rhoads56 Posted January 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 And kill it will... Think destruction, think WEAPON OF MASS DETRUCTION! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeR Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 Hey Perry, Great as always. Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 Perry, I noticed you didn't install the studs for the bridge or the string ferrules before finishing. Have you ever had a problem with the finish cracking when installing the studs or ferrules after finishing? It was just something I read a while back in the Hiscock book, so I was just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 I melt the string ferrules into the finish (the lacquer glues them in), and have a special tool for resizing the bridge post holes to remove the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javacody Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 Perry, What is the secret formula for finishing that you were going to give us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Its not a secret, its just extremely difficult to explain and get correct, and some newb will stuff his guitar up trying, so id rather not explain it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 As long as it is not that thick 2 part poly that you mix 1:1 and it's thick as bricks it's OK, I won't mind stuffing a few scraps of wood until I get it right! but I understand your concerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 (edited) hey i'm doing a mahogany back on my guitar. Your finish on the mahogany is the exact look I am going for. Could you tell me how you got that look on the mahogany? thanks alot! Edited January 16, 2005 by Godin SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Buy the next piece of mahogany that came off the same tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivin Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 HAHAHHAHHAHAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cracked Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 BEEEYOUTEEFULL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 Damn, finish problems will mean i miss the deadline of 2:30pm tommorrow, for its flight to sweden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 uh oh is the mighty perry making a boo boo.... unreal now I am disappointed.... jk so what happened dripages? splatter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 Faulty lacquer. Like... its not chemically correct, bad mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullmuzzler Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 How thick is the top at the edges of the body (difference between p-up and carved area)? The guitar looks awsome! I really like neck-to-body joint + the base wood is excellent in colour. Looks chocolat-ish mullmuzzler | OSSMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 <extreme Discovery Channel announcer voice> Perry sets out to build a custom Soloist guitar for a client from far, far away. But this normally punctual luthier runs into problems when his high-tech, secret recipe laquer finish doesn't cure properly <shot of the Soloist hitting the Wall of Death> and the deadline looms even closer <shot of clock on the wall>. Will this master of the guitar deliver on time, or will he miss his deadline for the first time? The frustration, the fatigue, the FAME!! THIS TIME, ON AUSTRALIAN GUITAR!!! </extreme Discovery Channel announcer voice> For our non-US cable/sat TV friends, the Discovery Channel is supposed to be our Science and Technology channel over here, but they do run a couple of shows called American Chopper and American Hot Rod that have an announcer outlining what's going on before the start of each episode. Quite entertaining. Sorry 'bout the laquer problems, Perry. It sucks when you have to make that call to the customer that's going to disappoint them and embarrass yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 oh there is nothing worse than bad lacquer. Do you have to sand off and restart? what did it do crackle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 milkiness and bubbles. Wasnt a reaction. Checked the lacquer left in the tin, and it seems extremely thick, almost like thin honey. I did notice i put too much thinners in, but i still didnt put enough. Manufacturer seemed to think there have been a few problems like this recently. Made up a sample today, and it needed 1 part paint to 4 parts thinners just to get the correct viscosity. Should be 1.5 parts lacquer, 1 part thinners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javacody Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 Wow Perry, if you had that many problems with the finish, us "newbs" would definitely screw it up. That's too bad. Probably better that the formula is kept secret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 It had nothing to do with any secret formula, it was a bad batch of lacquer, like stale bread, mouldy cake, lumpy milk.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 I'm bumping this just incase that you got the clear fixed and got some finished pics to add!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivin Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 From what I understand Perry is putting it aside for just a little while, but in case you didn't know, he keeps a diary of his progress here: http://www.monaro.com.au/guitars/diary/Custom%20Guitars/ Might want to keep your eye on that for updates Cheers, - Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Two-and-a-half-year-later bump because the pics are so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Haha I can't believe I was around here way back then, asking nooby questions, and Perry was responding with sarcastic answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Some things never change Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to make an extremely amateurish question, hahahaha. I agree, thanks for the bump, these pictures ARE pretty awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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