Simo Posted May 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 No it was from ebay, it came with a few extras too ... new humbuckers, pots, etc all for £56 Here's a shot of it slighly wet to bring out the flame.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 That top looks awsome, I don't know if called a flame or a quilt. The flames are so thick. Great buy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted May 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 That top looks awsome, I don't know if called a flame or a quilt. The flames are so thick. Great buy... I was wondering if it was classed as a quilt or flame, I haven't got a clue so if someone could tell me?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Nice maple. Gonna paint it? I want to keep it natural with a gloss laquer but I need to get praticing on my painting skills first yes,keep it natural...i would hate to see that secondary grain(under the quilt) get lost in the staining there is no need to use any type of oil under the laquer,and i don't reccomend it... the "best" way to darken it slightly(if that is what you want to do...i wouldn't)is to use orange shellac as a sealer coat(it will not color it orange despite the name...it will only slightly amber it...how much depends on how thick you make the sealer coat) and nitro laquer is perfectly compatible with shellac talk to drak if you want a good second opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 That top looks awsome, I don't know if called a flame or a quilt. The flames are so thick. Great buy... I was wondering if it was classed as a quilt or flame, I haven't got a clue so if someone could tell me?? i would call that quilt because i see no curl(the little tornado type figure) to me quilt resembles water...flame resembles small tornados Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted May 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Cool, thanks for the advice Wes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted June 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 I've started work on the Alder/Maple blank as I haven't brought a drill press/drum sanders to sand inside the curves on the Piranhna Pine body. I decided to do the routing before cutting the body out, I attached guide rails to my router to keep nice straight lines, I didn't want to risk routing freehand on such nice wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragyn Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 Looks like an excellent start on it. Dragyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynamesucks Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 that wood is so nice clear wil definately look the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted June 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Haven't had a lot of spare time in last couple of weeks, but this afternoon I finally got some more routing done. The neck route is finished, I've also routed the bridge pickup cavity and I've made a start on the neck pickup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 judging by the care you are taking i think that will be quite the nice guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 That is going to be one awesome looking hardtail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted June 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Can I ask a quick question to you clever people out there... I understand about scale length and where to measure from etc, but where should my saddles be adjusted to get them to intonate properly? do I adjust them so they're about in the middle, closer to the neck, or further back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 I would say just about in the middle, maybe a little closer to the neck side? That's how I did it, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 According to Perry (rhodes56) the intonated length is never shorter than the scale length, so put all the saddles as far forward as you can and measure from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted June 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Thanks for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted June 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Today I've finished the pickups and cut out the rough shape with my jigsaw, had a bit of a problem doing the upper horn, my jigsaw has a tilting base so you can cut angles and just as I was cutting the last part the jigsaw tilted slightly .... it got quite close to the line but didn't ruin anything time to tighten those bolts I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 great job so far...keep it up and don't get impatient Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 You've glued the bookmatch face down to the body wood. Should be facing upwards so you can see it. Oh well, now you know better for next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Fruit Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 You've glued the bookmatch face down to the body wood. Should be facing upwards so you can see it. Oh well, now you know better for next time. Hmmm, true, but hey, it still looks damn good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 ohh, when i saw you had your humbucker rings installed, i thought you just used that as a template. Has anyone ever tried this before?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 yeah,but then I realized stewmac'sare only $5 and are a guaranteed working device Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 perry the wood shown on his guitar is still bookmatched...and still figured? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted June 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 I didn't glue the top on it was already glued when I brought it, right or wrong it still looks good to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 perry the wood shown on his guitar is still bookmatched...and still figured? It might be bookmatched, but its not the face of the bookmatch (eg: the two faces that were made when the saw split the original block) thats showing, its the reverse. Therefore the grain doesnt meet correctly in the centre. Sure, it may not seem like much, but to me, that stands out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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