Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by smjenkins » Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:34 pm

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Post by CROSS_guitars » Wed Jul 06, 2022 11:56 pm

So I'm still torn between B and C, I guess. I like how obnoxiously large the XII surround version is, but the Dano one is cool too. hmmm.


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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by sal paradise » Thu Jul 07, 2022 12:00 am

B looks the best for balance, except the lack of gap by the pickup. That looks perfectly positioned on C.

They both look stunning tbf & I’d be happy with either if I were buying it.
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by bodhi » Thu Jul 07, 2022 1:23 am

I'd go for C, the XII bridge one covers up too much of the nice wood on top and the whole bridge ends up being mostly screws anyways with how many you need to fit. The Dano then being cleaner. It might be a different choice if you had an original XII bridge, but not sure... It'll be great anyways.
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Post by CROSS_guitars » Thu Jul 07, 2022 1:55 am

Thanks, guys.

Sal Paradise, yeah, the thing holding me back from option B is the space between the bridge surround and where it meets the pickup.
I probably should have routed the pickup after I decided on the bridge.

Bodhi. I agree as well. I tend to avoid adding anything to a guitar that doesn't need to be there for aesthetic purposes.
And it's weird the amount of screws needed to hold it in place. I should just save the ring for a future Fender XII project.

Option D, I could design my own based off the XII design and have it 3D printed but I've already blown my budget on this build.

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Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Thu Jul 07, 2022 3:11 am

I like the look of all 3, but honestly, as much as option A is a little boring, I kinda like that it's smaller than the other 2. Option B would probably be my favorite though.
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Post by ThePearDream » Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:31 am

I like C best, then A, then B last, but then I'm a less-is-more, form-follows-function person. I feel like the surround on option B is just superfluous here and I agree with bodhi about the amount of screws.
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Post by tequila_in_teacups » Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:34 am

C looks by far the most cohesive with the design, IMO.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by marqueemoon » Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:34 am

I like the Dano-style bridge.

I like this a lot. Obviously the shape is Mandocaster-derived, but the figured wood gives it a Paul Bigsby flavor, and there’s some Dano-ness as well.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by Nudger » Fri Jul 08, 2022 1:28 am

Dano for me. The surround on B looks outa place here, Needs to be hugged by a pickguard..

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Post by CROSS_guitars » Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:31 pm

24" scale XII neck!

Kluson style tuners are slightly different to each other. Bought left set and right set from an Ebay shop claiming they are Gotoh's ha!
But they are still good quality.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by repoman » Fri Jul 15, 2022 7:17 am

Awesome stuff.
Do you do the binding after the headstock radius is drum sanded in or do you do the binding first then radius the dropoff at the end of the fretboard?
I'm curious how people do that, I've been doing the radius after the binding is on and it sort of makes a mess of the binding there.

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Post by CROSS_guitars » Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:16 pm

repoman wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 7:17 am
Awesome stuff.
Do you do the binding after the headstock radius is drum sanded in or do you do the binding first then radius the dropoff at the end of the fretboard?
I'm curious how people do that, I've been doing the radius after the binding is on and it sort of makes a mess of the binding there.
I usually do it before it's sanded. But I have done it afterwards as well. Doesn't make much difference to me but I know what you mean by it messing up the binding.
I used to even glue the binding on after radiusing the fretboard because it was easier to sand but I found it more difficult to glue the binding on after it was radiused.
I feel like I kinda rushed this one. The superglue set real quick and I couldn't quite get the binding flush to the channel where it meets the headstock.
I can fix it though but I also might paint the headstock to hide it, who knows.

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Post by CROSS_guitars » Fri Jul 15, 2022 10:18 pm

Quick mockup.
I ended up going with the trapezoid Dano XII bridge.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by solfege » Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:36 am

That is beautiful. How does it balance / sit in one's lap? I'm just imagining it as a perfect couch guitar.

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