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I've currently got a couple of acoustics on the go and will shortly be starting work on the neck. I want these to have asymmetrical headstocks. Love to see the creativity of the forum to draw some inspiration from. Thanks.

ah go on then.......

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Filippo Morelli originally posted this link in February.

http://www.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=guitar%20headstocks&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1065&bih=657

Bob

Here's two we just finished.
1) Spalted maple slot head w/ Alessi tuners:



2) Rosewood solid head w/ inlaid truss rod cover:



These are based loosely on the Gallagher French curve.
But we added a little hiccough to make it our own.
(It's a bugger to bind, though....)

Steve

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Martin, you are almost as sick as I am.

Not a guitar, but here's my V6 mandolin P/H...

Love that slotted one!

Now that we're at it: What makes one decide to have an adjustable truss rod accessible at the nut as opposed to the sound hole?

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Hi Nick, thanks.
For me, it was the decade spent at a repair bench.
I got tired of moving strings around in order to adjust the rod. Of course with today's more modern rods--which are far more sensitive, requiring less movement of the wrench--it's not quite the issue it once was.

Steve

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There you go!

Even after first 4 wth adjustement through he soundhole, no 5 is already planned with adjustment at the nut end because moving strings about and re-tuning is a pain. Planning on using magnets to hold the cover plate, as Rod True showed in a celtic guitar build recently.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Some good food for thought there. Johny, that slotted design looks quite unique.

I made the haircut Epipone style that looks pretty good, but next time I have to be sure not to put the tuners too close to each other. They work, but there really isn't enough finger room in there.

Hey, try a 12 string!

Johny, that slot-head is awesome! Well done.

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Thank you gentlemen.

I was inspired by this headstock, from Artinger

Shame there isn't a wolf-whistle emoticon - sexy!

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Well, I'm still a rookie, only my second guitar. but this turned out OK.

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