Red Special build - PT01 - Blockboard sandwich
The first piece of an ongoing video accompaniment to my Red Special replica guitar build.
Part 01 - Blockboard Sandwich - • Red Special build - PT01 - Blockboard...
Part 02 - CNC Body - • Red Special build - PT02 - CNC Body Cuts
Part 03 - CNC Neck - • Red Special build - PT03 - CNC Neck
Part 04 - Body Glue Up - • Red Special Build - PT04 - Body Glue Up
Part 05 - Router Bearing Repair - • Red Special Build - PT05 Repairs - Ro...
Part 06 - Applying Veneers - • Red Special Build - PT06 - Applying V...
Part 07 - Binding and Staining - • Red Special Build - PT07 - Binding an...
Part 08 - Veneer Sand Through Repair - • Red Special Build - PT08 Repair - Ven...
Part 09 - Neck and Fingerboard - • Red Special Build - PT09 Neck and fin...
Part 10 - Neck finishing - • Red Special Build - PT10 Neck Finishing
Part 11 - Frets - • Red Special Build - PT11 Frets
Part 12 - Assembly - • Red Special Build - PT12 Assembly
Part 13 - Demo - • Red Special Build - PT13 Demo
: : : Assembly of the Blockboard Sandwich : : :
What is blockboard? It's basically an inexpensive material used in the 1960's to make countertops in the UK. (As far as I could work out) Generally made from outside layers of hardwood plywood, and inner cores of a softwood. Brian May used this as the main body section of his homemade guitar, the Red Special. I am attempting to mimic his build with as many pieces that are true to the original as possible. Let's see how it all turns out!
One of my aims in documenting my build is to try to illustrate the crazy Rubik's cube that is the internal structure of the Red Special. For a long time, I only had a vague idea of what was going on in there... and now that I know more, I plan to try and animate it building itself from the inside out. That's just the kind of thing I do to amuse myself.
As I stated in an earlier post, I'm trying to stay faithful to the original, but sometimes I have to go with what is close to hand... and in some cases, that feels the most like "faithful" to me. So, European Oak is used for the inserts, Baltic Birch hardwood plywood and Alder are used to make the blockboard. This video shows the first step of my actual construction, which is the big stop motion glue up, complete with authentic sound effects. Enjoy!
Big thanks to Doug Short for our seemingly unending collaboration on this build. Check out his build and lots more info here: dsgb.net
Music: "Dead on time" by Queen.