Semihollow fifteen inch

Talk about musical instrument construction, setup and repair.

Moderators: kiwigeo, Jeremy D

Post Reply
User avatar
rocket
Blackwood
Posts: 1210
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:43 pm
Location: melbourne,, outer east
Contact:

Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by rocket » Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:28 pm

Finished the laundry and now back in n to he shop and into this 15 inch thin line semi in Blackwood and Sheoak.
Cheers

Rod.
Attachments
B8849A0E-7ACF-408E-8E34-103A1B75A748.jpeg
90FC11C2-D67F-4028-A49A-DC45B8A88239.jpeg
1B1267A1-CCAF-4B49-90EC-E1C2589A57F4.jpeg
D4067EF4-E456-466C-A944-DA6F78036DA7.jpeg
EC68FBCC-C438-4601-8A71-198BBCD29F2A.jpeg
5CFF0441-8473-4D32-B5D1-5A4BA122336E.jpeg
C4615DB2-3379-48D0-B2A9-55113171C391.jpeg
05239F78-10FE-446B-B8B0-1F4C4B45BD71.jpeg
DD99F217-4997-493C-B7A9-F2A982C48ABD.jpeg
Like I said before the crash, " Hit the bloody thing, it won't hit ya back

www.octiganguitars.com

User avatar
rocket
Blackwood
Posts: 1210
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:43 pm
Location: melbourne,, outer east
Contact:

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by rocket » Thu Jun 20, 2019 12:02 pm

Sides and solid linings are bent and laminated and the top is ready to be jointed
Rod.
Attachments
E8A5D95A-23E4-411C-99FD-1374203D10A5.jpeg
055CE226-6112-440F-9090-D81973989CBD.jpeg
C26F346E-1C8C-4B50-A144-C6F08A5D8523.jpeg
013A6BB6-FB22-4C51-B9C4-9B50E2089688.jpeg
Like I said before the crash, " Hit the bloody thing, it won't hit ya back

www.octiganguitars.com

User avatar
WJ Guitars
Blackwood
Posts: 372
Joined: Thu Jan 26, 2017 4:28 pm
Location: Sutherland NSW
Contact:

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by WJ Guitars » Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:48 am

Sides and solid linings are bent and laminated and the top is ready to be jointed/quote]

Like the laminated lining design / construction that will ultimately be part of a great guitar body with strength and quality.

Wayne
https://wjguitars.wixsite.com/mysite-1

blackalex1952
Blackwood
Posts: 776
Joined: Tue Aug 27, 2013 6:36 pm
Location: North East Victoria

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by blackalex1952 » Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:07 am

Looks great, Rod. I notice you have the best plunge router on the market in my opinion, as I use the same. The plunge router base is excellent and opens up lots of other possibilities, is stable too. Great for template routing and more stable for dovetail joints with template followers, which are cheap on eBay China....The cheapest I found when I bought mine was from England or USA, but with the trade war and Aussie dollar at present, probably best price here. Available in AUS as an add on accessory. BTW, Easy to load the pix the right way up if you now how...I think there's a tute on this site somewhere....cheers! Ross
"Everything I say on the topic is based solely upon inexperience and assumption!"

User avatar
Lillian
Blackwood
Posts: 1705
Joined: Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:31 pm
Location: New Mexico, USA
Contact:

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by Lillian » Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:35 pm

Hi Rod, this one is coming along nicely. Its looking clean and sharp. Its going to be a beauty when it's done.
I really like your wood choices. I have to say you guys are spoiled for beautiful native woods. Our most figured native woods are walnut and cherry, after that it gets pretty plain. Not that I'm jealous or anything.

Its odd that when you click on the pictures they turn right ways up, but hey it works.

User avatar
rocket
Blackwood
Posts: 1210
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:43 pm
Location: melbourne,, outer east
Contact:

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by rocket » Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:53 pm

I’ve. Closed the box on this and applied one session of grainfill before the cut the neck pocket and pup cavities.

Cheers

Rod.
Attachments
15BABE02-E8E0-4668-BAC7-3EE1F23C6348.jpeg
7F30A9DB-E696-4ED7-BC71-04BF45D3EE5C.jpeg
1E1BF43D-B40A-4218-87EE-24959CFDE888.jpeg
697CA957-5812-4DBC-8B05-278DA3B5F59C.jpeg
C587072B-5E22-481E-8DC0-47FD6CEA766C.jpeg
1D461D7F-C563-4FA6-8E50-0AC58858DD43.jpeg
D60A1E96-A193-4513-93B2-3987E01342D4.jpeg
Like I said before the crash, " Hit the bloody thing, it won't hit ya back

www.octiganguitars.com

User avatar
kiwigeo
Admin
Posts: 10582
Joined: Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:57 pm
Location: Adelaide, Sth Australia

