Setch Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 I can see why MIMF prefers not to have their members post any works in progress unless illustrating a point. Definitely does not show you at your best, no matter how good you are at building guitars. But I'm still open to new concepts and ideas and trying to make them work, thats called "progress". I'm not sure I agree, I tend to think that good workmanship shows through the whole process, and often the difference between great work and average work is at it's most noticable when the work is in progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 ditto Setch! I think youre best can most definately be shown in work in progress pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 After all that.... thankyou Jeff. Now can you see i was trying to help, and not singling you out as someone to pick on? As for time vs quality. Time is irrelevant as far as im concerned. I spent 5 hours grain filling and finish sanding a single guitar today, stained it, scraped the bindings, taped up the neck, and sprayed a coat of clear two pack, only to see marks in the timber. Quality is more important than time, so i will start stripping it all back tommorrow, and start again... so, thats another full lost day. Its MUCH better to lose a day or so now, than lose many customers because of "defects" in my work. Remember, people remember bad workmanship, and will tell others, much more than they will talk about great work. No Perry, Thank you. If you hadnt said what you said (and others too, setch, drak, ect) I would still be where I was. Now I am working on my discipline, and for a smoker, it can be expensive and frustrating . BUT uit is well worth it. I feel better not doing a half assed job I have to cover up later. But I smoke a little more. Then after I get dome with the cig, I look and say, "OK, I could still use some work here, but that spot looks MUCH better." And Perry, now I know what I have to look foreward to Stripping a finish because something didnt quite work. But this isnt something I am doing with someone else name, and If I want to have credibility and show integrity, I need to work on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 After all that.... thankyou Jeff. Now can you see i was trying to help, and not singling you out as someone to pick on? As for time vs quality. Time is irrelevant as far as im concerned. I spent 5 hours grain filling and finish sanding a single guitar today, stained it, scraped the bindings, taped up the neck, and sprayed a coat of clear two pack, only to see marks in the timber. Quality is more important than time, so i will start stripping it all back tommorrow, and start again... so, thats another full lost day. Its MUCH better to lose a day or so now, than lose many customers because of "defects" in my work. Remember, people remember bad workmanship, and will tell others, much more than they will talk about great work. No Perry, Thank you. If you hadnt said what you said (and others too, setch, drak, ect) I would still be where I was. Now I am working on my discipline, and for a smoker, it can be expensive and frustrating . BUT uit is well worth it. I feel better not doing a half assed job I have to cover up later. But I smoke a little more. Then after I get dome with the cig, I look and say, "OK, I could still use some work here, but that spot looks MUCH better." And Perry, now I know what I have to look foreward to Stripping a finish because something didnt quite work. But this isnt something I am doing with someone else name, and If I want to have credibility and show integrity, I need to work on that. Thats it!!!!! My motto is.... If a job is worth doing, its worth doing properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Agreed! Now I have some serious mental work to do. My eyes need to spot what is wrong, and my mind needs to know how to fix it. Seriously, thanx man. I gotta do this right, otherwise, I might as well give up and be a drummer. Concentrate on one project at a time and be determined to do it right. Take your time to get each detail in the building process right and accept nothing less than the best you can do. Copy a shape you really like and make/buy a template, that way you'll get way cleaner results. Kinda funny here. Drak is moving up to a Carved top and all, and I am gonna do a Tele. LOL This is great. I guess thats how it goes tho, cuz sometimes we need to take a step back to leap foreward. Or something like that. Thank you PS. I am thinking thinline. Honestly, do you think that'll be too hard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Harder? Likely. TOO hard? Nah. Not that I've built one, but my project is basically a thinline-style guitar (not tele, obviously) and although I've had to learn a bit about the extra steps, it doesn't strike me as a 'harder' project but definitely as one with more steps and more things to be meticulous about. To be honest with you, though, I'm already looking forward to building a plain old PLANK of a guitar, so you might find a regular telecaster satisfying. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 More things to be meticulous about could be a good thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 PS. I am thinking thinline. Honestly, do you think that'll be too hard? Hey Jeff, glad something good came out of this. I hope you'll build a kick ass tele. Honestly can't tell you if a thinline would be difficult though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 I think I'll try a thinline then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 PS. I am thinking thinline. Honestly, do you think that'll be too hard? Piss easy!! Im making one now for a client... headless, with some steinberg style hardware, ebony board, gargoyle inlay from 11-13 frets, compound radius, electric blue paint work, pearloid custom pickguard, and a cool "f" hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 So you are saying the thinline part is easy, not the other custom side right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 http://fullservesite.com//lcgs/guitars/LP2.jpg Decided to just get a new neck. It's in the mail now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Litch is that glue?? in the neck posket? or what the heck is that?? Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Looks an awful lot like rotting wood! That's going to be one heck of a restoration project. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I havent done any cleanup. That was right after I got it out. There's glue and wood mix. No rot. Its a multipiece mahogany bod, so.... Wow, in the 2nd pic it looks way wierd! It really doesnt look like that. ***?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 It looks scarry in that 2nd pic Like its gonna try and attck you, watch out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 This is an idea for the tele: http://fullservesite.com/lcgs/misc%20pics2...%201%20copy.jpg http://fullservesite.com/lcgs/misc%20pics2/Tele2.jpg I was thinking a thinlike with a Ric influenced F hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 What do you use to make those pics? I remember USA customs site having a virtual guitar thing but I dont remember seeing those inlays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanKirk Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 What do you use to make those pics? I remember USA customs site having a virtual guitar thing but I dont remember seeing those inlays. It's still there at USA custom guitars. They have the latest version with a couple new features on it and a new look to the website. Here's the site with an RG template and others as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 The USA Customs site only has Strat, Tele and Wolfgang designs I think, click on this link for more guitar models.... http://www.nymphusa.com/kisekae/kisekaee1.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kings_x Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Here is my thinline being taken for a test spin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 From : Project Guitar Forum <jcrichardson30360@yahoo.com> Sent : Thursday, May 20, 2004 11:39 AM To : jeff_n_lisa_litchfield_2@hotmail.com Subject : Update on new construction... ( From Project Guitar Forum ) | | | Inbox Litchfield Custom Gutars, macmacaholic has sent you this email from http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php. Since it looks like your thread has been hi-jacked, I was just curious if you have gotten any more done on the 6 degree neck/flush mount Floyd Rose? I'm beginning a project now with a Floyd Rose (Les Paul Jr inspired body) and just curious about neck angles and what not. Since you have figured it out on paper I was wondering if it was successful or not. Thanks!! J.C. I have kinda backed off and am doing more sanding on the DC than anything. Also, the new neck came for my LP. I am currently fitting it. And my TELE is soon to be underway! Pics of the neck soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 This is an idea for the tele: http://fullservesite.com/lcgs/misc%20pics2...%201%20copy.jpg http://fullservesite.com/lcgs/misc%20pics2/Tele2.jpg how do you save the pic? i got an awesome strat! Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 its in the faqs part of the page, you use the print screen button then paste the image i believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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