Vendelcrow Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 This is my first guitar project since I joined this forum, and it is you guys that inspired me to start making gutars again. My son of 9 years have been nagging that he wanted his own electric. So in November i visited a local auction, and managed to make a winning bid on a Steinberger licensed Hohner guitar with a broken neck for 38 dollars. No hardware was missing, and the pickups was included - So i think it was a bargain deal. I dumped the body and the neck, and made a new one-piece neck/body in some flamed maple (medium flame), that I have had around for about 20 years. The maple has been to narrow for using in a guitar until now, as it was the exact size for this project. I also made a matching pickguard also in flamed maple, and the fingerboard is ebony. I just oiled the guitar, but maybee I should have stained it a bit to lift out the maple more. It took a while to finish the guitar, since I haven't done this for 20 years, but in the end it turned out great, and my son is very pleased with hos own guitar (light and easy to bash around for a nine year old), even if he did not get it in time for X-mas. The guitar has a very bright tone (due to the all maple design), but with plenty of sustain (the one-piece construction might have added some to the sustain). The only thing that needs improvment is the pickups. The EMG Select is not the best pickups on the block, and I will keep my eyes open for something better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreamLine Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 super cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 beatufil axe, and i think the fiure on the maple comes out very nicely with the finish you have used. great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Hey Vendel, if it's not too much hassle I'd like to see a pic of the back of this babe, especially how you shaped the neck joint (well, if it's 1 piece there is no joint, but you know what I mean...) Because I was thinking about a one-piece construction and was wondering about stability issues. Looks killer from the front tho with the all maple pickguard and stuff. so long ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendelcrow Posted January 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Ace, I see what I can do. I don't have a digital camera, so it might take a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renablistic Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 did you fret her by your lonesome? Because thats gotta be hard to do 20 years later... BTW, great axe. I love that pickguard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 did you fret her by your lonesome? Because thats gotta be hard to do 20 years later... Nonsense....if you were able to to a good fret job 20 years ago then you are able to do one today. Vendelcrow built great guitars judging by the pictures and was a good luthier, so maybe he'll have to think about fretting a little first to remeber some details, but he surely should be able to do it well still. You don't loose your ability at something you were already good at.... Great looking guitar btw. Vendelcrow!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 very nice indeed, are the tuners at the bottom by the bridge? or somewhere else? I just see a big black block there, maybe just lighting? Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Very nice! well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 thats a SWEET job!!! really cool man!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendelcrow Posted January 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 The fretting was not a big problem, I still had all the tools from way back then. When I had my small custom guitar store I made a lot of refrets, and it is like riding a bike, once you learned it, it stays. The tuners are integrated in the tremelo, that can be locked down. I locked it, cause the trem arm was missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Thats a lucky 9 year old And is that a floyd rose?? If so that kids gonna have ALOT of fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Ooh! Very nice! ...and I'm a hardcore Steinberger/headless fan . I've got a couple of Duncans in mine (Distortion and 59N.) The "muddiness" of the Distortion kinda makes up for the maple brightness I suppose. MusicYo seems to be out of R-trem arms. The talk on the Steinberger mailing list seems to be "any day now" for the parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Nice clean job. I'm not a big Steinberger fan but I like the look of yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 For a 9 yo? Lucky kid to have such a beautiful axe to play. Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 For a 9 yo? Lucky kid to have such a beautiful axe to play. Guitar Ed mega-dido!! beautifull work any kid would be proud to own, once he gets a bit older he can just swap the pickups and get a new fret job... i can see that guitar getting decades of use but i agree, MORE PICS!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 MusicYo seems to be out of R-trem arms. The talk on the Steinberger mailing list seems to be "any day now" for the parts. Vendelcrow, in case you're interested in getting that trem arm, I just got an update from the Steinberger mailing list: parts "... are now officially on order and scheduled for a late March arrival." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 sweet axe. My band's guitarist has a steiney but it doesn't begin to compare to that baby. How does it play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyunsu Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 Wow you very good father... when my daughter grow up. i will make she's own guitar.... good .... my baby's guitar plan is that.. ^^ look like duck... ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 Ha i see it thats cool man. Good idea im sure your kid will enjoy playing her duck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendelcrow Posted January 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 Thanks for the offer nyjbkim. I asked my son if he would like a trem arm, but he said that he can do without it for the time being. In the future maybee, if he keep up his guitar playing interest. Anyhow, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr_XD Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 and i wonder.... is there anyhow to get one of those headless system separately, i seem to have found one in a spanish web page, but it doesn't even look nice and costs 300$. any idea?? you just left me willing to own one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86barettaguy Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 and i wonder.... is there anyhow to get one of those headless system separately, i seem to have found one in a spanish web page, but it doesn't even look nice and costs 300$. any idea?? you just left me willing to own one check musicyo.com from time to time to see if they have any steinberger parts. they used to have the r-trem, s-trem and transtrem for sale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 does that duck remind me of a jackson RR1? Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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