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EIRW archtop

Post by 56nortondomy » Sun Nov 22, 2015 12:33 pm

I've just finished my first archtop. It was a real learning experience, and was a lot more difficult than I was expecting, I'm pretty happy with the result but there's room for improvement that's for sure.
B/S EIRW
Top Lutz
Birds eye maple neck. By far the hardest timber I've used on a neck.
Ebony f/b
African b/wood bridge
Curly koa bindings
Ebony head plate on the front and African b/w on the back
Schaller tuners
Kent Armstrong p/up
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Post by kiwigeo » Sun Nov 22, 2015 3:47 pm

Great work there Wayne......what's the finish?
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Post by ozziebluesman » Sun Nov 22, 2015 5:14 pm

Great job Wayne.
A credit to you, congratulations.
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Post by 56nortondomy » Sun Nov 22, 2015 5:49 pm

Thanks Alan, Martin, the finish is Miritone lacquer.
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Post by Nick » Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:01 am

Excellent job Wayne for a 'firsty', what style of bracing did you go with (X or parallel) and have you achieved the tone you were after?
What is the brand of tailpiece? I know Benedetto used one in a talk he gave and did name it I think but it's been some years since I watched the DVD.
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Post by 56nortondomy » Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:33 am

Thanks Nick, it's x braced. Tone is pretty much what I was after but I really haven't had much to do with archtops. The guy who ordered it supplied the tailpiece, I don't know the maker, it's German made, but it came from Allparts. Wayne
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Post by Hank » Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:38 am

She looks a honey!
only ever played with birds eye maple veneer, solid would be something else
Shaping the neck would of been tough going!
lots of file work?

polish looks great

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Re: EIRW archtop

Post by Mark McLean » Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:47 pm

Nice job Wayne. The neck looks especially awesome

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Post by martintaylor » Wed Nov 25, 2015 12:20 am

Looks great Wayne! What was the hardest part (apart from the neck!)

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Post by soulman » Wed Nov 25, 2015 1:19 pm

Good job Wayne. Well done
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Post by 56nortondomy » Wed Nov 25, 2015 4:55 pm

Thanks everyone for the nice comments.
Martin, I think apart from carving the neck, fitting the neck was also a real challenge for me, I've never done a dovetail before and I cut this one by hand. I have another one to do for the same customer ( parallel braced this time ) so I'm going to make a router template to do the dovetail this time ( any info on the sizes for the template would be welcome ). Wayne

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Post by needsmorecowbel » Wed Nov 25, 2015 5:53 pm

Nice One Wayne!

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Post by 56nortondomy » Wed Nov 25, 2015 10:49 pm

Thanks Stu, looking forward to seeing something from you in the not too distant future.
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Post by needsmorecowbel » Thu Nov 26, 2015 7:19 pm

It might be a table/ bookshelf before a guitar at this rate haha

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Post by Jehu » Fri Nov 27, 2015 9:40 am

Nicely done! Hand cutting and fitting that dovetail is probably the trickiest part of an archtop build.

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Post by rocket » Mon Jan 04, 2016 9:35 pm

Bloody nice job there Wayne, blown away by the maple neck, awesome figure, how was the rosewood to carve? lovely combination, the subtle contrast of the rosewood/maple,lutz. Beautiful axe,,,

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Post by 56nortondomy » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:45 am

Thanks rod, the rosewood was good to carve, it was easier than I expected. The maple was tough though, and I have 2 more necks to make with it. Wayne

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Re: EIRW archtop

Post by seeaxe » Tue Jan 05, 2016 1:49 pm

Beautiful wood combination Wayne. That neck is something else.
Would look even better leaning up against a 56 Norton Dominator, of course

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Post by 56nortondomy » Tue Jan 05, 2016 5:12 pm

If only I still had one to lean it against Richard, it'd be a dream come true :D
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Re: EIRW archtop

Post by 56nortondomy » Mon Sep 26, 2016 11:08 pm

The owner of this guitar has finally done a demo if anyone wants a listen.
Wayne

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