Campylobacter Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 (edited) First of all, greetings everybody! I just entered the forum and decided to write something about my first guitar project. Okay, after I got my Jackson KV-2 my Harley Benton was off the duty and I was thinking about reconditioning it. Main issue was the singlecoil holes, which were left empty since I didn't need the pickups and they sounded really bad. Now the project includes a fret job, new hardware and neck's, headstock's and body's refinishing. This is where I started: http://koti.mbnet.fi/ttaipale/soittimet/hb/HBetu1.jpg Not good! So, I took on with detaching the parts. The process was easy, although the neck screws didn't quite co-operate with me. http://koti.mbnet.fi/ttaipale/soittimet/hb/bodyjakaula.jpg Next thing to do was to unfret it. http://koti.mbnet.fi/ttaipale/soittimet/hb/kymppinauha.jpg http://koti.mbnet.fi/ttaipale/soittimet/hb/einauhoja.jpg I didn't have tongs that were small enought to pinch the fret out, so I used a knife. But it seemed to work very well. Then I sanded the fretboard and the neck. Next thing for the board is to ebonize it, black stain should do it, right? http://koti.mbnet.fi/ttaipale/soittimet/hb/kaulahiottu1.jpg http://koti.mbnet.fi/ttaipale/soittimet/hb/kaulahiottu2.jpg Rest of the pics can be found from http://koti.mbnet.fi/ttaipale/soittimet/hb and I'll keep you updated. Next stop will be reshaping the headstock. Edited February 8, 2006 by Campylobacter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 nice lil project there just one thing, the rules are here http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=11235 its 1 pic per post unless in the tutorials section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campylobacter Posted February 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 its 1 pic per post unless in the tutorials section. Oops, sorry. Then I'll link those pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croaticum Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 nicely done Campylobacter and welcome to forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campylobacter Posted February 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 nicely done Campylobacter and welcome to forum Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unusual71 Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 if you can find ebony stain use that....pretty obvious i guess. you made need a pre-stain primer type thing because rosewood is pretty oily ( if i recall correctly) and with additional finger grease it may be pretty tough for the stain to take evenly. dark walnut works good too but is a little less black then ebony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 (edited) I have heard only good things about LMI's fingerboard dye. You might want to give it a try. The link to the webiste is here. Make sure to check the tutorial on how to ebonize wood. Edited February 9, 2006 by Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lietuvis Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Nice "pukka". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campylobacter Posted February 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 if you can find ebony stain use that....pretty obvious i guess. you made need a pre-stain primer type thing because rosewood is pretty oily ( if i recall correctly) and with additional finger grease it may be pretty tough for the stain to take evenly. dark walnut works good too but is a little less black then ebony. Thanks, I'll see what I can find. I have heard only good things about LMI's fingerboard dye. You might want to give it a try. The link to the webiste is here. Make sure to check the tutorial on how to ebonize wood. Thanks for the hint, but I won't be ordering it all the way from USA to this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campylobacter Posted February 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 I've decided to go with black-green crackled finish on the body, so it would look something like this. I also managed to buy some parts for it. And here's a close up of the abalone knob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campylobacter Posted February 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 Ok, the moment that everyone, or at least I have been wating for: http://koti.mbnet.fi/ttaipale/soittimet/hb/kylell%e4%e4n.jpg http://koti.mbnet.fi/ttaipale/soittimet/hb...l%e4helt%e4.jpg http://koti.mbnet.fi/ttaipale/soittimet/hb/viisto1.jpg http://koti.mbnet.fi/ttaipale/soittimet/hb/viisto2.jpg What wood do you guys think that is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 Hmmm Agathis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campylobacter Posted February 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 Hmmm Agathis? Probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campylobacter Posted March 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Some progress again. I reshaped the headstock and unfortunately fretboard took some new shapes too. http://koti.mbnet.fi/ttaipale/lapajalkeen1.jpg http://koti.mbnet.fi/ttaipale/lapajalkeen2.jpg http://koti.mbnet.fi/ttaipale/erkele.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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