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Old March 13th, 2010, 01:45 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Well I cobbled up a mount. Still not sure if I like it or not but it'll do for now.


I found the mount and cover from a really cool-looking vintage Kent soundhole unit in my pile 'o stuff and took the Retrotron apart but there was no way it was going to fit in it. Bummer.
I'm guessing this isn't for heavy metal, lol

I like it though

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Old March 14th, 2010, 04:57 PM   #62 (permalink)
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Heavy what? No, this guitar is almost all wood.

Finally a nice weekend and I was able to catch up with my spraying so the Acousticaster went into rotation.

Dark grainfill and some tinted shellac before the nitro.



Decided against the tortise overlay so on goes a waterslide decal


And the front....Thinking maybe it's begging for a sunburst....Hmmmmm.


Sorry for neglecting to trim myself out of the pics.
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Old March 14th, 2010, 05:06 PM   #63 (permalink)
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And the front....Thinking maybe it's begging for a sunburst....Hmmmmm.
it's not just begging, I hear it screaming Sunburst out loud! ;)

great build man, now go and get some red yellow and black
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Old March 14th, 2010, 06:21 PM   #64 (permalink)
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Oww, it twisted my arm!



No red (even though it looks a little like it in the pic) or yeller, very much a 'Gibsony' tobacco burst
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this is beautiful!
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Old March 14th, 2010, 07:17 PM   #66 (permalink)
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Beautiful burst Mike. Can I send you a body to do that to???

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Sure, but I get to keep it afterward!
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Niiice! Love the burst!

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Old March 14th, 2010, 11:54 PM   #69 (permalink)
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The burst looks fantastic, great choice
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As Rachael Ray would say, Yum-mer-errs!!
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Very nice work! Can't wait to hear this one! By the way, is that a Dobrocaster there in the back ground?
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Old March 15th, 2010, 01:49 AM   #72 (permalink)
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Very nice work! Can't wait to hear this one! By the way, is that a Dobrocaster there in the back ground?

Yea, a little tri-cone activity going on in the back ground, eh?
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I think he means the 'Resolectric' (National's name for them) and yes, that's the first guitar I ever built, or finished that is. A 2nd hand body that I routed out a cone well and stuck a cheap cone and piezo in. I've made a few since using a different body shape since Tele's really aren't large enough.
The tricone is coming along, I added some rope binding to it yesterday but still need to do the back.
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The tricone is coming along, I added some rope binding to it yesterday but still need to do the back.

Where did you source the rope binding ?
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A guy over at the Official Luthiers Forum. I lost his contact info and am still trying to track him down.
PS, it won't 'go round' the pointier parts of a Tele.
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PS, it won't 'go round' the pointier parts of a Tele.

Ahhh....
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I dont particularly like "burst" finishes but the simplicity of the black and stain is GORGEOUS! nice going.
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Ahhh....

Big Mike Simpson and I were just talking about that last night in fact. The rope binding actually bends like crazy since it's just a bunch of laid-up blocks. It comes with purfling on both sides, this keeps it together while bending and allows the blocks to slip into different positions. Much easier than regular wood binding.
When you install them you just leave 'em a little proud of the sides and scrape the outer layer off. With a little customizing of the cutaway horn and the removal of the little 'lip' thing next to the neck pocket on the bass side you could easily use this stuff on a Tele-ish build.

Thanks Phil.
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WOW, that's what a burst is supposed to look like. Beautiful.
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Very nice choice on the burst. That came out beautiful.
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