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Andronico

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  2. Exotic Tele Build

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    As you can see also, the neck builder came through with a new neck. I'll be inlaying the J and doing a test fit before I put a finish on it this week. I'll snap some pics of the inlay process and finished result.

    I´m really happy hearing that you received the replacement neck from the builder and that it hasn´t any problems. We can now see you new tele in all her glory with the new switch knob and inlay ! :D

  3. Travel Guitar With Build In Gt2

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    loving this build more and more ...keep up the good work:)

    Thank you friends for your support ! :D

    Yesterday I glued the vinyl leather and for the inside material I used plush.

    The colour of the leather is chocolate and plush is a bit lighter than red wine.

    Top / bottom pics :

    Funda034.jpg

    Funda033.jpg

    Body pics :

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...ar/Funda035.jpg

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...ar/Funda036.jpg

    I ended with the final sanding of the guitar body and begin with the stain and clear coat. The following days I´ll upload more pics showing this.

  4. Travel Guitar With Build In Gt2

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    Last days I began with the case for the travel guitar.

    After thinking on different ideas I decided that will have the following specifications :

    1) Must be light.

    2) I´ll use foam, vinyl leather and some soft material for the inside.

    3) With enough room for the guitar, portable amp, AC-DC adapter, MP3, tuner and cables.

    4) Must follow the style lines of the guitar...

    The idea is build a box; top, bottom and sides separately and then sew the bottom with the sides and with the cover.

    Each part is made like a sandwich : a thin foam (5mm thickness) + PVC foam (3mm thickness) + thick foam (20mm thickness).

    The PVC foam is very light but very strong and make the body semi rigid and is free because my father has enough for the case...

    Ok, following is the top and bottom part ready to glue the vinyl leather and the inside soft material :

    Funda016.jpg

    Step by step pics :

    Cardboard mold and PVC foam top :

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...ar/Funda005.jpg

    PVC top ready to glue the thin foam :

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...ar/Funda008.jpg

    PVC with thin foam glued and ready to glue the thick foam :

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...ar/Funda010.jpg

    PVC with the foams glued :

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...ar/Funda011.jpg

    The top has straight sides :

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...ar/Funda012.jpg

    I need the sides rounded because is more easy to glue the vinyl leather. I thought that could be dificult to round them but was really easy :

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...ar/Funda014.jpg

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...ar/Funda015.jpg

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...ar/Funda018.jpg

    Now I have to begin with the sides...

  10. Fanned Fret Five String

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    Some more progress this morning. Neck trimmed flush (pocket routed deeper) and the electrics all wired up.

    Neck given a few wipes of Tru-Oiul - more to follow.

    I also inlaid a little copper-ring bloodwood circle into the headstock.

    Now just waiting for the machine heads, then the nut can be cut, and frets levelled. Then she's done :D

    lectrics.jpg

    Here's another shot of the body/neck

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/al_heeley/neckin.jpg

    Beautiful work man ! Congrats !

    But the only thing are the knobs, these are the deffinitive ones ?

  12. Travel Guitar With Build In Gt2

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    Wow Andronico, you are one sharp guy! This is a really brilliant project, very impressive. I can't wait to see the end result. Nice work man.

    Thank you man ! I can´t wait too. During these days I was testing some soft stain in several mahogany pieces and decide to use a little of peteribi stain (peteribi is a local type of wood). This color add some soft brown to the red of the mahogany. Today I will finish with the sanding and tomorrow I´ll begin with the custom case.

  14. Travel Guitar With Build In Gt2

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    I worked for TIA in Don Torcuato, from 1977 to 1988, in the engineering department. During that time we devloped a few POST for specific applications. I remember now a Quiniela system for Chubut province (this must have been around 1982/83, in the times of the pre-punched cards). And around 1987 a restaurant terminal (adicioteca).

    Ok Black Dog, you win, you´re older ! :D

    I began with the old E.C.R.s (electronic cash registers) when I was a teen because my father worked for NCR. Then we were distributors of the swedish brand Sweda (cash registers and POS terminals) for Argentina and then we developed our own products. Is not easy, remember that we live in Argentina and all is difficult here...

    Now, regarding the travel guitar. During the last week the weather was rainy and wet, isn´t the best moment to begin with the finish... But first I have to complete the sanding and decide if use a clear finish or a soft stain with the mahogany.

  17. Travel Guitar With Build In Gt2

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    Looking great !!!!

    Really looking forward to seeing it finished. Obviously you have experience in electronics, that shows.

    And you said you didn't have metal working experience ?? C'mon !!! Stop kidding us !!!

    Great work so far !!!

    Luis

    Thank you Luis ! Yes I have experience in electronics, I develop point of same terminals (hardware and firmware). About metal working I know how to use a drill, a dremell or files but really this is my first time making a metal mechanism. Remember that the most visible part of the tuner are the pegs and they were made by a friend in his lathe. :D

    This morning I was thinking about the case for this baby, the idea is something soft or almost to carry the guitar, amp, AC-DC converter, cable, etc. I asked to my wife and my mother and they said me that in order to maintain all this project mine I have to learn how to sew ! B)

    OK, another thing to learn ! :D

    Only one question, is there any incompatibility if a guy sews and plays rock with an electric guitar ? :D

    Julián

  18. Travel Guitar With Build In Gt2

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    Thank you for your support friends ! :D

    Bassisgreat : you can build a travel bass inspired in the same shape. The Riverhead Unicord guitar bass exist ! Look at this link :

    http://www.handen.us/riverhead/miriverhead.html

    anderekel and Xanthus : I´m excited too, I can´t wait the time to have this little baby finished !

    But I´m 41 and I learned long time ago that if you want to run first you must learn to walk... and remember that this is my first DIY guitar.

    That is really cool. I like how your making all the components yourself.

    Thank you Daniel, you are a very talented boy with a great future in guitar building ! But let me correct you, I haven´t made all the compoments, I bought the neck from Guitar Fetish. :D

  24. Travel Guitar With Build In Gt2

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    Time for the portable amp. I decided to make a Marshall MS2 clone using the following circuit diagram :

    http://homepage.ntlworld.com/s.castledine/greenfuz/ms2.html

    The problem was the box but the last weekend we went to my parent´s home and looking in an old drawer I found a little amp that I used with a keyboard when I was a teen.

    This amp don´t work but has two 4 ohms speakers inside its black plastic box and switches that I can use.

    Then I took the old amp board off and replace it with a DIY MS2 board.

    I made a little modification to the circuit to include an input to connect a MP3 player and play the guitar using backing tracks.

    Here are the results :

    Amp001.jpg

    More Pics :

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...itar/Amp002.jpg

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...itar/Amp003.jpg

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...itar/Amp004.jpg

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/a...itar/Amp005.jpg

  25. Travel Guitar With Build In Gt2

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    very nice! it looks great with the knobs.

    how it's fixed in the body? there are some screw, or what?

    Thanks Kiki. :D

    The first idea was to use four neo magnets insected in each corner support and small pieces of metal in each corner of the cover. But I´m not sure if will be safe enough because there are a board and a battery inside... The second idea (and think that I´ll use it) is to use the magnets and only one small screw in order to avoid that the cover opens. If you see with attention to the following picture you can see a hole in the middle of the jacaranda strip, this hole is for the AC-DC adapter input (to charge the battery). The idea is to drill a small hole at the left of that one for the battery charger status LED and a second one at the right to support the cover in place. :D

    RearCover04.jpg

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