eddiewarlock Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Ok here are some pics of a couple guitars i'm working on at the moment, a replica of a jackson kelly: 3 piece purpleheart neck, spanish cedar wings, quebracho fretboard, it will have a Kahler 7300 bridge: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/edd.../IMAG0022-3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/edd...ock/kelly-1.jpg 24 fret rhoads: Originally ti was gift from a friend while i lived in Spain, when i had to return to Venezuela, i had excess lugagge, so i left the body of this el cheapo rhoads copy and brought home the rest, built a Caferana body for it, and glued the neck to the new body, re did the binding and refretted it, and here it is: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/edd.../IMAG0006-7.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/edd.../IMAG0007-4.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 How did you attach the neck on that Kelly? It looks like a neck through, but did you glue a cover piece over the back or something? Only other thing is you might want to have tried matching the grain a little better or dyed the pieces to the same approximate color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngaa Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I really like the look of that kelly. Nice work so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 How did you attach the neck on that Kelly? It looks like a neck through, but did you glue a cover piece over the back or something? Only other thing is you might want to have tried matching the grain a little better or dyed the pieces to the same approximate color. yeah, the back is capped since the neck blank wasn't thick enough. I would have matched the pieces, but since the guitar will be painted a solid color i didn't care too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Hi friend, I like your guitars ! Will both guitars be painted in solid colours ? Where you find the sizes of the kelly, I love this guitar shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPboco Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 kewl work1 love it keep us posted Connor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Hi friend, I like your guitars ! Will both guitars be painted in solid colours ? Where you find the sizes of the kelly, I love this guitar shape. Hey Andronico, i'll answer you in english, cuz it would be unpolite to do so in spanish. Very simple, i have a friend who was repairing a Kelly, and i took some cardboard and traced the shape on it, and that was it. I don't trust the plans i find on the web, even if they are on CAD they have never been of the real size to me...better to buy templates at www.guitabuildingtemplates.com but i don't think they have Kelly templates. Yes both guitars will be painted solid, the explorer will be black and the Kelly will be silverburst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Very simple, i have a friend who was repairing a Kelly, and i took some cardboard and traced the shape on it, and that was it. I don't trust the plans i find on the web, even if they are on CAD they have never been of the real size to me...better to buy templates at www.guitabuildingtemplates.com but i don't think they have Kelly templates. Ok, now I know who can send me by mail a paper with the real Kelly shape when I need it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted February 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Very simple, i have a friend who was repairing a Kelly, and i took some cardboard and traced the shape on it, and that was it. I don't trust the plans i find on the web, even if they are on CAD they have never been of the real size to me...better to buy templates at www.guitabuildingtemplates.com but i don't think they have Kelly templates. Ok, now I know who can send me by mail a paper with the real Kelly shape when I need it... Che, si la necesitas, me decis que yo te la envio a Argentina ( pero no envio valijas llenas de dólares!! jajaja ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronico Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Very simple, i have a friend who was repairing a Kelly, and i took some cardboard and traced the shape on it, and that was it. I don't trust the plans i find on the web, even if they are on CAD they have never been of the real size to me...better to buy templates at www.guitabuildingtemplates.com but i don't think they have Kelly templates. Ok, now I know who can send me by mail a paper with the real Kelly shape when I need it... Che, si la necesitas, me decis que yo te la envio a Argentina ( pero no envio valijas llenas de dólares!! jajaja ) Why not ? It´s a pity ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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