litchfield

I'm a bit confused here:

I want to clarify the authenticity of this pickups. Contrary to what some people believe, there has always been only one company that produces Bill Lawrence pickups. The man in Bethlehem, PA who calls himself Bill Lawrence, and claims to be making Bill Lawrence pickups, is actually Willi Stich, a performer, pickup designer and ex-partner of the original Bill Lawrence company. The Bill Lawrence company was founded in 1965 by Willi Stich and his partner, E.Z. Wajcman, and it was Mr. Wajcman who came up with the trade name "Bill Lawrence". In 1984 Mr. Stich and Mr. Wajcman parted ways and Mr. Wajcman became the sole owner of the original company and the Bill Lawrence name. Mr. Wajcman has continued to produce the same pickups, on the same machines and with the same materials, right here is the U.S.A. Willi Stich has been misrepresenting himself as "Bill Lawrence" in order to market his own pickups. Mr. Stich makes very good pickups, but it's a shame that he is confusing customers by using the name of another company to market them. Mr. Stich really needs to go by his own name and find a new business name. Prior to co-founding the Bill Lawrence company, Mr. Stich performed as "Billy Lorento", a trade name that was owned by the Framus guitar company for which he designed the "Billy Lorento Model" guitar. Just as he stopped using the Billy Lorento name after he co-founded the Bill Lawrence company, Willi Stich should stop using the Bill Lawrence name now that he has a new company

Update:

The dream 180s sound great. very well balanced. the bridge has a bit more output and highs than the neck. They also look cool

Well, I may not even have one to show. If I can find the time to get the damn thing buffed, polished, tuned and intonated, I'll bring it. I have like what....a week? Possible, not likely.

the link for the pics dont work

I had the same situation with a piece of melamine I was cutting. If th blade binds or pinches, which with green sappy wood is easily done, it'll kisk back. Hence why you NEVER stand in the blade path. One should be aware of what a tool can do in positive and negative results, and be aware of how to avoid things like kickback. One way is not to use the fence on a crosscut.

On a similar note, a while back I was cutting some beautiful mahogany. The saw kicked, and I realized something. My fingers are WAY more inportant than a piece of wood. No matter how pretty it may be.

a 1/4" roundover would be fine. You can get one of those bits at a decent hardware store

IMO, OFR is the only way. OFR and a d tuna flush mounted is the best setup for me. I also like my springs stiffish

No reason. It was an email from sales tho.

Perry Ormsby has a good pic on his site. I'll dig it up.

It seems floyd will NOT be releasing it

Update!

Floyd says they wont be making them

Its good to see this kind of feedback

and the neck joint. trust me, David is right.

Utterly speachless, as usual

obviously, they look horribile.

xebryusguitars, I feel sorry for ya. that body may have a good finish, but it really isnt worth much.

Big D, you go off on rants about Ebay scams, and then you admit you botched a body, and mention you plan to sell it on the bay?? Hold the phone. If you want to talk ethics, show some yourself.

OLP made some basses out of it.....they stopped.

MDF is fine for bodies

I'll tell ya, a Hamer californian neck would do it. They surface on Ebay occasioanally

it look like it broke right on the scarf joint. make a new headstock

purpleheart/ebony is pretty snappy....my tele has snap for days. All ebony would likely be a tad snappier tho.

When using oak, I prefer quartered white, but red would probably suffice. Personal opinion:

Use the oak for a table or something. If you're too cheap to buy wood, you're also willing to cut corners elsewhere.......believe me, I am trying to break those bad habits, so dont pick them up.

yeah....it confirmed what I said......except about basswood. Basswood is about one step up the chain from balsa as far as hardwoods. Alder is better by a million

I'll bet the neck could be fixed easily

Another discussion on wieght and tone ratios. I dont buy it. mahogany is heavy as all hell, and is dark. Maple is bright and heavy. Cherry is brighter than maple and medium weight. Basswood is just plain cheap. Buy alder.