Jehle
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As I recall, it started off with just the middle section and the neck, kindof a neck through with no wings. The band he was in at the time freaked out and told him that it couldn't possibly work, so he added the wings on the side to make it look like a guitar. I think the picture that I have is him playing the 2x4 version of the guitar, before the wings were added, and his arm set in a cast. I had a look in the books last night and I can't seem to find them yet...
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Next thing you know, you'll be wondering around the house looking at furniture... "Honey... do you mind if I use the dining room table for something?"
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I'm having a little trouble getting things to download from your site, but from what I can tell, you are a very accomplished player. I had a listen to "everything that could go wrong". you rock ! player wOOt
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Funny that you should bring this up. I have a few strips of spruce left over from a cabinet installation, and an out door shed project. I just started thinking about glueing a body blank out of them and cutting out a guitar body. wOOt One more for the list, Billy Gibbons made a guitar out of a worm eaten beam from Muddy Waters childhood home. The guitar looked stupid, but apparently sounded really good.
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http://www.oakwoodveneer.com/index.html Nevermind the fact that I messed up my first veneer attempt. Surfing around for any veneer sources got me to this link. Not sure as to how it would work for guitar bodies, but they have just about everything! The only problem is that they sell 4' x 8' sheets of the stuff. The price per square foot is good, but to get that much material I'm going to spend way more than I want.
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I know I've got a picture around. I think I have a Gibson book that details Les Pauls involvement with Gibson, so it should be easy to find.
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Hmmm. That's an interesting idea. In fact, it gets me thinking about the issue as a whole. What are some special tools and jigs that people have made in order to make their guitars. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind buying everything that StewMac sells, but to build a handfull of one off guitars, it's not cost effective. A radius sanding block is just the begining.
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Groovy. Being so close to Xmas, lets hope I get everything I ask for. Hard to believe that all that tone comes from an OLP. I nearly got a bass from them and decided on a Yamaha at the last minute. Now to taunt Brian, I'd like to hear what he comes up with for that double neck tele he's been playing with.
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Yep, that works. Thanks for the loggin stuff. Damn nice tone. Metallica fan by any chance? ) Which guitar is that exactly? Has it been here on the forum or on Project Guitar somewhere else? Doh, nevermind. Blind Boy Billy just saw your list of equipment above. Still it would be nice to see a photo of the guitar.
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That's what I was wondering. I think there are some products designed to remove colors that are not set. Not sure if I'd use OxyClean, but something along that line.
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Seems like I've said that very thing a million times since I found this place.
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Yahoo Briefcase seems to deny access to the file. I get this error.
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http://stewmac.com/tradesecrets/bridge_bod...e_guitar01.html This has been posted before, but it answers both of our questions about staining, then sealing. From StewMac, it looks like stain comes first, then the sealer.
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Okay, we're all guitarists here, we're also builders (beginning, pro, or otherwise). When I see these hand made guitars they look stunning, so I get to see photo's of them on the web. That's inspirational to continue working on my own stuff. But, for something really unique (like the monsterous barritone 7 string), what does it sound like? I have no idea. Since I've started out as a recording (bedroom) artist, moving into the realm of custom guitar building, I will be sure to have some sound samples of the complete guitar when it's done. So, it is my humble request that if you guys have built something really unique, or just something that sounds sweet, post it as an MP3 somehow. Even a simple A power chord would be nice to demo the tone. That way I could see and hear these one of a kind guitars. What do y'all think?
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That's actually a good idea. You will need to know the screw diameter, the pitch of the threads, and consider the hardness of the screws though. I'd be tempted to try replacing the allen screws up at the nut end with the fine tuner screws on the bridge end first. No tools, just finger tighten. It's been a long time since I've used a locking trem.
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This is going to be a step for me soon. I will need to put a sanding sealer on the body before I apply a finish. From what you describe, it sounds like I could even use this on the veneer top as well. Is that true?
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So, it can be done. Hadn't thought about using epoxy, just about glue with the dust. That's what the books I've read mention anyway. Glue would set a little slower I imagine so it could be cleaned or scraped off. I suppose you fill in the routes and leave the material a little proud and sand it flush after it sets?
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I am curious how it's really done. I know how I used to do it many years ago (not for guitars, but for Tee shirts). I'd fill a sink with water and dribble a bunch of Testor's model paints so that the colors would float on top. Flat model paint would sink, strangely enough, so you had to use the high gloss stuff. Then I would drop the fronts of tee shirts in. Most sinks, being squarish, would make a nice size and shape to go on the front of the Tee. Like I said, I'm curious if the real way to do it is similar to that.
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Ah, the 80's. Doncha love it. I'd love to see a carved up Les Paul like this.
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If it's really just a prototype, I would expect the seriel number to be 000009 instead of 6045009. Not sure what's up with that.
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I've been reading up on inlays and I understand that using a combination of sawdust and glue is used to fill in gaps around the inlays. I'm thinking about basically routing out my "signature logo" on the maple headstock and then packing that in with a rosewood or ebony sawdust mix. Then sanding it flush and putting a finish over it. Does this sound like a resonable thing to do, or will it look like crap? Too much work? You know me, I have this weird idea of using exotic woods in place of little plasticy things and stickers... Suggestions? Opinions?
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Yep, Titebond and Titebond II are also at Home Depot. Their prices were very cheap too as compared to some of the wood working catalogs that I've been getting. BTW, what's Gorilla?
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You're leaving out the SansAmp. I got that one myself after trying all the others. The SansAmp is straight out BTTW... No frills. IMO, it just has a fuller tone than any of the other sims.
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For me... I'm not that specific yet. I'm shooting for a combination of sounds first. I have one guitar all humbuckers, and another all single coils. Now, I'm building one of your tele kits. Somehow I'm going to build a hybrid of the sounds between a strat, tele, and a les paul. An all in one guitar. Keeping all that in mind, I don't want to loose the position of the single coil where it sits near the neck. I'm thinking that I can get up to 23 frets, but no more. The fretboard will probably will be the first of it's ilk. Then I know neck profile and fretboard radius, string scale. All that is settled. But the rest is what drives me to complete the project. It'll be a one of a kind, whatever it winds up being.
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At first glance I thought this might be an Urhu or a Horse-Head Violin from China. But this one is new to me. Here's a site the I visit from time to time, just to see what other weird thing I could get into. http://www.mhs.mendocino.k12.ca.us/MenComN...Larknet/catalog Oh, and I saw that show too.