The world of Wez :)

mart

That double neck looks amazing! Ok, all your instruments look amazing, but that one is even more amazing!

WezV

just dug all the parts out... looks like there has been some lacquer separation on the knobs and it could all do with a good clean, but yeah, fairly happy with this

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/temporary_zpsfbgv5egj.jpg

TTony

Madness.

Total madness.

And why not.

WezV

Yeah - its ridiculous.

For those who are worried about weight, it should come in about 12lb when all finished, and the unfinished shot above is (a younger, skinnier) me holding it with one hand to show the balance.

I am not looking forward to wiring it all up

Philly_Q

That's some beautiful quilt maple and a lovely colour scheme.  Is the back purple or blue?  I'm never sure whether I can trust my monitor...

WezV

its the same blue as the edge of the burst on the front - the the dark wood on the back is purpleheart and does lend a purpley tinge to the rest

ThePrettyDamned

How are you wiring it?

Looks immense!

WezV

I honestly cant remember.

I think it was standard Gibson style wiring on the 12 string and 2 volumes and a tone on the bass.

Then a stereo cable will go to a pedal with on/off footswitches for each neck.

But I need to think about it again

WezV

just looking through some old pics of the build

i like this one best

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/new/dn5.jpg

WezV

crappy pic, but i finely freed the matching macasser ebony fretboards of all the masking tape and gave them a good clean

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/temporary_zpsqnbrzttk.jpg

WezV

time for some proper assembly

first the 16 tuners

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/temporary_zpsztdhkwel.jpg

then this little lot

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/temporary_zpsnpirn9kg.jpg

now i just need to make some nuts and plates for it

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/temporary_zps0mevwx26.jpg

Andyjr1515

Amazing....simply amazing

Andyjr1515

I've just looked again at the old construction photos - top notch techniques and materials. It incorporates 5-fold my construction nightmare...straight flat joins between body/neck sections...hence my 'slot' approach with thru necks. What do you use to square up and straighten up? Machine or shooting board?

WezV

the neck sections go though the thickness planer again after glue up but i dont trust that on shorter planks due to the risk of planer snipe.

 

the body wood goes through the planer whilst its still in planks form, i its a simple body with no laminates that shouldn't need much else other than a little cleanup before glueing

 

This was more complex because the wings are 5-layers of wood with very different grains.  They all got plained square before being glued together, but they always need a little cleanup after.  I am not good enough with a hand or machine planer to get these perfectly square without any risk of tear out, so I used a router and straight edge (usually a psare neck blank thats been through he planer) to trim the glueing surfaces back .

 

I ten use a sanding board to clean up the last little router or planer marks - the sanding board gets clamped to the bench and I run the body wing on the top

Andyjr1515

Thanks @WezV. Using a router would be the best option for me. I've got a Bubinga body to join soon...I'll use that method and see how I fare!

WezV

so i started a new bridge for the zemaitis clone.  The previous one was fine, and will have worked quite well as a bridge with the schaller saddles, but wasn't quite as clunky as I was aiming for.  I had learned a lot fromt he first attempts though so was quite happy to start again knowing i could get somethign better without much fuss

remember, this is the inspiration

http://www.maverick-music.com/wp-content/gallery/zembridge-091113/15_004.jpg

and this is the new bridge.  I decided to get this one fully working before polishing it up, so its still in its raw state at the moment.  its also not yet radiused and the thumbwheels are still an early trial

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/temporary_zpsn5njel9p.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/temporary_zpsh9bq9haz.jpg

ThePrettyDamned

That's amazing...

WezV

so, I figure I have done enough practice engraving to have a go at a top now

I was wondering what to do, and given my engraving is still a bit rough I didn't want to rely on anything that needed perfection to look good.

Someone suggested a Hermit and World Tarot card theme. 

http://www.tarotcardmeanings.net/images/tarotcards/tarot-hermit.jpg

http://www.tarotcardmeanings.net/images/tarotcards/tarot-world.jpg

 it sounded like a good idea and I thought it would suit the style I am developing so I printed off the tarot cards in a size that seemed to fit nicely.  i then stuck them to the aluminium with milk and left them out in the sun for 30 minutes.  then i could just trace through....

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/temporary_zps88z2lmov.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/temporary_zpslorrl5ll.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/temporary_zpszseog1pw.jpg

I am now currently sketching directly on the plate to see what I want to add next - may take some careful thinking about now and I am almost tempted to assemble it all before I go any further with the engraving

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/temporary_zps7hz691bx.jpg

WezV

hmm, lets try tiny pic instead

http://i61.tinypic.com/30w5zdz.jpg

http://i61.tinypic.com/1432vs3.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/124wlmp.jpg

WezV

okay, they still don't load on my phone, but should hopefully load quicker than PB