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1963 Gibson Flying V Replica

2018-03-14T03:50:12Z

Joe:

Hi! I'm Joe, Makership recipient(Thanks again to everyone who voted on that.). I'm documenting my Makership project here, which is to build a replica of a 1963 Gibson Flying V electric guitar.

In and of itself, building the guitar in three months shouldn't be a problem. If time allows, I intend to build a period-correct amplifier(a 1964 Fender Champ replica) to go with it, and build a pickup winder to hand-wind the pickups.

Progress so far has been gathering parts and learning about the process. I've acquired about two-thirds of the parts. For the guitar body and neck I'm re-purposing wood from a hundred year old piano. The piano isn't worth restoring, but it has a lot of beautiful wood, and this way it can continue to be a nice musical instrument.

There's more to learn about the woodworking involved than I'd originally thought, but the CNC router will do most of it for me with a high degree of precision. So I just need to learn to use the CNC machine, which I'm doing. Beyond the CNC work is mostly fine tuning and much, much sanding and finishing with traditional shellac. Traditional shellac is inconvenient to use, but the results are worth it.

Installing the electronic parts will be simple, the only challenge there will be accumulating the best parts that the budget allows. I've been happy to learn that I can 3D print some parts and luthier tools for a lot less than they'd cost otherwise. I'll still be going well over my original budget, but I don't care. I'll end up with a much nicer guitar than I could buy ready-made, with some neat custom touches.

Pictures will be forthcoming; I still have to learn how to host them online.

1963 Gibson Flying V Replica

2018-03-14T03:45:26Z

Joe:

Hi, I'm Joe, Makership recipient(Thanks again to everyone who voted on that.). I'm documenting my Makership project here, which is to build a replica of a 1963 Gibson Flying V electric guitar.

In and of itself, building the guitar in three months shouldn't be a problem. If time allows, I intend to build a period-correct replica of a Fender amplifier(a 1964 Fender Champ) to go with it, and build a pickup winder to hand-wind the pickups.

Progress so far has been gathering parts and learning about the process. I've acquired about two-thirds of the parts. For the guitar body and neck I'm re-purposing wood from a hundred year old piano. The piano isn't worth restoring, but it has a lot of beautiful wood, and this way it can continue to be a nice musical instrument.

There's more to learn about the woodworking involved than I'd originally thought, but the CNC router will do most of the woodworking with a high degree of precision. So I just need to learn to use the CNC machine, which I'm doing. Beyond the CNC work is mostly fine tuning and much, much sanding and finishing with old-fashioned, traditional shellac.

Installing the electronic parts will be simple, the only challenge there will be accumulating the best parts that the budget allows. I've been happy to learn that I can 3D print some parts and luthier tools for a lot less than they'd cost otherwise. I'll still be going well over my original budget, but I don't care. I'll end up with a much nicer guitar than I could buy ready-made, with some neat custom touches.

Pictures will be forthcoming; I still have to learn how to host them online.

1963 Gibson Flying V Replica

2018-03-14T03:29:36Z

Joe: This is the documentation of my Makership project, building an electric guitar.

Hi, I'm Joe, Makership recipient(Thanks again to everyone who voted on that.). I'm documenting my progress on my Makership project here. The project is to build a replica of a 1963 Gibson Flying V electric guitar.

In and of itself, building the guitar in three months shouldn't be a problem. If time allows, I also intend to build a period-correct replica of a Fender amplifier to go with it, and build a pickup winder to hand-wind the pickups.

Progress so far has been gathering parts and learning about the process. I've acquired about half of the parts. There's more to learn about the woodworking involved than I'd originally thought, but the CNC router will do most of the woodworking with a high degree of precision. So I just need to learn the CNC machine, which I'm doing.

Installing the electronic parts will be simple, the only challenge there will be accumulating the best parts the budget allows. I've been happy to learn that I can 3D print some parts and luthier tools for a lot less than they'd cost otherwise. I'll still be going well over my original budget, but I don't care. I'll end up with a much nicer guitar than I could buy ready-made.

Pictures will be forthcoming; I still have to learn how to host them online.

Makership

2018-03-13T22:30:12Z

Joe: /* Project Documentation */

See the official Makership page at [http://www.lvl1.org/makership/ http://www.lvl1.org/makership/]

== Project Documentation ==
Members who are awarded makerships are encouraged to document their projects. This wiki page can function as a holding place for said documentation.

*[[1963 Gibson Flying V Replica]] - Joe Guthrie's Makership Project

Makership

2018-03-13T22:21:44Z

Joe:

See the official Makership page at [http://www.lvl1.org/makership/ http://www.lvl1.org/makership/]

== Project Documentation ==
Members who are awarded makerships are encouraged to document their projects. This wiki page can function as a holding place for said documentation.

*1963 Gibson Flying V Replica - Joe Guthrie's Makership Project