Hi Steve just found you on the net, i've just started and think you are a brill teacher
will learn lots from you, fantastic love to buy you a drink, cant wait to get back up in my shed in the morning, thanks for your help, all the very best Russ in the UK.
Have you ever considered making a jig for cutting for your fret wire on the fretboard? I have made one where the fretboard sits a C-Shaped jig with sides reaching higher then the top of the fretboard with cuts down through where the frets should be located so you can slide the saw down through to make the cuts in the fretboard. I personally dont trust using the table saw for this
Have you ever considered making a jig for cutting for your fret wire on the fretboard? I have made one where the fretboard sits a C-Shaped jig with sides reaching higher then the top of the fretboard with cuts down through where the frets should be located so you can slide the saw down through to make the cuts in the fretboard.
um, maybe a dumb question but why would you measure out fret slots to 1/64 " when the distances are based on the 12th root of 2 or a ratio from fret 0 toward the bridge of .94387431268...? Why on earth would you not use a standard fret slot template to mark your fret slots so they were actually perfectly spaced per the 12th root of 2? Just seems wrong to forego accuracy beyond 1/64". Your intonation can't be correct doing it that way, can it?
hey steve's thanks man, question:what kind of ebony you buy? because I went to my lumber store and they have many especies.Thanks for your videos man!!!
one second he has hair, the next there is none... anyway great series. I would like it much if you, some how, aranged these to play as a playlist. because right now I'm watching this like a TV and after I start a video I make it full screen than lay on my bed and relax. It'd be great if I didn't have to keep getting up.. ha
thanks. Do a google search on "fret calculator" and you'll find a link to the Stewart McDonald fret calculator. There are lots of these out there. Have fun.
um... well... being a big Radiohead fan I'll take that as a compliment? More in a "more productive, comfortable, not drinking too much" way than in a "a pig, in a cage, on antibiotics" way I guess.
Steve I love your series. Just a thought, why don't you put all this series on a DVD and sell them using PayPal? You could make an easy $50 to $100.00 dollars US or Canuk dollars. I am sure you could use the extra cash not that you are hurting. Just a thought. Anyways thanks for the series!
Oh, it's just one of those "needed a change" things. I cut it off then grow it out, then cut it off... I can't stand it in between, but I like it long and I like it short.
Well, it looks cool either way. If you had done it the other way round, like starting the building process with the shortcut and leting the hair grow along with the guitar it would really have kind of a philosphic touch. But never mind ;-)
By the way, the vids are the best I've seen on youtube. I always thought, that it would be so cool to build my own guitar. You put the goal in a reachable area. I'm still pretty scared, but if I build one, it'll be just because of your effort. Thanks.
Thanks for the kind words. Trust me, making a guitar that is playable and looks decent is surprisingly easy if you've done any woodworking in the past. Good luck.
Hi Steve just found you on the net, i've just started and think you are a brill teacher
will learn lots from you, fantastic love to buy you a drink, cant wait to get back up in my shed in the morning, thanks for your help, all the very best Russ in the UK.
789holland 11 months ago
Have you ever considered making a jig for cutting for your fret wire on the fretboard? I have made one where the fretboard sits a C-Shaped jig with sides reaching higher then the top of the fretboard with cuts down through where the frets should be located so you can slide the saw down through to make the cuts in the fretboard. I personally dont trust using the table saw for this
KSteng89 1 year ago
Have you ever considered making a jig for cutting for your fret wire on the fretboard? I have made one where the fretboard sits a C-Shaped jig with sides reaching higher then the top of the fretboard with cuts down through where the frets should be located so you can slide the saw down through to make the cuts in the fretboard.
KSteng89 1 year ago
um, maybe a dumb question but why would you measure out fret slots to 1/64 " when the distances are based on the 12th root of 2 or a ratio from fret 0 toward the bridge of .94387431268...? Why on earth would you not use a standard fret slot template to mark your fret slots so they were actually perfectly spaced per the 12th root of 2? Just seems wrong to forego accuracy beyond 1/64". Your intonation can't be correct doing it that way, can it?
