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The kahler is a Flyer I have had since 88'. But if I was going to put new on I would do this model... 7300 Kahler Hybrid -- http://www.wammiworld.com/7300.html That way I could swap it for the 3300 series Fixed system if I wanted. http://www.wammiworld.com/7330.html Not sure I would buy it from wammiworld though... have no clue if they are reputable.

Here is the online album for the King V Here is the link for the Jackson King V beater

Nice choice... even though I would have just left the knots. Unique is one reason we build.

The King V was a sacrifice... Like a phoenix she will live again. In white with 80's parts... it will be great when she lives again. Should I put flames on it? Like the new Michael Schenker model or James ESP? The Model 5 is now a favorite guitar of mine. I destroyed its historical worth... but from my research it was not a collector anyway. Wait till you see my 88 RG470. She is a real beater with 3 hums. For the record I bought the Model 5 for $200.00 in a pawn shop in 1995. I bought my 88 RG470 for $100.00 at a pawn shop in 1992.

I am documenting them out on my blog as best as possible. Here are some current state of the union pictures

Decided it was time to build a King V. So I bought a cheap King V body from ebay and started making my copy. I then used this project as an excuse to buy a new gibson V for research purposes... I did mean things to the template guitar. Including screw a 1/4" acrylic sheet to it for a template. The real King V is made from Padauck, Wormy Ambrosia Maple with Mild Flame, Purple Heartwood, and my enemy Cocobolo. It is going to sport a newer JT580 Jackson trem, Jackson tuning keys and one single Seymour D Custom. CoilTapped with a 500k pushpull. Looks like a Tung oil finish for this one. The beater JS30 King V is made from mystery wood, and hardboard. I scored a really nice flamed shark fin Jackson neck for 100 on ebay and a 40 dollar nightmare Jackson neck for the beater. The beater neck had been bolted, glued, and painted into some monstrosity to look like a neck through. I bought the wasted remains and cleaned it up. I have a slew of 80's parts that I am using. I am fogoing the stock TOM in favor of a vintage Kahler Flyer. I am not sure about the pickups yet. I have the original Jacksons, a set of JC80's w/20db boost out of my Model 5, or a strange set of German Ultrasonics I might use. The tuning keys are cheap allparts circa 1989. After stripping the neck and cleaning it up I lost a mm or so. It went from a 43mm to a 42mm nut. I am refinishing the neck with superglue /clapton style=""/. The hardboard top of the V will get the same Superglue treatment before paint. Wicking the hardboard with Cyanoacrylate makes it hard as a rock. I have used this technique on Basswood and Poplar guitars before finishing them because it is not as heavy as an epoxy or poly. Linked to picture... King V Check out the rest here http://smithlx.blogspot.com/

You can always use Elmers Rubber cement or 3M spray adhesive for regular sand paper to stick them to your new blocks. In the past I have made a block sander from scraps of guitar body wood. When you are finished cutting the body stand the wing scraps on end and laminate them into a nice 3-4" piece of wood. You can also make a sander from a thick scrap of Lexan/Acrylic and a block of wood for a Handle. Use some sheetrock screws and counter sink them into the handle. _______ |______| _____________ L L Got an old guitar neck? Rip out the frets, Glue some 80 grit sand paper to it, sand the bottom of your Guitar wood scrap into a matching radius. It is not ideal and if you have the money buy something nice but it works on a budget. If you have time http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=32216 http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=25182