#020 - Electric BoogaLou

Got the top and back on now, and made the access panel for the electronics.  Just need to route the neck pocket, pickup holes, and round off the edges.  After that, drill the holes for the pots, switch, jack, and then stain it.

Since some people like to give me shit about using a lot of clamps...

#020 - Electric BoogaLou

So now Lou has the electric bug again and has tasked me with designing and building him a solidbody electric.  I made up several designs, and he chose the one that was the exact shape of his resonator.  We immediately started gathering materials, and after some discussion about woods that are easy to "antique", I convinced him that oak is the way to go.

We made a trip to the local hardwood lumberyard last sunday, picked out some 6/4 red oak for the core, and a nice highly figured quartersawn red oak board to have resawn to bookmatch for the top and back.  After we got back, we ordered some custom Lindy Frailin P-90s, and an Ebony fretboard.  Been getting as much as I can done each day, almost ready to glue the top and back on.  Here's some pics.

Milling out the core.  Had to do a lot of it by hand, i need a bigger drill press.

Marking off the hollow area so I can make an access panel for the electronics.

weighs like 7 pounds less now.

Ebony 25" scale, 12" radius

Stay tuned for more updates.

#019 - Soprano Ukulele

Got the neck on, bridge on, and everything sanded today.  Just gotta order some tuners now and make a nut, and put the finish on it now.  The neck is actually darker than it appears, the mineral spirits just dried up by the time I shot the pic.