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Yep - look at a headstock.

Duty and Vat is 3.4% + 17.5%. Price is depending on quantity etc - Ronny's site shows all. Around two weeks depending on the USPS - could be longer, could be shorter. Jem

I'm sure Jackson Fusion's were 24.75 scale and i know 100% that Hamer Chaparral's from 85>87 were 24.75 as well so they are out there. Jem

Over $200 - jeeeeez ! No offence, but i've been charging mates the equivalent of just less than $20 Usd for their names or band logo's on TRC's, time for a price re-alignment i feel Jem

Sambo - woodturners use a metal powder mixed with epoxy (sometimes known as inlace). This could be worth a try as, if nothing else, it's pretty cheap - like well under a tenner ! Poolewood sell it or check ebayuk under woodturning. Jem

WD's Not the cheapest in the world but available and reliable. For the bevel - i've seen some use a router table (eeek!!) or a Dremel with a 45deg bit. Me, as i don't have to do it often, just use a piece of 8"x8"x1.5" mdf that i've cut one side to 45deg and do it by hand with either block or fingers - not ideal but it didn't cost me anything and i mainly use it for TRC's which take about 30 seconds to do. Jem

The most important thing to me was the distance from spindle to post as most of the smallest one's only had around 4" which isn't deep enough to do post or string through holes - the one i settled on is 5 1/2" which is just deep enough and i can carry it around as i haven't got a dedicated space either. Jem

Not that i know much about amp electronics but i would say that temperature isn't the main problem but humidity is - hot/cold and dry not a problem but hot/cold and damp is a major problem. Jem

Looks cool to me as well. I suppose with something like swirling you could do it 100 times each time with different results and a bit like recording you could do it again and again and decide that the first take was the 'freshest' anyway. Jem

Any jewellery bullion dealer will be able to supply you but as it's not hallmarked your normal jewellers wouldn't. Jem

Just minced over to Warmoth's site and although that necks in the 'showcase' it seems to be at standard money so i'd ask for them to do you one with the abalone dots rather than go the route of hiking them out - as i said earlier, i've done it and to all intents and purposes the job was a good 'un but it was a very dull experience and the risk of making a slip could be devestating. Jem

Micro rotary With limited space and a dislike for dust and a price well below the Robosanders i'm quite keen on these - anybody had any experience at all ? Jem

Jeeez, and i thought i was being greedy ! Hamer Virt Jem

I've only done it once and that's pretty well how i did it - i used a 2.5mm downcut in my dremel that i normally use for inlay routing, took most of the dot out and used a sharp modelling knife to clear the edges as i was fairly scared of getting to enthusiastic and slipping with the dremel as it wasn't my neck....eeek ! Then after putting the new dots in, sanded with a small modelling file and then spent a fair few hours with steel wool to blend them in. One problem is that one of the dots was quite proud and when i sanded the flash changed and i was in no mood to repeat the process - i know, bloody amatuer !!. OK, not the end of the world but something to bear in mind. In all, a fairly easy job to do but very time consuming and quite labourious. Jem Oh, forgot to say to score round the dot before you start just to avoid unwanted tear or lift and from my experience i would say i'm with Idch and see if Warmoth have exactly what you want - mind you, fairly unusual combination and full price is probably a bit steep.

That looks fine - you must be pleased with yourself. Jem

There's a thread up above you that lists a lot of European suppliers: http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=19579 Jem

Hey, very handy pricing and not too far from my companies offices - can someone add this to the thread that Mattia started ? Jem

Not so much "scalloped" as "scalped" Jem

I strongly disagree with the first bit. Planning/drawing out your first guitar is rewarding, not that hard, and best of all, cheap. Get Melvyn Hiscock's book (Make Your Own Electric Guitar) and read through the design section a few times, and you'll do fine. Just think it all through, and all will go well. Don't try to re-invent the wheel, though; look at what's been done (answer: almost everything you're bound to think up as an 'original idea'), think the implications through, and then go for it. I believe old Hamer Californians had 27 frets on them, only on the treble side, angled neck pickup. You can't cut 'slanted' fret slots and expect them to be useful for playing on. Unless you're fanning the frets (check Mike Doolin's site for an article on how to do that, linked to from Novax's website), you gotta leave 'em parallel to each other. ← Your're right, Cali's have 27 frets with the last three being cut at an angle - i've got 8 or 9 of the buggers !!! Jem

Some great figured wood there but i just wish it was a bit wider as most of it only seems to be between 4 3/4" and 5 3/4" wide. Still, well worth the heads up and keeping an eye on. Jem

American one's (SD's and Dimarzio) use #4-40 screws - near impossible to find in the UK outside of Allparts and as i have around a dozen Hamer's that have surface mounted pickups i have looked ! As for metric one's (far and not so far east imports) i have a strange feeling they're M2.5 or M3 standard machine thread but i'm not totally sure. Jem

There's a zillion and one places: Firstly, where abouts on this little planet are you - it's pointless me telling you to go to my local guy if London's 3000+ miles away from you and Secondly, bind it with what ? wood, plastic, ivoroid, shell, recon stone, string blah blah blah - again, pointless someone suggesting their favourite wood shop if you actually want to use MOToilet seat. Jem

Chris, the method for recon stone is the same for shell and as opposed to shell, which has natural colour variation, recon tends, by the very nature of the manufacturing process, to be more consistant colour wise and hence easier to blend any joins. Jem

I was going to say you could use my router etc but Wakefield's not that close to London I did see this on the bay, not exactly a Kelly but in the vein of and could go cheap: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Custom-Shape-GUITAR-...1QQcmdZViewItem Jem

Whereabouts are you ?