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This thread invites all who are willing to share their resources of where to obtain plans or templates for popular guitar builds. Also for those to inquire where one can obtain plans or templates . Thanks to you good folks who have been so generous with your time and efforts to make resources like this accessible to our community.
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VERSION 2.0 NOW AVAILABLE!
Greetings Everyone!
Daniel Dean, Frank Pine, and myself, have completed the first stage of a set of vintage correct Les Paul plans for you all. This project was begun by Daniel Dean, who has been compiling information and measurements on vintage Les Pauls for years. He was the master mind, and ensured that every measurement was verified and then worked into the final plan in such a way that truly represents extreme vintage accuracy. Frank Pine, supplied a ton of measurements, images, and even video of his vintage Les Pauls. I did the easy part, I drew the plans. They are drawn in a way that reflects my own building experience. Every messurment and detail is drawn into the body so that the plans can be made into templates, thus disposing of the need for a separate paper plan.
The shape (including the body outline and elevation contours) and measurements for these plans were derived by carefully studying 7 vintage Les Pauls. Four of these guitars no longer have their serial numbers. They are:
1. A 1953-57 conversion (original finish)
2. A refinished 1953 gold top
3. A refinished 1954
4. A refinished 1959 burst
The other three guitars studied and measured were:
5. A 1956 gold top (serial #6 2510)
6. A 1959 burst (serial #9 2044)
7. A 1959 burst (serial #9 1152)
All these guitars were surprisingly similar to each other. The conventional wisdom, which maintained that vintage Les Pauls were pretty different from each other, being hand made, did not prove to be the case. There seemed to be much more uniformity than what was expected.
We hope you enjoy these plans. As you know we are very passionate about being "vintage correct." We assure you that we have proceeded very carefully and thoroughly to create a "gold standard" set of plans.
This first set contains just the body plans. A set of neck plans will come in the future along with some plans for jigs to help you do your own build.
Print these plans at 100% without a boarder. Everything should print perfectly to actual size. Bring your measuring instruments to your printer to be certain.
Gold Standard Vintage Correct Les Paul Plans V-2.0
On behalf of Daniel, Frank, and myself . . . ENJOY!
Sincerely.
This thread invites all who are willing to share their resources of where to obtain plans or templates for popular guitar builds. Also for those to inquire where one can obtain plans or templates . Thanks to you good folks who have been so generous with your time and efforts to make resources like this accessible to our community.
********************************************
VERSION 2.0 NOW AVAILABLE!
Greetings Everyone!
Daniel Dean, Frank Pine, and myself, have completed the first stage of a set of vintage correct Les Paul plans for you all. This project was begun by Daniel Dean, who has been compiling information and measurements on vintage Les Pauls for years. He was the master mind, and ensured that every measurement was verified and then worked into the final plan in such a way that truly represents extreme vintage accuracy. Frank Pine, supplied a ton of measurements, images, and even video of his vintage Les Pauls. I did the easy part, I drew the plans. They are drawn in a way that reflects my own building experience. Every messurment and detail is drawn into the body so that the plans can be made into templates, thus disposing of the need for a separate paper plan.
The shape (including the body outline and elevation contours) and measurements for these plans were derived by carefully studying 7 vintage Les Pauls. Four of these guitars no longer have their serial numbers. They are:
1. A 1953-57 conversion (original finish)
2. A refinished 1953 gold top
3. A refinished 1954
4. A refinished 1959 burst
The other three guitars studied and measured were:
5. A 1956 gold top (serial #6 2510)
6. A 1959 burst (serial #9 2044)
7. A 1959 burst (serial #9 1152)
All these guitars were surprisingly similar to each other. The conventional wisdom, which maintained that vintage Les Pauls were pretty different from each other, being hand made, did not prove to be the case. There seemed to be much more uniformity than what was expected.
We hope you enjoy these plans. As you know we are very passionate about being "vintage correct." We assure you that we have proceeded very carefully and thoroughly to create a "gold standard" set of plans.
This first set contains just the body plans. A set of neck plans will come in the future along with some plans for jigs to help you do your own build.
Print these plans at 100% without a boarder. Everything should print perfectly to actual size. Bring your measuring instruments to your printer to be certain.
Gold Standard Vintage Correct Les Paul Plans V-2.0
On behalf of Daniel, Frank, and myself . . . ENJOY!
Sincerely.
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