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  1. Sounds a bit pricier to me, I have tons of scrap wood sitting around. And if you don't know how to work with veneers, make sure to look it up and do research, or it'll most likely come out wrong. It's not easy.
  2. The Kahler ones are under $200 each, and those are definitely worth the money you'll pay for them.
  3. Only a 5.2? We sold a 6.9 Pro the other day. Now that is a crazy bike. Excessive for just about anyone.
  4. Aluminum oxidizes if left raw. Anyway, CF necks have been around for at least 15 years now (Moses, anyone?) That is true but carbon fiber technology has changed drastically over the last 3 years as has its molding process. Same goes for aluminum and the ability to hydro-form parts. I have a minor degree in bicycle frame envy. I would not want a 15 year old carbon bike frame given how far technology has come. Just because someone like Parker (who I worked with long before his business venture) made some god awful attempt (my opinion only) at it does not make it retro. Anyway I rather have the bike frame. Also CF is lighter and stronger than aluminum especially low end 6061. I am sure it does not have the movement issues aluminum does either. I am now going to part the seas and bring my bike frame across the water. Now where did I put my staff, LOL CF has come a long way in the last few years. I'd take an OCLV guitar any day of the week. I work at a Trek bike store and that stuff is crazy. The OCLV Red is simply amazing.
  5. Yeah, if you take your time and let it cure, the dupli-color is perfectly fine stuff.
  6. Actually, in our jazz band our pianist tunes it. It's a fairly crappy piano, so it's going out of tune all the time. Hence, constant retuning.
  7. That's an interesting idea. Looks like it could definitely work.
  8. How does cherry work as a neck wood? My local lumberyard has tons of it and it's cheaper than maple or mahogany or anything exotic. Last time I went in I saw a few nice pieces of quartersawn but didn't feel like taking the risk. EDIT: forgot to say, great job. Very classy.
  9. It's looking good, but I would recommend trying to get it to look more irregular and do multiple colors. It looks a bit fake to me. And when you do switch colors, do it a little off of the other one.
  10. I hadn't thought about the issue of keeping them flat. Yeah, I already got them and the shafts should be long enough to include the cherry.
  11. So the guitar I'm currently working on will have four layers on the body wings- 1" maple, 1/4" cherry, imbuya veneer, and etimoe veneer (in that order.) My idea- rout the basic control cavity into the maple, that plus the channels for pickup wires and bridge ground into the cherry, and nothing into the two veneers on top and use that to mount the pots/switches. Sound like it would work?
  12. I have a guitar made by Peavey made entirely out of maple except for the fretboard. All maple would be easy enough to do.
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