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by kiwigeo » Fri Jul 19, 2019 7:14 pm

blackalex1952 wrote:
Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:07 am
Looks great, Rod. I notice you have the best plunge router on the market in my opinion, as I use the same. The plunge router base is excellent and opens up lots of other possibilities, is stable too. Great for template routing and more stable for dovetail joints with template followers, which are cheap on eBay China....The cheapest I found when I bought mine was from England or USA, but with the trade war and Aussie dollar at present, probably best price here. Available in AUS as an add on accessory. BTW, Easy to load the pix the right way up if you now how...I think there's a tute on this site somewhere....cheers! Ross
I can;t see any plunge routers in the photos...are you talking about the Makita laminate trimmer in one of the photos? I've got one but my machine of choice is a Porter cable trimmer with a soft start I bought from LIM many years ago.
Martin

User avatar
rocket
Blackwood
Posts: 1210
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:43 pm
Location: melbourne,, outer east
Contact:

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by rocket » Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:02 pm

kiwigeo wrote:
Fri Jul 19, 2019 7:14 pm
blackalex1952 wrote:
Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:07 am
Looks great, Rod. I notice you have the best plunge router on the market in my opinion, as I use the same. The plunge router base is excellent and opens up lots of other possibilities, is stable too. Great for template routing and more stable for dovetail joints with template followers, which are cheap on eBay China....The cheapest I found when I bought mine was from England or USA, but with the trade war and Aussie dollar at present, probably best price here. Available in AUS as an add on accessory. BTW, Easy to load the pix the right way up if you now how...I think there's a tute on this site somewhere....cheers! Ross
I can;t see any plunge routers in the photos...are you talking about the Makita laminate trimmer in one of the photos? I've got one but my machine of choice is a Porter cable trimmer with a soft start I bought from LIM many years ago.
The only plunge router i have is about 20 times bigger and more powerful than that pissy little laminate trimmer you're referring too, but this thread is about the build in title not somebody else's tool kit!!!!

Rod.
Like I said before the crash, " Hit the bloody thing, it won't hit ya back

www.octiganguitars.com

blackalex1952
Blackwood
Posts: 776
Joined: Tue Aug 27, 2013 6:36 pm
Location: North East Victoria

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by blackalex1952 » Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:53 am

An exquisite instrument indeed! Re the router/trimmer, my mistake, to clarify, the trimmer has a plunge router base attachment available which is very good. As I said, I got the base from England a few years ago.Cheers Ross
"Everything I say on the topic is based solely upon inexperience and assumption!"

User avatar
rocket
Blackwood
Posts: 1210
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:43 pm
Location: melbourne,, outer east
Contact:

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by rocket » Fri Aug 23, 2019 5:44 pm

I’m still hopeful of keeping this thread wholly and solely about the titled build, so a couple of pics will show the closed body with binding and roughly shaped pickup mounting rings from the offcuts of a he plates. At this stage it has had two grainfill sessions completed and is ready for some finish but the weather is a bit cold in Melbourne atm so this is going onto the shelf for a couple of months, I can turn my attention to some other things.

Rod.
Attachments
5F0F6C1B-D58C-4B47-B48C-4226D24B37D0.jpeg
40D2859E-04CA-4B24-9219-76201908C53D.jpeg
62AACD41-EDC3-473C-ABD2-6A4D6AB734DE.jpeg
6961870C-9F99-4B21-885B-DE214667D62B.jpeg
998B0423-242C-461E-846C-D5532615078F.jpeg
A7AF63AC-1A94-49C0-A133-02393E9E7EE9.jpeg
3746BEFE-DB23-4047-9311-634E9EC17867.jpeg
A91A56DE-75B2-406C-A327-EFDE79662F88.jpeg
D312E9C5-ECCC-42CE-96AF-C2037F67FBC7.jpeg
Like I said before the crash, " Hit the bloody thing, it won't hit ya back

www.octiganguitars.com

User avatar
TallDad71
Blackwood
Posts: 191
Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2017 6:20 am
Contact:

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by TallDad71 » Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:22 pm

Looks brilliant.

What are you planning to do about the access hatch for installing the pots?

On my last build I was desperate not to interfere with the beautiful grain on the back, despite my best efforts I still wasn't too pleased with the result. The panel was cut out but needed a lot of binding to make up for the cutting tool and finishing.

I was quite pleased however to find a way to avoid the need for plate screws.
Screen Shot 2019-08-23 at 12.21.14.png
Screen Shot 2019-08-23 at 12.21.14.png (708.88 KiB) Viewed 24340 times
Alan
Peregrine Guitars

User avatar
rocket
Blackwood
Posts: 1210
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:43 pm
Location: melbourne,, outer east
Contact:

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by rocket » Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:55 am

So this one is ready for a fit off and setup now, more pics to come.

