand it clean, ready to go.
And because it Spanish cedar, it's coming off fairly easily. Super sharp chisel helps.
The fingerboard, because it's already radiussed and fretted is another story. I don't want to do anything to risk the inlay and frets so it gets careful paring with the paring chisel. Then I can scrape/sand it clean, ready to go.
And because it Spanish cedar, it's coming off fairly easily. Super sharp chisel helps.