Wednesday, 4 July 2012

TMcWoodworks - Dunluce III thru-neck guitar


Being a hobby woodworker I make a multitude of projects from stringed instruments through to fine furniture.
Here is one of my recent guitars:


This is the Dunluce III 6 string electric.
Specification

24 fret double cutaway 25" or 635mm scale length
2 humbucking pickups made by Taylor
Bridge: Schaller Hannes Ruthenium
Machine Heads: Schaller M6 Locking Ruthenium
Bone Nut
Body: Figured sycamore wings over mahogany/maple
Neck: Through neck made from mahogany with maple thru striping
Fretboard: Ebony 24 fret fingerboard with MOP inlaying and 12" radius
Electronics: Custom electronics giving 12 distinct sounds from different switching combinations.
Finish: Gloss nitro-cellulose.





Here are a few pictures of it under construction:
Inserting the frets

Drilling the stringing holes

Fitting the wings to the body

Pickup routing detail

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