Cheers Rod.
Attachments
AF250474-4453-4338-B93E-A95EF03FD936.jpeg
A91F8B8F-182A-4ACF-A6AF-2BE593A4FD1C.jpeg
269C2168-8B15-457F-B8A7-B8DD2D13C5EA.jpeg
Like I said before the crash, " Hit the bloody thing, it won't hit ya back

www.octiganguitars.com

User avatar
rocket
Blackwood
Posts: 1210
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:43 pm
Location: melbourne,, outer east
Contact:

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by rocket » Fri Feb 07, 2020 9:53 pm

A couple more pics of the fit off

Rod.
Attachments
IMG_4570.JPG
IMG_4570.JPG (143.79 KiB) Viewed 22058 times
IMG_4571.JPG
IMG_4571.JPG (104.62 KiB) Viewed 22058 times
IMG_4572.JPG
IMG_4572.JPG (113.45 KiB) Viewed 22058 times
IMG_4573.JPG
IMG_4573.JPG (163.69 KiB) Viewed 22058 times
Like I said before the crash, " Hit the bloody thing, it won't hit ya back

www.octiganguitars.com

Dave M
Blackwood
Posts: 595
Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:44 am
Location: Somerset UK

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by Dave M » Sat Feb 08, 2020 3:40 am

Rod that heel is interesting. Any chance of another photo or two? Is that a common thing to do on an archtop is is purely your design?

Dave
------------------
Dave

User avatar
rocket
Blackwood
Posts: 1210
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:43 pm
Location: melbourne,, outer east
Contact:

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by rocket » Mon Feb 10, 2020 11:30 am

There it is

Rod
Attachments
0D57510B-4F36-486A-90F6-FFBB5EE39CE3.jpeg
FEF5BEB6-2F99-4A62-9EED-DCB01C10DD52.jpeg
AA36F123-610A-4CA2-849C-F074FEAE640C.jpeg
89307815-BB7F-40B7-862C-52A2D94DFD28.jpeg
FC17F25D-791A-4C01-B2CC-FFAEE3DA8F60.jpeg
E17757C6-8DC1-4187-8BAC-BD7C5FF2299A.jpeg
Like I said before the crash, " Hit the bloody thing, it won't hit ya back

www.octiganguitars.com

User avatar
Joseph Jones
Myrtle
Posts: 77
Joined: Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:56 am
Location: Narrikup WA

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by Joseph Jones » Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:27 pm

Nice.
The stone is hard and the drop is small but a hole is made by the constant fall.

User avatar
Mark McLean
Blackwood
Posts: 1084
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:03 pm
Location: Sydney

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by Mark McLean » Wed Feb 12, 2020 8:57 am

Rod, that looks sensational. Many individual classy touches, like the timber covered pickups and the timber knobs (did you turn those yourself?). I also like the way that you incorporated the “heel” of the neck into the curved body. That is very clever and elegant. Does the laundry look as good as the guitar? You are quite a craftsman.

User avatar
rocket
Blackwood
Posts: 1210
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:43 pm
Location: melbourne,, outer east
Contact:

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by rocket » Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:42 pm

Thanks Mark, yeah i made the knobs by using a hole saw without the pilot and then turned them on a spindle and put a brass insert inside to take a tap for the grub screw, i wanted to go that way because i thought my original plan of gold knobs would be too garish and too much bling but i think the gold would also go well, it can be an option for any prospective customers i suppose. Although i think I've made a couple of little mistakes i am very happy with the outcome, i've borrowed some ideas from some other builders but overall its basically my design, i don't know of any other thin line semi's with matching arched plates with a 15 inch lower bout and string through design, the 15 inch body saw the need to order a custom made road case to protect this little gem.
As for the laundry,,, yep it turned out ok too but i love building guitars more
Like I said before the crash, " Hit the bloody thing, it won't hit ya back

www.octiganguitars.com

User avatar
rocket
Blackwood
Posts: 1210
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:43 pm
Location: melbourne,, outer east
Contact:

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by rocket » Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:53 am

Thanks for asking Mark, even though this is a bit off topic here’s some pics of the laundry

Cheers
Rod.
Attachments
9E3BD0DA-4F7C-48F3-B98B-8B8D16ADEC59.jpeg
63839A52-D6CB-416E-B45A-F830E69ED8D2.jpeg
7649925C-5049-4212-8751-3DFA560F3117.jpeg
E8CFC2CB-EA30-4018-B3BF-CF0259D93FAD.jpeg
E2BC3226-E394-4A73-BB90-983E1269BFC6.jpeg
Like I said before the crash, " Hit the bloody thing, it won't hit ya back

www.octiganguitars.com

Bruce McC
Blackwood
Posts: 395
Joined: Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:29 pm
Location: Canberra ACT Australia

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by Bruce McC » Fri Feb 14, 2020 9:18 am

Bloody hell Rod a glass splash back and parquetry floor in a laundry!
That should keep the missus happy and win you a few brownie points. :cl
Bruce Mc.

User avatar
rocket
Blackwood
Posts: 1210
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:43 pm
Location: melbourne,, outer east
Contact:

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by rocket » Sun Feb 16, 2020 3:56 pm

New case
Attachments
55F9EA38-D7F2-426E-945A-826510EE3933.jpeg
Like I said before the crash, " Hit the bloody thing, it won't hit ya back

www.octiganguitars.com

User avatar
Mark McLean
Blackwood
Posts: 1084
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:03 pm
Location: Sydney

Re: Semihollow fifteen inch

Post by Mark McLean » Sun Feb 16, 2020 6:59 pm

Looks like the sort of home that it deserves.

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 95 guests