Just Scalloped My Tele!, Richie Blackmore style |
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Mar 20 2023, 10:33 AM
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So this one was long in the making...
My Fujigen J-Standard Illiad is probably my most versatile guitar, as well as the most lightweight and stable. So it's likely the one I would bring with me if I had to travel somewhere to perform. But there is just one problem... the frets are vintage style and super low. Action on the guitar is great so if only I could fix this issue, it might turn this into my main guitar... However re-fretting is difficult / expensive and to me doesn't really make sense if the frets aren't worn out. Enter scalloping I have already scalloped a guitar (Steinberger Spirit GT-pro) - however I was close to trashing that one and really did not have much to loose. So I tried a quick scallop with an electric Dremel tool and BAM - the guitar is now a monster. This time around I did not want to opt for a quick and dirty Dremel job so I attempted to do it with traditional tools: ---  Let's first remove the neck  Let's add a layer of protection with some paint tape  Let's get started!  Close-up  For this scallop, I opted for the Richie Blackmore school of thinking where you just remove the wood close to the fretwire where you would/should fret.  Still a little rough around the edges, but this is more than good enough for my 'player' needs. (At this point I had probably worked on it for like 5 hours I would say) In fact, I couldn't help myself but restring quickly to try it out, oh boy is it a totally different guitar in terms of playability...  Let's finish this off with some boiled Linseed Oil  I was very pleased to see how this brought out some beautiful structure in the fretboard wood.  End result looks cool to me, and I highly doubt I'll be able to wait until that oil has dried 😅 edit I did a quick recording with it, check 01:55 for some twang: |
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Mar 20 2023, 03:23 PM
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Cool!
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Mar 20 2023, 07:37 PM
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Looks nice!
Will be nice to hear a demo of it when you are done 
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Mar 21 2023, 06:41 PM
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🤩
I did a quick recording with it, check 01:55 for some twang: |
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Mar 22 2023, 08:41 PM
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How much did the truss rod need altering after doing that?
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Mar 23 2023, 06:45 AM
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It does not affect string action, but it makes it look different since the wood is now further away from the strings.
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Mar 23 2023, 11:15 AM
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QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Mar 23 2023, 05:45 AM)  It does not affect string action, but it makes it look different since the wood is now further away from the strings. Interesting, I thought that with the removal of that amount of wood, the string tension would have a greater effect on the neck causing it to bow more. -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Mar 23 2023, 11:20 AM
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That sounds possible, but I haven’t noticed this effect. It is likely not noticeable when removing just a small portion of wood.
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Mar 23 2023, 10:31 PM
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had i been a better luthier, it would have been smoother. But that curve can be further filed down in the future. I just removed the absolute minimum for the effect I needed.
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Mar 24 2023, 07:44 AM
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Awesome you dig it 👊 they way it is now, it's more like a crossover between Yngwie and Blackmore
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