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Post by kilgortrout on Feb 2, 2013 23:19:00 GMT -6
Well I dusted off the forms for some mid winter boo making, Itchie should be encouraged to do the same (hint hint). I wanted to give guitar making a go, here is the final product, a Thinline Telecaster, mahogany body, maple top, Fender thinline made in Japan neck,(store bought), Bill Lawrence Pickups. shellac under Tru Oli finish. Heck if I know why sometimes the photos come out upside down, but it still sounds the same upside down Cheers Ron.
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Post by Troutbum on Feb 3, 2013 13:34:52 GMT -6
Wow ! Amazing work.. congratulations. Looking at this gives me a serious case of GAS.
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Robert Burton
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Post by Robert Burton on Feb 3, 2013 21:28:03 GMT -6
Building a guitar from parts...cool!
Can you do a 7 string arch top for me?
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Post by kilgortrout on Feb 4, 2013 9:43:20 GMT -6
Thanks, for the kind words. Unfortunately the arch top is still beyond my reach, only reason I know as I messed with it some before settling with this which you can see is a flat top. I am just a interloper with this stuff and never make more than a couple of things befor moving on to something else. I find something that it is interesting and by making one it gives me a understanding of what it is all about but not really wanting to set up my shop for any one type of production. I am thinking Les Paul which is about as far as I want to ventue into the carved top, so far. Cheers Ron.
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Post by Robert Burton on Feb 4, 2013 10:19:44 GMT -6
Thanks for the background.
Ron, I was wondering why you went with the 3 saddle bridge (which is good for the 'vintage' look instead of a 6 saddle bridge which is good for the 'actually being in tune past the 7th fret' thing.
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Post by kilgortrout on Feb 4, 2013 12:19:24 GMT -6
Robert: From my reading, so opinions vary, but the Tele purists say that the old style bridge push down onto the metal diferently than the other types this combo interacts with the PU to produce the Tele style bridge sound. I tried to match the PU's as well to produce the correct sound, despite this being a thinline. The bridge is compensated to help with intonation and I was told if the one string is slightly out as it is a compromise between 2 strings if you raise up the one string a hair it brings it into line. This seems to have worked. I figured I could always change out the bridge if I was not happy with it but so far it has worked well and the sound is to my liking. Also the front PU has no metal ring around it so it is the not like the bridge PU and has no metal to shape the magnetic field and hence the sound. Cheers Ron
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2013 17:03:30 GMT -6
Ron, you've done a marvelous job. Congratulations! I also built myself a guitar recently. It's a "Fibson" J-185 acoustic. My daughter hand painted a single yellow rose in acrylic on the headstock for something different. The guitar is finished with nitrocellulose gloss paint, which is a bugger to work with.
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Post by kilgortrout on Mar 2, 2013 0:04:50 GMT -6
Wonderful job, most singular. I think the acoustic is a much harder build by far. I figured a electric was much easier in a lot of respects. I bet you enjoy playing something you made yourself. Thanks for shaering. Love the tortise shell pick guard and shape. Did you buy local wood or import. Cheers ron
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