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At the beginning of day four we started to talk about implementation for each one of us. Many people are going to make a club where they make the guitar which is going to be cool. I luckily have some kits coming my way from another teacher in my district. We also talked about how to make the guitar more affordable with the use of buying stuff on ebay but my school will not allow that based on ordering systems. The discussion on all of the parts is great for all the people who might not be getting as much funding.
Painting the bodies were talked about and the steps are as followed.
Lacquer Sanding sealer (Deft) couple of coats.
Primer. (white typically and white only for swirl dip)
Spray paint (rustoleum colors work but autobody shop colors work better)
Clear coats.
Other finishes- (Don't use poly. Bona water based poly is good.) (Polyester finish 2k clear -amazon)
Must wet sand to make perfectly smooth, soak sandpaper in soapy water over night, small sections (3 inch circles) then polish.
The first thing I did on day three after our implementation and finishing talk I went straight to finishing the wiring on my guitar. I first had to put the switch, volume potentiometer, tone potentiometer and jack plug into the guitar and secure them down to the body. The neck plate was put on first but before I did that I flipped the body over and soldered the pickups to work. I got success on my first try with the "tap test" which basically tells you if you wired everything correctly and if you don't the guitar will make a buzzing or humming noise. Luckily I was done with the soldering and could move on. The next part was to secure all the pickups, knobs and switch firmly down to the body for good. The last step was to get the strap buttons put on which was two simple screws so that was quick and easy.
Inside look at wiring completed.
Doing the "tap test".
Screwing in the jack plate to keep the jack in place.
Finished body with picks and all wiring completed.
Aligning the tuners.
Aligning the tuners.
This step was important because if they are not straight it will not look good and could play wrong.
Screwing the tuners down.
Screwing the tuners down.
After they are aligned I drilled a pilot hole for my small screws on the back then tightened the ferrule on the from then back to the screws in the back when the front was tight.
Completed neck.
Completed neck.
Picture of my completed neck with tuners in and tightened down to the wood.
Attaching the neck and the body.
Attaching the neck and the body.
This step made the guitar physically and literally together! Best step yet!
Getting the string nut to fit.
Getting the string nut to fit.
This process was tedious but important to make the string nut fit correctly and ended up coming out really good.
Strings
Strings
The guitar strings are inserted and tensioned so we can tune it tomorrow! LOOOK AT IT!!!
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