Building the Tennessee Thunder harp mic

[Ted Crocker]

Tennessee Thunder

 

EDIT:  Here it is:   

 

Here we go, a harp mic for Tennessee Toddy.  

It starts with an old slab of wood from the cotton gin at historic Hopson Plantation.  

Any blues fan would love to have something made from this vintage cypress.

I sliced it up on the table saw and glued up 4 blanks.

Clamped em up and set in the sun to dry.

Four chunks of potential...

Ready for the lathe

On your mark

Get Set...

Go!

We have a winner!

Stay tuned...

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[Ted Crocker]

Rain cooled down the shop, I stole a few minutes to trim the rough ends and square up the shell

And feed my curiosity...

Any thoughts, comments or questions?

[Ted Crocker]

Wetted the wood to raise the grain before hand sanding

Used the tip How to find the center of a dowel or circle

from Ted's Mad Scientist Lab group

[Ted Crocker]

Small guide holes to ensure bigger forstner bit holes are drilled dead center later.

These are only an inch or so deep, the bigger holes will meet up somewhere inside.

[TennesseeToddy]

Wow man, amazing so far! So pumped about this!

[Ted Crocker]

Edges sanded round!

Marked for the cap screws and grill opening.

I love my Forstner bits!

First big hole, 4 mounting holes, countersunk and first sanding.

Tele style jack cup.

[Diamondback Guitar Shop]

Awesome work Ted! Can't wait to see it done!

[Diamondback Guitar Shop]

also great trick in matching the grain, I thought it was a solid piece at first glance

[Ted Crocker]

Sliced the top off and started to hollow inside.

Cap fitted, just needs black screws and a thin veneer between pieces so the grain lines up better to compensate for the kerf of the bandsaw blade.

Details, details, details...

Ready to make a finish decision, any suggestions? Check out the pic of color choices - scroll up above.

Final sanding and finish has to be done before the grill cloth gets installed, then on to the electronics...

[TennesseeToddy]

Blue and black

[TennesseeToddy]

How is progress going?