Building a partscaster is a great way to get the customized guitar you've always dreamed of, and learn essential lutherie skills along the way. In this video, our guest Dan Petrzelka shows how to build a custom t-style partscaster, step-by-step, so you can follow along at home.
0:00 Gathering Parts
3:09 Body and Neck Considerations
6:11 The Truss Rod
7:08 Choosing Tuners
9:33 Installing Tuners
17:47 String Ferrules
19:53 Strap Buttons
21:56 Body & Neck Alignment
25:06 The Bridge
26:56 The Bridge Pickup
30:27 Approximating Intonation
31:29 The Neck Pickup
33:52 Control Plate Selection
37:41 Wiring the Control Plate
44:06 Installing the Pickguard
50:15 The Output Jack
52:28 Final Wiring
54:59 Knobs and Switch Tips
57:07 Fret Buffing and Fretboard Cleaning
57:42 Final Alignment
58:15 The String Tree
59:00 Setup
1:05:51 Pickup Height
1:07:00 Sound Demo
Photos used with permission from Getty Images and Nina Raj (@ninaraj).
Check out Dan's article on our website, with even more information about building partscasters: [ Ссылка ]
Parts and tools featured in this video include:
Fender Deluxe Telecaster Body
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Fender Classic Series 50s Telecaster Neck
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Kluson 6-In-Line Deluxe Series Tuners
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Vintage-style Tuner Bushings
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Luthier's Digital Caliper
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StewMac Shop Rule
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Tuner Bushing Press
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Depth-stop Drill Bits
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GuitarSlinger Aged Strap Buttons
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Fender 3-Saddle American Vintage Telecaster Bridge with Brass Saddles
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Compensated Bridge Saddles for Tele
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Saddlematic
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TV Jones Classic Pickup
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Golden Age Pre-wired Harness for Telecaster
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CTS Control Pots
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CRL Lever Switch
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Fender Vintage Tele Control Plate
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Tele Pickguard
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Electrosocket Jack Mount
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GuitarSlinger Aged String Tree
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Digital Nut Slotting Gauge
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String Action Gauge
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Neck Relief Gauge
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Gauged Nut Slotting Files
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