March 3, 2020
March 3, 2020
All assembled and strung up with D'Addario round-wounds. The action fell into place with just a little adjusting. I set the intonation with a yardstick, which works better than you'd think. Add 3/16" for the E string, 0 for the G, and split the difference in between.
Apart from testing the wiring, I have not yet plugged it in. I'm going to let it settle under tension for a week or two.
This one went through a long and torturous build process over almost two years. All I can say is don't believe the "advice" you find on talk_ass. However, in the end, it turned out to be a pretty nice instrument.
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Here is a piece of oak from Home Depot. I grain-filled it with several coats of water-based ( non-yellowing ) poly, sanding in-between until it is as smooth as plastic, which it now is in a way. I used water-based that because that was the first can I laid my hands on. Otherwise, I have a very low opinion of the stuff. I'm really only using it as grain-filler here.
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