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I'm Swedish... The thing is that we've been a small country since the early 18th century, and we rely heavily on new inventions and export industries. So in a way we're forced to be good at communicating in foreign language to "survive" as a nation...well maybe not survive, but keep living at this high standard. Also I think it's due to a great system of education where all education is free...even university (I'm studying at one of europe's greatest schools of technology at the moment, and I get paid over 300$US from the government each month to pay for books etc...) Also there's a lot of emphasis put on language studies at young age (although I think they should start teaching english in kindergarten). Another factor is probably, that instead of dubbing films, we put subtitels and keep the original language of the film (except for some films intended for kids since they can't read yet). This has imo a hughe effect, since people constantly hear spoken english, while simultaneously getting it translated into swedish. And of course spare us the agony of watching dubbed films... (i once saw 8 mile translated to german.... )

Thanks! That might work, or I might take some epoxy glue and put between the metal and the plastic and just screw it back on. Too bad if some of it seeps out and glues it onto the guitar itself though... Are you Swedish too? Yeah...live in Gothenburg at the moment....

funny thing...the same thing happens on my boring uni lectures...

I can't wait for the first snow.....I spent a year in Australia and now I miss it more than ever.

spray that "chrome" on some scrap piece....that might change your mind

Thanks for that, I will add it to my vocabulary...hope I pronounce it right Any more...how about some icelandic...this is great, it's good to know stuff like this when you work with people who often don't speak your language either...a third language,...perhaps we should learn esperanto! cheers pete If you ever go to sweden -and someone asks you how much you want of something...just reply "lagom" [lawgh-ohm] ...it's a pointless word really...

Very funny... I believe icelandic is recognised as the most difficult language to learn...I'd like to know a few phrases, but language is something you do have to hear... I work in a very multicultural environment, lots of european and arabic dialects and various versions of english, australian and kiwi especially... Oddly enough cussing in a foriegn language is a good way to get some basics...have to watch out what people teach you...I gave up on arabic when people explained what it was I was really being taught to say... Instead, I often cuss in a strange spanish that I think i picked up from western movies...people get the meaning and it seems to be the one languge that doesn't offend where I am... Another interesting thing about language is that different cultures will have words and phrases that express things that aren't possible in english, for instance. I bet there are plenty in iceland besides a multitude of words for snow! Sure, fire away... pete I know we have heaps of words in Swedish that you can't translate into english... it's funny though...because a single word can kinda describe the whole mentality of the people... take the swedish word "lagom" for example.... It's very hard to explain since there's no english word that means the same...but it would be something like "not to much, not to little...but just about enough" and I think it describes the Swedish mentality in a good way...and can be applied to almost any context...Like if your very talented at something...showing of is not very popular ...but you can show of a little...but are expected to be quite humble about it....

Thanks! I think it turned out pretty good. That jackplate is a pain in the lower back parts though, it´s not glued together so when you take it off it´s kind of hard to put back again since the plastic isn´t curved. I´ll have to fix that someday... It´s not something you take off too often though, that´s good. How about heating it up and bending it? nice guitar btw....and nice to see some more Swedes...

Being from New Zealand, I can apreciate the amount of talent that requires. Oh a kiwi.....sorry...can't understand your accent...

Gothenburg at the moment...

I speak Swedish, (English), and German (although it's been a while and it's quite rusty)...I'm also able to read and communicate in other nordic languages (except finnish). And I'm now also quite sufficient in translating Australian into English

Thanx...Just gotta get it painted now... I think I might be able to do it at my school where I just started...

here's how it sounds....well..it's a crappy recording of me strumming around and fiddling with the switches... sample

Well, I don't know if you've noticed...but these singlecoils are not standard size. They're handmade replicas of Burns tri-sonics...So the size is a bit different...

How do I make a template that will perfectly correspond to the actual locations of the pickups and how will I know exactly where to place it on the guard?

Any ideas on how to make the pickupholes fit with the pickups? what's the best way to figure out the proper location..?

you'd probably want to put the fretwire in after you've cut the fretboard to fit the dimensions of the neck..

Do you know how a pickup works?...maybe you should read up on it before trying to construct one.. Anyway, the 6 "dots" are magnets, they're constructed a bit differently depending on the pickup. They are all of the same polarity and are inside a coil. When the string vibrates in the magnetic field an alternate current is induced in the coil around the magnets.

is this better? I'm running quite high screen res. so usually I'm not bothered.

wow!:..that's pretty cool to hear...

yep...under the cover on the headstock

This turning out real nice. I had a dream on Sat night. I interpit it i had to build a guitar and so now here i am reading. I do have some wood working skills and what not. So hope my turns out as ncie as yours on my first try. good job. chris.

GOT SOUND? routed pickup cavities... sounds GREAT!!! and fiddling with all these switches can get me pretty much anything.. now I have to figure out how to make holes in the pickguard that fit nicely with the pickups... Any suggestions?? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/aidlook/Bild069.jpg

Back in Sweden! Took a while but now I'm settled in Sweden again. Got my pickups from Adeson today. They're replicas of the Burns trisonics and they look great. Just got to rout it now and then paintjob... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/aidlook/Bild067.jpg