Do you guys remember from a few posts back, when I first was working on that second neck reset how I figured it wouldn't take me all that long to complete? Well, It seems that I jinxed myself with that one and that second reset took me until this last Thursday to complete. (I just looked back at that post...from 2 weeks ago). Now I am working on my third and final reset which is due this upcoming Thursday. Luckily, I am only moving the neck angle half as much this time around. Also, with the addition of a table-top bench vise that I just purchased, I am able to bring my reset home to work on. I forgot my pieces of shim stock at school, so I can only do so much, but already I am pretty darn close to the measurement I need to achieve.
Being able to listen to music while I work is also something I enjoy, and helps me work better (easier? I'm not sure which word to choose there). Sanding goes so much better when listening to Rage Against the Machine (for example). It is eerie at times in the lab when everyone is silently working on stuff, and our instructors don't want us talking too much.
Outside of that project, I am working on making a pyramid bridge from a technical drawing out of a nice piece of Indian Rosewood. The rosewood is very different from all of the other pieces of wood that I've been working with so far. Its stiffer, but it cuts cleaner; yet it wants to chip-out a lot more. It's really interesting to work with, and it smells really good. The dust created by it, though, from sanding, is really irritating to my nose. I get to bust out my dust masks and other protective gear.
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| Halloween costume? Nope, just my regular self. |
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| Trying to lay out all of the bridge measurements |
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| The plans, conveniently cut off on one side of the page. Luckily the design is symmetrical. |
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| The lines are really difficult to see against the dark wood. |
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| top view |
I also need to complete 3 bridge re-glues this week (scrape away lacquer to bare wood, glue bridge to wood, remove bridge from wood) x3 and then 2 more guitar action diagnosis-es. The action diagnosis goes really quickly, so I'm not too worried about those particular projects. It's everything else on my plate that has me a little worried, but I should be able to get, at the very least and barring any unforeseen set backs, the majority of everything done. Then, I get to switch classrooms and start a whole other set of classes.
How do these instructors expect me to get anything done when there's playoff baseball on tv? I'm not even celebrating Halloween because of all of the work I have going on for class. I'm choosing to celebrate through all of the pictures that are starting to make their way onto the Facebook. Oh well...I'm just waiting for the candy to go on sale at this point.
Now, if you will excuse me, I have some things to work on.
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