gift for Morgane

[asw15]

Hello from france.

First sorry for my poor english, I try to read and write, but it isn't easy for me..
i started on december an electric guitar for my daughter Morgane 16' anniversary.
you can see the project on hide files on my web site:
http://g.coquery.free.fr/downlo/gratoune.exe
http://g.coquery.free.fr/downlo/manche.exe
(solid works auto exec files)
it's an old version of the projetc but it's a good idea from it.

My home made cnc machine is visible on a french modelism forum:
http://www.retroplane.net/forum/view...?t=279&start=0

some pics of machining
"rainure" (in french... but in english???) for truss

neck rough


detail from neck


after machining table:


other side


machining the piece who receive frets (i dont know the good term)


bindings hand made


the first assembly


yes it's a cock


after finishing:




the project is now finishet, il will start very soon an archtop projetc with nylon strings ans classical head.

see you

Guillaume

[ger21]

Very nice.

[CJL5585]

Beautiful guitar. Wish I could get the files in .dxf format. I have always wanted to build a hollow body ES-335 style guitar with a classical headstock.

Excellent work. Welcome to CNCZone.

Jerry

[todd71]

Looks great. How long did it take to cut the neck?

"machining the piece who receive frets (i dont know the good term)"
The proper trem would be fretboard.

Your machine is equally impressive. Good job.

Todd

[asw15]

hello
thanks for your messages,

sorry but i've not dxf plans, only solidworks.

for the machining of the neck, the rough spend half an hour,
for the finish if my memory is good it's around 1.5 hours

for the table, the finish operation took 3.5 hours but the machine works alone in my garage, with a web cam too have a look from time to time to verify the machins is not in fire

Guillaume (and sorry for my very personnal english...)

[mgdesigns]

If you could post the *.dxf's I'd like to make a miniature in wax, and cast in 14KY gold. Would be very cool. I have never used SolidWorks, but I am sure they have a way to export as an STL type file or somrthing used to generate your G or M codes.

BTW - This guitar looks a lot like a PRS McCarty model. What type of woods did you use for the actual guitar? Looks fabulissimo. But I'm a guitar freak.

MG in Nashville, TN - Music City - y'all

[ImanCarrot]

Very impressive work!

Man, that guitar is beautiful!

[vacpress]

yeah!

that is awesome. what a supper gift!

[rlrhett]

Guillame,

I am not sure I understand the construction of the guitar. Usually, on say a Gibson ES 335, you have an arched top, an arched bottom, and a separate solid center block carved to fit both top and bottom.

From your pictures it appears that you have carved the center block and top from the same piece of wood. I don't understand how the top and bottom fit together.

Did you carve half of the center block on the top and an identical center block on the bottom that mates together? Does the top "float" over a center block carved on the bottom? Does the bottom "float" under the center block carved on the top?

Can you show us pictures of the inside of both top and bottom of the guitar? Can you tell me how tall the sides are (a Gibson ES 335 is about 65mm)?

Thanks,

[asw15]

Originally Posted by rlrhett Guillame, Can you show us pictures of the inside of both top and bottom of the guitar? Can you tell me how tall the sides are (a Gibson ES 335 is about 65mm)? Thanks,

sorry but i have no more making of photos, but you can see the inside of my project by downloading http://g.coquery.free.fr/downlo/gratoune.exe
it's a Edrawing viewer, you can select the table and hide it so you can see how carved is the body!

it's an old version but it's very similar on the final project!

regards
Guillaume

[asw15]

Hello

this project is not similar of ES355, it's a small body like a LP for example. Es 355 il a bigger body isn't it?
Well, my second project il began, it will be a real archtop guitar, the design is very personnal, and the choice of wood also...in french this white wood is Frene, and the red one is Jatoba.
roughing the inside


finishing inside


outside rough


just finish

[asw15]

Hello

some news of my archtop:

the top plate in red cedar

the mold

gluing the braces on the top plate


gluing the neckblock


the back is glued and clamped




the f holes binding

the top plate finished


the last photo before closing the box:


now i'm making the neck but i make it with old tools, just for fun, no CN this time
see you soon