Building Electric Guitars
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Everything from the first steps of design to the final set-up of of solid-body, hollow-body and semi-acoustic electric guitars is covered step by step in this book. It also contains a section about winding your own pickups.
Preparation9General introduction10Parts of an electric guitar10String frequencies11Guitar classics13Wood14Wood for solid-body guitars14Sound characteristics16Buying wood16Drying wood18Hardware20Tuners20Nuts22Bolt-on neck hardware23Pickguards23Fretwire23Bridges24Tremolos25Other hardware parts needed27Strings28Guitar electronics29Pickups29Making your own pickups38Magnets38Pickup bobbins39Wire39Strat-style singlecoil bobbin flanges40Dimensions of a typical Humbucker40Pickup covers41Winding pickups42Potting pickups45Passive circuits46Classic circuits56Active electronics58Shielding64Designing the Guitar66Scale length66Fret distances tables68Calculating fret distances70Laying out the guitar71Design options72Truss rods80Non-adjustable truss rods80Adjustable truss rods81Some effects on sound84Sustain85Design examples86Making templates91Workshop92Tools93Power tools94Plunge router94Router bits96Planes98Scrapers99Sawing tools100Sanding tools100Japanese Tools101Sharpening102Alternatives for sharpening103Safety104Building105Making the body106Making a solid body106Preparing the body blank106Gluing up the body blank109Cutting out the body111Smoothing the body side112Sanding the body114Rounding off the edges115Making a hollow body116Hollowing out the body116Making the top117Gluing on the top118Binding118Making a semi-acoustic body120Bending the sides121Gluing the sides to the block123Making the lining123Gluing on the lining124Gluing on the top and back125Routing the binding rabbet126Making f-holes127Making the neck pocket127Making the neck128Preparing the neck blank128Options for making a angled-back head129Making a glued-on peghead130Making Trussrods134Making a one-way twin-rod system134Making a compression truss rod136Making the trussrod channel136Cutting a straight truss rod channel137Making a curved truss rod channel138Making the access cavity139Gluing up a heel139Fitting the truss rod140Fitting a truss rod into a one-piece neck140Fitting a two-way twin truss rod141Fitting the truss rod cover strip142Making the peghead142Gluing on the peghead veneer142Sawing out the peghead shape143Fitting a peghead inlay144Making the fingerboard145Marking the fret positions145Making the fret slots146Gluing on the fingerboard148Routing the neck shape150Drilling the tuner holes151Shaping a Fender-style peghead151Fitting fingerboard dots153Fitting side dot markers154Radiusing the fingerboard155Installing the frets159Bending fretwire159Fretting160Shaping the neck163Fitting the neck166Routing the neck pocket166Mounting an angled-back neck168Bolting on the neck170Positioning the bridge171Fitting a tremolo172Making the body cavities175Routing the pickup cavities175Routing the control cavity177Assembling the guitar178Mounting the hardware178Wiring the electronics181Shielding the electronics183Preparing for finishing184Repairing dents185Finish-sanding185Staining186Filling the grain187Finishing188Applying oil188Applying wax189Shellac190Synthetic finishing materials191Coloring clear finishes191Using a brush192Varnish194Wiped-on varnish194My favorate finishing choice194Spray finishing195Using spray cans195Using a spray gun197Sanding the finish198Several weeks later199Polishing the finish200Fret dressing202Set-up206Stringing the guitar206Tuning207Adjusting the neck relief208Setting the string height at the nut209Setting the action210Adjusting the pickup height211Setting the intonation212Your self-made guitar213Straight-through neck214Making a neck-through headless bass215A Visit to219Steve Jarman guitars220Sadowsky guitars224PRS guitars226Literature231Suppliers233Suppliers mentioned in the book233Additional instruction materials234Acknowledgements235
