gpcustomguitars Posted March 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Then, some mockups, and also I tried to use PerlenPen to pour some faux MOP into the dot positions on a piece of scrap. Still don't know what I think of it. I have some pearl offcuts I could shape into dots...somehow. Drill bits and CA? I like the brass dot I made, but the customer wants MOP look. I've drawn out the line for the body part of the line, but I'll cut that only when I have the neck ready, for the best alignment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 I'm liking this a lot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Thanks! Finally got around to inlaying the dots on the neck, since I can't buy any now, had to cut a few on a drill press with a 6mm plug cutter out of white acrylic, but had to clean them all up by hand with a small file. 2 black dots are ABS binding, cut with a 2mm leather punch. It's actually done, better pic tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted April 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 OK, back to this project now - I sawed off a part of the headstock, and reused it for adding the width to the headstock where needed. The spring clamp was there as a set of makeshift legs to hold it upright sideways. Lower bit I actually had to remove yesterday cause it was it the way of the router sled, but safely replaced later. Pics later. Also I hope that the today's schedule permits the gluing of the fretboard on. Then, headstock plate gluing is next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted April 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Managed to glue the fretboard on yesterday. Still haven't removed the clamps, some coffee is due first and of course Il be sanding the headstock area absolutely flat next, and glue the headstock plate, probably today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted April 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) Some more work done over past few days: started with cutting off the excess areas and routed the slope, still not final thickness. drilled and cut the TR adjustment acess and glued the plate to the headstock still have to saw the nut line in, perpendicular to the fretboard. Then, sawed/chiseled off the overhang of the fretboard. I might have done this differently, with less steps, but this felt more comfortable... and after some filling and rounding the corners, it fits! I can inlay the body part of the alu line now, radius and fret the neck, shape it and start sanding...again... Edited April 23, 2020 by gpcustomguitars 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted June 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 After some time, guitar is ready for dye (to be done by customer's wife) and than should be back to me for assembly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 On 6/29/2020 at 8:50 PM, gpcustomguitars said: Extending the line passing through the position markers on to the body is an understated stroke of genius 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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