Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 Now that we decided how to do it...I saw use a classic Dean or Flying V tailpiece. Matyching the angle of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 You guys do realize that making your "waste triangle" start from the strap button area and open up as it goes toward the neck will put the flames in the opposite direction than they are in the photo? They'll start in the center and then go towards the headstock, not towards the bridge. To do the same pattern as the picture on a V you'd need an insanely huge piece. (perhaps bigger than most trees ) The triangle in the pictured guitar started at the neck joint and went out towards the strap button. So it actually works against the natural shape of a guitar, being thinner at the cutaways and fatter at the lower bout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 the waste can be used a a reverse chevron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 VERY rarely, the flame on the maple will develop at an angle to the grain... i think. Check ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 You guys do realize that making your "waste triangle" start from the strap button area and open up as it goes toward the neck will put the flames in the opposite direction than they are in the photo? They'll start in the center and then go towards the headstock, not towards the bridge. To do the same pattern as the picture on a V you'd need an insanely huge piece. (perhaps bigger than most trees ) The triangle in the pictured guitar started at the neck joint and went out towards the strap button. So it actually works against the natural shape of a guitar, being thinner at the cutaways and fatter at the lower bout. good point mr.falbo...i think though that it would look pretty cool with the flames running opposite of the v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theQuestioneer Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 the waste can be used a a reverse chevron. yeah you can make two if you use it right, so its not as much of a waste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 the waste can be used a a reverse chevron. yeah you can make two if you use it right, so its not as much of a waste without a doubt, the piece required to make TWO angled chevron flamed tops (using the waste), will be a lot more than the price of two standard tops. Ive NEVER seen a piece large enough to get two out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 I'm finding this a bit humerous now...something that would take ohhh, about 5 seconds to show anyone how to do has eaten up 3 freakin' pages of type...talk about yer hyperbole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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