Setch Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 I just finished these off, and couldn't resist showing them off a bit: More here, including why I made them... .shhh! BTW, the RW came from Mattia as classical bridge blanks - lovely stuff, perfectly quartered, and just big enough to squeeze the covers out of with some careful planning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Those are indeed very pretty. Beats plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Nice. I had a similar cockup recently and wooden covers were a good solution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logical Frank Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Wow. Those are gorgeous. I totally want some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Hehe...cockup monster. Nice save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs man Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Setch I must say those are with out a dought AWESOME. I'm working on a project with p90s and these would look great. I will have to give it a try again the p90 cover are AWESOME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 They look great. Looks like those are routed/cut from a solid piece? That's how I did some maple covers I made for p90's a while back. I think david(myka) sometimes makes pickup covers and rings from thin rosewood and ebony(think headplate thickness) by making a 5 sided box and trimming/drilling accordingly. Just a thought if you ever should end up with less than "just enough" wood for a solid cover. peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted September 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 These are actually 'assembled' but in such a way that they look virtually seamless. I explained the way I built them in answer to a comment on the blog. The blanks were *nearly* big enough, but not quite - about 1 mm too narrow, and 3mm too shallow. It's good to know they look like 1 piece - it took some head scratching to make them that way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 It's good to know they look like 1 piece - it took some head scratching to make them that way! I've looked long and hard at those pics and I still cant see any seams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Setch, how will you be mounting these to the guitar? I notice a distinct lack of the traditional p90 mounting screw holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted September 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 I'll be mounting them the traditional way, I just haven't drilled the holes yet I assume the mounting holes are standardised just like the pole piece holes, but I figured I'd wait till I have the pickups before I drill the mount holes. Not that there's *anywhere* else they could go... but... um. Yeah, makes no real sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 I used a template(see: the top of a plastic p90 cover and some double stick tape) to drill the polepiece holes, but for the mounting holes I put the pickup in the cover and used the pickup itself as the guide for the drill bit. Worked like a charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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