frankp

I promised pictures and here they are... first is the back of the neck after rough shaping. Second is the front (still no top on it) with the fretboard and inlays, third is a closer shot of the inlays.

Tonight I routed a piece for the electronics panel (front) and also cut the F-hole design into the top. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get the bridge and tailpiece finished and can then glue on the top. No pics of tonight's work yet, but hopefully after tomorrow I'll have more.

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frankp

So a little more progress today. I cut the tailpiece and routed all the pockets in the top and started the nut. Now I just have to figure out exactly how I'm going to do the bridge and finish up the nut then put the top and frets on it. I think I'm just going to finish this with some Danish oil and see how that goes. I can always refinish it later...

Here are a couple pics with the top taped in place. The tailpiece and the controls panel are both cocobolo, like the fingerboard. First pic is obviously the whole guitar and the second is a closer shot of the top with the pockets routed out.

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frankp

Okay, I didn't (and won't) finish my babyTele by the October 31st deadline (away on travel this week) but here are a couple of updates.

I finished putting the top on and final shaping of the guitar. I also added the nut. The tailpiece and bridge standoffs were shaped and I added the control panel and put in the pickup. The only thing left is to put in the frets, tuners, the jack, and finish the guitar.

The Bridge is actually a door hinge pin just mounted in rabbets in the bridge standoffs. The vertical position of the bridge is adjustable with two screws that go through the body of the guitar and are adjustable from the back. (I got that idea from someone else's Tele challenge build on mimf.com)

Overall, this has been a great fun build. Should be very interesting to play once it's complete. I still haven't worked on my baritone since putting on the second coat of epoxy other than some light sanding. I've gotten a couple of suggestions on how to finish up the wiring for it though, so I'll be finishing both guitars when I return home.

For now, a full BabyTele pic and a closeup of the top and components.

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"I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!"

--Theodore Roosevelt

frankp

Yet another pictureless update... Radiused the fret board on the baby tele, killing two of my inlays in the process. I've decided to leave them be as trying to add them in now will be more trouble than I want to commit at this point. Now it would be very difficult as I've also fretted the thing and added the tuning machines. Only thing left to do is a finish coat and the wiring of the electronics, which should be complete this weekend. Pictures to come tonight of the progress to date.

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"I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!"

--Theodore Roosevelt