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Title: ...reclaimed guitar project... Post by: Oren on August 13, 2014, 06:19:39 PM As plans for my first music video unfold, I found myself wondering which guitar (guitars?) to feature. Not being fond of promoting a specific brand - without a very good reason - my search for a new guitar from a Canadian manufacturer soon lost its momentum. So I've decided to build a guitar from parts salvaged from old discarded instruments.
Here are photos of the first few items... The neck is from a Japanese Strat copy. It was bowed so critically that the previous owner thought it unsalvageable. Some water to moisten the wood, followed by a little heat and gravity - it now remains straight and true with only the internal truss rod to control the shape. Title: Re: ...reclaimed guitar project... Post by: MarioD on August 13, 2014, 08:35:37 PM Great idea about the neck. I have to remember that.
Did the weight on the neck affect the bolt on wood screws? Or are they machine screws? Title: Re: ...reclaimed guitar project... Post by: Oren on August 13, 2014, 10:06:47 PM Did the weight on the neck affect the bolt on wood screws? Or are they machine screws? Neck/body attachment is wood screws, and appears to have survived unscathed. I wasn't too concerned about the body - and basically used it as a "handle" for the neck treatment - because it's laminated mahogany; heavy as hell, and starting to de-laminate from age and abuse. Title: Re: ...reclaimed guitar project... Post by: folderol on August 14, 2014, 07:16:52 PM Interesting project. Be nice to seer how the phoenix develops :)
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