I used the materials on hand when I decided to start this, and took some liberties with ornamentation to boot. But really, this build was directed more at refining jigs, working through unanticipated problems, and just generally working in 3 dimensions rather than producing a finished guitar.
That said, I’m pretty stoked about the finished product. It does include a couple deviations from the original that are not just cosmetic. I’m inclined to replicate them next time, but I’m curious to hear what the community thinks about such blasphemy.
Having never built a set-neck guitar before, I felt more comfortable with a deeper neck pocket than what Irwin created. Aside from allegiance to the original, I’m not sure why you wouldn’t go deeper if you could.
I also added a very slight break angle (a tad over 1 degree), even though it looks to me like Tiger has none. Given the uncertainty, I went with what I find more comfortable.
One of my favorite things about Wolf is how the neck bindings continue seamlessly around the peghead. Tiger doesn’t do that. The aesthetic difference, coupled with the finish problems with Tiger’s brass binding, led me to make an interior brass binding with a conventional outer binding . . . like Wolf.
Some photos...
That said, I’m pretty stoked about the finished product. It does include a couple deviations from the original that are not just cosmetic. I’m inclined to replicate them next time, but I’m curious to hear what the community thinks about such blasphemy.
Having never built a set-neck guitar before, I felt more comfortable with a deeper neck pocket than what Irwin created. Aside from allegiance to the original, I’m not sure why you wouldn’t go deeper if you could.
I also added a very slight break angle (a tad over 1 degree), even though it looks to me like Tiger has none. Given the uncertainty, I went with what I find more comfortable.
One of my favorite things about Wolf is how the neck bindings continue seamlessly around the peghead. Tiger doesn’t do that. The aesthetic difference, coupled with the finish problems with Tiger’s brass binding, led me to make an interior brass binding with a conventional outer binding . . . like Wolf.
Some photos...