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Project Guitar of the Month February 2003

It was made in Jan of 84, but junked at the factory. Cut across the body and headstock.

A company called Bardsong (no longer in business) found a bunch of bodies and necks in various stages of completion over the years, laminated them back together, and sold them.

I got the guitar from someone who started the project, primed it, installed the hardware (his major mistake, he got paint in the bushings for the stopbar and t-o-m) and then gave up.

I stripped, sanded, fretted and put the rest together.

EMG active electronics, 81 bridge and 60 neck. Spertzel locking tuners. Tung oil and beeswax finish.

It was my first attempt at doing any of the construction of a guitar. I've mostly done electronic upgrades, and hardware. It was cool.

You can see pix during the process on my gear page at: Pushead's List of Equipment and Stuff