Harley Benton SC Guitar Kit - MOD Ep 4

Welcome to the Next Project!
This is the fouth installment of a rather large modification project. In this episode, I'll be continuing the modification process of the Thomann/Harley Benton SC Guitar Kit.

0:05 - project intro
0:45 - adding length to the headstock
1:31 - squaring the end of the headstock
2:09 - preparing a mating surface
2:24 - cutting a mating surface
3:14 - test fit and glue-up
4:09 - discuss how to thickness the headstock extension
5:40 - thickness the headstock extension
6:17 - cutaway headstock sides for new wings
7:04 - cutting new headstock wings
8:06 - new wing glue-up
9:15 - preparing to thickness the headstock
10:33 - thickness the headstock

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I probably should state the obvious, so here it goes. There is no good reason to do any of the things you will witness in this video.
The guitar was fine before, and hopefully it will be again someday - soon-ish.

In this episode, I finish prepping the headstock for a new non-Harley Benton shape. I had hoped to include the new shape in this episode, but things just ran long and other projects get in the way of having fun here.
Picking up where Episode 3 left off, I find a center-line on the headstock and determine how much material needs to be added to the tip. I square up the end by chopping away the HB curvy mustache shape, and grafting on a new extension piece or hard maple. This is immediately followed by doing a similar process to the "wing" areas of the headstock.

Since my new heastock shape will result in a somewhat straighter string pull, I needed to cutaway the sides of the headstock, and replace that material with new clean maple wings. I didn't want to run a risk of the new shape exposing any of the turner hole plugs along the edges. Adding the new wing material wasn't hard to do, but it was rather time consuming.

Once the wings were glued and had time to set up, If dimensioned the new headstock paddle shape, and did some final measurements to verify thickness.
From past experience, knowing what tuners you plan to use is vital at this stage. If a headstock is to thick or thin, the chosen tuners can be compromise, resulting in a disappointing day.
Today was a good day!

I hope you enjoy the video, and stay tuned for SC Kit mod videos - Coming Soon!

NOTE: This is for entertainment, this is not a training video in any way, unless you are looking for the wrong way to do most things.
Enjoy at your own risk. Cheers!

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