Frets :: Chubbuck Rogue 005

July 21, 2015

The bridge is glued on and the neck is ready for fretting. I picked up a Taylor "Fret Buck" reproduction by Stew-Mac (pictured below) to test out. The "buck" adds mass and supports the fingerboard extension when knocking in the frets over the body. In the past I have hand-held a steel block under this area with one hand and tapped in the frets with the other. Nothing wrong with either method. The fret buck is great, but it's a little intimidating installing such a heavy piece of cast iron on your newly finished guitar!

Note this will be one of the first builds to come out of the new shop. Very exciting!

Catch up on the progress of this guitar at: http://www.chubbuckguitars.com/acoustic/rogue005

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Neck recarve :: 2014 JW Van Tele

July 20, 2015

Neck recarve :: 2014 JW Van Tele

I've carved another neck for this player and he knows what he likes. This neck was much too thick for him (~0.960") so it was carved down to his spec's and refinished with tung oil for a satin feel.

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Blown-up strap button :: Vox Electric Uke VEU-33C [2.3 lbs]

July 19, 2015

Blown-up strap button :: Vox Electric Uke VEU-33C [2.3 lbs]

The tail strap button was blown out, but luckily all of the pieces were there. I put the puzzle back together and redrilled for the strap button.

Pretty cool uke with a built-in preamp and speaker.

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Post-builder tinkerer :: 2014 JW Van Tele

July 16, 2015

Post-builder tinkerer :: 2014 JW Van Tele

This non-original owner custom tele has the classic signs of post-builder-tinkering under the pickguard. The "Freeway" six way toggle switch was broken and needed to be replaced. Since I was in there, I decided rewire most of the circuit to tidy things up. The player utilizes volume swells and requested a master volume be added closer to the bridge within pinky reach.

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