[Free Model #4] paperguitar.com R330/340

Wendigo · Sep 23, 2008

Ok, let's put my skills to the test!

I've chosen the R330/340 model from http://www.paperguitar.com because
I want to modify it into a R360 and it seems to me that these models are similar. Why R360 - R.E.M.'s guitarist Peter Buck had one of those (on 09.09 that guitar was stolen after the band performed at Helsinki) and that's the aim for my model.

First the recoloring:

Toddlea · Sep 23, 2008

I'm glad to see someone is doing one of these. I have built one myself and they fit great. Don't forget to post your build in the Free Model #4 thread. Good Luck!

outersketcher · Sep 23, 2008

I've been wanting to build one of those guitars for a while now. Will follow this with interest. Good luck!

SEBRET · Sep 24, 2008

looks like a fun build, will watch.

Wendigo · Sep 25, 2008

Building will follow the instructions steps.

Step 1
Joining the two body sides and then glued them to Body back (A)
!look at all these tabs

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Step 2
Parts 1-6 attached to Body Back (A). Since the interior is partly visible, part 3 has a wood pattern on the inside. Also, I added a part with the same texture on the bottom.

Wendigo · Sep 25, 2008

A close-up of the colored side of Part 5

Step 3
Added Body top (A)

Wendigo · Sep 27, 2008

Continued

Waiting for Body Back (B) to glue

And here are Body top(B) and Body back(B) in place

Wendigo · Oct 2, 2008

The tinny parts

Step 4: Pickups, knobs and the bridge

Those knobs were tedious for me!

Step 5: Pickguards

outersketcher · Oct 19, 2008

heh... so... you gonna wire it for sound? ; )

Looks good.

Wendigo · Nov 3, 2008

Step 6: assembling the body top (c) and back(c) parts

The top

The back

Step 7: The neck

A test of one of the tuning keys - the cylinder is not yet glued on that axle!

Wendigo · Nov 3, 2008

Continuing the neck

Somehow at that time I haven't understood the instructions quite clearly so I folded the paper in a wrong way but now it's not visible because I corrected that. The part right beneath the frets is reinforced with 1mm thick cardboard so that I could shape it easily.