pmarlin

Thanks for the tip I am going to start gluing when I get home from work today, in fact I am about to sneak out early.

I got the 6 layers of binding for the first channel laminated and shaped with a hair dryer and taped in place. A couple of spots are little warped but I think I can live with it for my first binding job, I am learning and if its too bad I can always redo it since I know what I did wrong. I laminated all 6 pieces at the same time and I think I should have done like 2 at a time and then went back and laminated all those laminates together. It makes you really appreciate the work that goes into those handmade guitars and understand why they get such a high price for them.

The one in your picture and the theones in the auction are totally different, I just bought the stuff for the one in your picture from Stew Mac. The TOM and the front and back string thru ferrules, try there.

Got it all sanded down and the body trem hole all filled back in and Sunday I ordered all the binding stuff from Stew Mac and it arrived today, wasnt expecting it this soon, those guys are fast. So I can start doing the binding laminates ( I got the Stew Mac binding laminator)

Gibson alraedy has a Firebird

Ok, how about Camaro?

Buwahahaha I couldn't resist!

Sshhhh, Im saving that name for later.

Gibson alraedy has a Firebird

Floyd rose pro hase 3 different size blocks 32mm, 37mm and 42mm. So I think the 32mm would work. 1.5" = 38.1mm

The Floyde Rose speed loader goes down to 30mm

Wow, my son is sixteen you need to teach him how to do something besides play WOW. Maybe you guys go to school together.

My understanding has always been that a slightly higher action was better for bends so that the string could slide slightly under the next string, and lower action for, as perry said, sweeps/ shred.

Hey everyone just wanted to say hi and thanks for all the great info found around here. I have made a donation because I am very greatful for the help I am finding around here, but I dont see anything showing my donation except for the paypal reciept.

Sorry I took so long, when I got home I built another work bench in my shop. My Kelly is 17" wide 22" long, the case is huge.

I have a jackson kelly I will measure it when I get home later.

look to the left of the picture:

this guitar comes with the following options:

Guitars

BC - Black Chrome Plated Hardware

CS - Clear Matte Satin finish

HB2 - J99 neck pickup with HB series bridge humbucker and coil splitter

MF - Maple fingerboard with black dot inlays

RB - Rounded Body Sides

TC - Clear Gloss finish on hard Maple

All instruments are sold as shown.

No additional options may be added.

I was at Lowes today getting my scroll saw and picked up a few more clamps.

Nice you built a buick from a guitar kit?

ok link works now.

I had 4 at that time The Iceman, an ESP MII, a Gibson Les Paul and a Takamine electric acoustic. Funny thing is the aucoustic was the only one that was still playable. Well maybe the Les Paul because it was never found, but the case was found and they were all in a line together. I think someone pilfered it. Anyway 15 years later and I have 13.

I have started a project and i think this might be a good way to start before I start building. About 15 years ago my apartment burned down with all my guitars in it. They were all on stands so when the second floor fell thru there went the necks. Well my ibanez iceman I had laying around for a couple of months and I decided to do something with it, I mean it was already trashed so what the heck. I had no experience with this kind of stuff cause I was just a guitar player. The neck was broken at the 1st fret but the fretboard was fine just the neck was bent back, so I drilled some holes and glued it back with some dowel rods. the binding was pretty much all burned so I just took it all off. well heres is the big bonehead idea, I decided to put a tremolo in it. I used some pretty crude hand tools and started cutting away. Then I painted, again with no experience and the paint was real thick including the neck, I know I know....IDIOT!!!!!! Oh yeah and I just painted over the empty binding grooves. So the thing was FUGLY and unplayable.

Before the fire

After I tarded it up

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Anyway, I decided to make this my first project. I am going to try and fill the trem hole back in and make this thing playable again. I am toying with the idea of a string through. I spent most of the day today sanding it down to bare wood. It looks like a mahogony back with a maple top possiblely, too bad I cut that hole in it cause with a different peice of wood there I will have too use a solid finish. So Iwould really appreciate any words of wisedom and tips.

Back then I didnt know what I had, I bought it in a pawn shop for $150, now I have found out that it is a 1978 but not sure of the model number but because of the finsh I think it is an IC400 from some of the research I did but still not sure.

Moisture in the air when you spray can cause cloudiness.

Do it, put that finish on the tele, that would be beautiful.

That is sweet, I have been lurking around here and seeing what you guys have done is really inspiring me to start building some. I turned my garage into a recording studio and there is about 6 feet left outside the wall from the studio. I have started converting that space into a workshop for painting guitars but it looks like i will start building as well.

There goes the guitar tone, right out the window.

I would think your sound would be pretty dead, maybe even kill your sustain.