So a bit of news… Lots of updates to this program, design, learned a LOT about guitar building…
Took 30 minutes to design and position the tuners…
Because different tuners are not all with screws, some have pegs in different places… All the plans/drafts i found for pickups are different - 1mm difference in size or screw position is a big deal for the cnc precuts and fit of the pickups - Not to mention my measurements of the body’s bridge position is based on the wrong ‘point’… so a new version needed to reposition all body cavities - although im still wondering it this is really needed (sound wise).
The program is now getting really big! So the tuners were wrapped in a container and I used “move to point” to have them right - orienting them right was next - put it into the container or separate? Well if you switch to Lespaul type head stocks, the orientation is completely different - so design issue.
I also added the CNC block part to automate woodblock-part (double sided) so that all are aligned to the center top of the block and the CNC can do it’s work top and bottom with the least amount of work. Alas each iteration of the model requires a new selection of curve since they don’t match those from the previous iteration.
I’m still working on the assumption of a solid body telecaster, but I’m starting to think about adding cavities and doing a 2 part body which will have the advantage of having the wire channels and ‘resonant cavities’ (as much as that could help an electric guitar - waiting for a talk about that soon with a real luthier).
This seems like a simple process. It is. But the details within can really expand the amount of GH modules needed.
One part that became extra comple for example is how you choose different body shapes, headstocks, scales, neck profiles, fret radius/sizes, etc. And you feel how each new modification can slow down the model. Which shouldn’t be an issue. There are lots of solid to solid intersections done. For sure!
Modeling the guitar or pickup wire/strings will be fun! But before that I have to make sure the guitar can be carved such that each part is ‘right’. My next challenge is the trussrod. Not the hardest challenge but there’s little to no plans on how to do this… Plus 3+ different types of trussrods… Also I have to add fret sizes into the program - simulate how to CNC those slots without breaking .3 mm mills… A jig+saw might be wiser…
The devil is in the details! When I see the quality of the inlays in the picture below, I’m astounded anyone would buy this guitar. Must have sounded really good!
nice work