TruthSurge 1 year ago
how thick is your table saw blade?
maddisx 1 year ago
"Lasts longer than I will"
Thats what she said LOL!
SitarKnight 1 year ago
where did your hair go man, did it get caught in the saw?
Semimentalman2 2 years ago
hey steve's thanks man, question:what kind of ebony you buy? because I went to my lumber store and they have many especies.Thanks for your videos man!!!
cchente99 2 years ago
ha haa you had a haircut !!!
rathie321 2 years ago
Thanks for doing these videos, they are great. Where did you purchase that blade for the table saw if you don't mind me asking?
14Whiz 2 years ago
Dude, what happened to all your hair???
youchooooooob 2 years ago
his hair got caught in his table saw
KreatorOfDeath1985 2 years ago
do you have a computer file of the table you made up fret locations?
ZRichardson7537 2 years ago
If you do a google search for "fretboard calculator" you'll find lots of online versions. The beauty is they work for differing scale lengths.
bobloblaw1701 2 years ago
they do, but still, its hard to saw spaces...
pakvanjdam 2 years ago
one second he has hair, the next there is none... anyway great series. I would like it much if you, some how, aranged these to play as a playlist. because right now I'm watching this like a TV and after I start a video I make it full screen than lay on my bed and relax. It'd be great if I didn't have to keep getting up.. ha
twoboots4you 3 years ago
man, thanks for your vids!
please, where can i find that table you mentioned at 2:44 ?
yohrdzayr 3 years ago
thanks. Do a google search on "fret calculator" and you'll find a link to the Stewart McDonald fret calculator. There are lots of these out there. Have fun.
bobloblaw1701 3 years ago
Man this is great. I used to be a building contractor and now I just started on guitar building, you vids are unreal and really helpful!
duey101 3 years ago
you laugh like the doctor in the simpsons. cracks me up.
Mahavishnu80 3 years ago
I'm not sure if that's better than the person who said I sound like Fozzy Bear from the Muppets, but thanks. ;-)
bobloblaw1701 3 years ago
this video was great help to me though. :)
otolos 3 years ago
this guy sounds like 'Fitter Happier' radiohead track from ok computer!
otolos 3 years ago
um... well... being a big Radiohead fan I'll take that as a compliment? More in a "more productive, comfortable, not drinking too much" way than in a "a pig, in a cage, on antibiotics" way I guess.
bobloblaw1701 3 years ago
where is your hair man.
NomiasLeos 3 years ago 7
I have seen some other dvd"s on guitarmaking and you build good way
luthier1979 4 years ago
Steve I love your series. Just a thought, why don't you put all this series on a DVD and sell them using PayPal? You could make an easy $50 to $100.00 dollars US or Canuk dollars. I am sure you could use the extra cash not that you are hurting. Just a thought. Anyways thanks for the series!
TexasSizzle 4 years ago 2
Dear steve how did you know what was the size of each fret?
Brad
fatforlife 4 years ago
you find a fret marking calculator on the net, type in the guitar scale length and it tells you the distance from the nut to each fret
toilets5 3 years ago
Don't worry i've already built my guitar so yeah thanks anyway!!!!
fatforlife 3 years ago
Why did you cut your hair?!?!
Myx4o 4 years ago
Oh, it's just one of those "needed a change" things. I cut it off then grow it out, then cut it off... I can't stand it in between, but I like it long and I like it short.
bobloblaw1701 4 years ago
Well, it looks cool either way. If you had done it the other way round, like starting the building process with the shortcut and leting the hair grow along with the guitar it would really have kind of a philosphic touch. But never mind ;-)
By the way, the vids are the best I've seen on youtube. I always thought, that it would be so cool to build my own guitar. You put the goal in a reachable area. I'm still pretty scared, but if I build one, it'll be just because of your effort. Thanks.
walksight 3 years ago 2
Thanks for the kind words. Trust me, making a guitar that is playable and looks decent is surprisingly easy if you've done any woodworking in the past. Good luck.
Steve
bobloblaw1701 3 years ago
Steve
You have cleared up a lot of mystery for me. I can't wait to see the rest of the series. Good work!
Don.
xbluenoser 4 years ago
The Hair?
Normanskie 4 years ago