Welcome to Crimson Guitars https://www.youtube.com/user/CrimsonCustomGuitars?sub_confirmation=1 and Ben's home workshop. This is the new midweek series where Ben builds a unique fanned fret / multiscale kit guitar. This is the brand new Uncut, Fanned Fret Kit Guitar from Crimson that Ben has been looking forward to launching for a long time - https://www.crimsonguitars.com/products/kit-guitar-uncut-fanned-fret
In this episode, Ben dons his engineering cap, to make a custom, multi-scale Bridge from scratch. Using hand tools, and copper to match the copper leaf finish.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction and recap
1:59 Making a custom bridge - choosing the material
4:14 Engineers Blue, scribe, and cut
5:01 Recap of the design
6:06 Marking Blue fail but back to cutting.
7:48 The vice!
9:12 6 pieces of copper all done - measure, file, clamp, and drill!
11:37 Automatic centre punch, hold in vice and drill
13:57 Next - rivet it together
19:09 Nearly done
19:52 Discussing options - but -
22:56 Ah! Doing something the hard way just for the sake of it! He's realised.
23:10 Back to the drawing board - return to this once brass arrives
25:56 The guitar finish cured and ready for rubbing down - 1500 to 1200 grit
27:41 Conclusion
Music in this video: all from Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/31qosr/
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We'd like to thank our partners for helping to make this video series possible.
Triton Tools - http://www.tritontools.com/en-GB
Wagner Meters - https://www.wagnermeters.com/
Starbond Adhesives - https://www.starbond.com/?rfsn=4953733.fb5f31
ISOtunes Bluetooth Hearing Protection - http://bit.ly/36YmKro
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Customers OUTSIDE of the US can now purchase Starbond adhesives through crimsonguitars.com
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Thank you again for all your support, we really, really appreciate it! – Ben
Stay tuned and stay awesome! Make dust!
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