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delander · April 19th, 2009, 12:02 AM

I've a tele style build just underway.

Here's a couple of photos and the components that will go into this guitar.

The body is a solid body Western Canadian Red Cedar and it'll have a Western Canadian Hard Maple neck. Tru Oil finish.
The components will be:
Tuners - Hipshot Chrome Grip-lock
Pickups - Bill Lawrence Wilde L-90 dual rails
Bridge - Schaller Hannes
Wiring scheme - early Flying V
Volume pots(2) - R S Guitar works 500K super pots
Tone pot(1) - R S Guitar works 500K audio taper
Gibson style 3-way switch

Mark-00255 · April 19th, 2009, 12:10 AM

Welcome, delander! Interesting choice on the cedar - I built a cedar topped tele last year and love the look and feel. The tone doesn't quite have the snap of Ash, to my ear, but it's very clean and almost hi-fi.

Yours should be a cool setup with your pickup and wiring choices! Looking forward to seeing your progress.

boris bubbanov · April 19th, 2009, 12:19 AM

Welcome, Delander!

Guitar sounds very exciting and thought through a lot.

We'll be eager to hear your critique of the Schaller-Hannes bridge assembly on there; and everything else as well.

Should be fun!

Stuco · April 19th, 2009, 02:26 AM

Welcome! I'm looking forward to your progress.

delander · April 21st, 2009, 12:14 PM

I received the Schaller Hannes bridge from Germany, yesterday

here it is:

I believe these are available from Allparts, but I chose to order from thomann

delander · April 25th, 2009, 02:52 PM

the Hipshot Locking tuners and the MOP topped knobs have arrived

delander · May 20th, 2009, 08:19 AM

I went over to my buddies to see how the Maple neck for the Red Cedar build was coming along and came home with this Western Canadian Sitka Spruce tele'ish body with strat routings.

This one will have a Mahogany Neck with a Rosewood fret board. It's going to have a Graphtech ResoMax hardtail Bridge and Tail Piece. I think I will go with the Acme ToneShaper setup and more than likely, the Bill Lawrence Wilde L280/L280/L290 pick ups. I'll also go with the Hipshot Locking tuners too. Might just be a great buddy to the Red Cedar one, eh? :-)

jay1970 · May 20th, 2009, 09:51 AM

Welcome delander, looking great so far mate.

delander · July 15th, 2009, 11:07 AM

My buddy is having martial/financial problems on a grand scale so any further help/work on these two bodies is now on hold.

Since I had the hardware, I decided to let Ron Kirn work his magic with it. He emailed me the other evening with: "Holy Smoke..... I just got the first Tele together and into setup..... I have never used these pups before.... daymmmm what a sound... the most "fidelity" I have heard..as clear as a bell... I'll have pix tomorrow."

Now, having read his comments I was anxiously waiting the pics. Here they are:

Shoved BassVIII · July 15th, 2009, 07:19 PM

I'd like to hear more about the bridge

That is a sweet tele

Ronkirn · July 15th, 2009, 07:34 PM

Y'all 'skuze the dust.... if I'd a known they was gonna be in the "big show" i woulduh cleaned 'er up a bit....

Ron Kirn

fletch · July 15th, 2009, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shoved BassVIII

I'd like to hear more about the bridge

+1

treadwm · July 21st, 2009, 08:20 PM

Love the red! Awesome job!

Ronkirn · July 21st, 2009, 08:29 PM

Well, she's on the way to her new home.... I gotta tell ya... that is among the finest sounding teles I have had the pleasure of doing, the Bill Lawrence Pups with the Schaller bridge is simply stunning....

rk

RodeoTex · July 21st, 2009, 08:41 PM

Isn't cedar very soft and easily dentable?(I could be way off base here). What is the finish on that body going to be?

Ronkirn · July 21st, 2009, 09:43 PM

Here’s a few shots of ‘er all cleaned up and a bit better color

rk

Mr.Reed · July 21st, 2009, 10:21 PM

I love the Schaller Bridge. Everytime I see one on a tele I want to go and buy me one... too bad they are so much :(

olaftheholy · July 22nd, 2009, 06:36 AM

oh man... finally one with a Hannes bridge, that thing has been lurkin' in the back of my mind for a while now.
I'm thinking Esquier standard setup with a in the rout woodmounted tonerider trt1b and a handsome hannes....
Just so happens that i've got the parts (except for the hannes) lying around....
More on this later

delander · August 1st, 2009, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RodeoTex

Isn't cedar very soft and easily dentable?(I could be way off base here). What is the finish on that body going to be?

The guitar Ron built for me is a Mahogany body. Famous Kirn Nitro finish!

delander · August 5th, 2009, 04:35 PM

The guitar arrived today. Not only is it a thing of true beauty (Thank You, Ron Kirn!), but, the sound blows me away completely. If Ron had not come up with the term "Fidelity", I'd have been at lost for descriptions.
Running it as clean as I can through my '57 Bassman reissue 4 x 10, the sound is simply amazing. And, I love the bridge - no chances of cuts or scrapes either, I can actually play much lower down the guitar, too.

gtarman59 · August 18th, 2009, 09:21 PM

I love it when a man takes pride in his work. You can always tell when someone is in it for money, and when someone does it for the love of it.

delander · September 27th, 2009, 02:37 PM

My 2nd Ron Kirn Tele style with Mahogany body is now done. Bill Lawrence Wilde 280/290/290 pickups with a Toneshaper in the electronics.

Scooter91 · September 27th, 2009, 06:18 PM

Looks wonderful!

April 19th, 2009, 12:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
delander TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Calgary Posts: 24	Tele style build started I've a tele style build just underway. Here's a couple of photos and the components that will go into this guitar. The body is a solid body Western Canadian Red Cedar and it'll have a Western Canadian Hard Maple neck. Tru Oil finish. The components will be: Tuners - Hipshot Chrome Grip-lock Pickups - Bill Lawrence Wilde L-90 dual rails Bridge - Schaller Hannes Wiring scheme - early Flying V Volume pots(2) - R S Guitar works 500K super pots Tone pot(1) - R S Guitar works 500K audio taper Gibson style 3-way switch

April 19th, 2009, 02:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
Stuco Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: GA Posts: 7,540	Welcome! I'm looking forward to your progress. __________________ -"You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do" J. Garcia

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Ronkirn Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 65 Posts: 6,230	Y'all 'skuze the dust.... if I'd a known they was gonna be in the "big show" i woulduh cleaned 'er up a bit.... Ron Kirn __________________ “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us innocent. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” — Bonhoeffer www.ronkirn.com

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Ronkirn Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 65 Posts: 6,230	Well, she's on the way to her new home.... I gotta tell ya... that is among the finest sounding teles I have had the pleasure of doing, the Bill Lawrence Pups with the Schaller bridge is simply stunning.... rk __________________ “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us innocent. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” — Bonhoeffer www.ronkirn.com

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April 19th, 2009, 12:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mark-00255 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South of Seattle, WA Age: 54 Posts: 964	Welcome, delander! Interesting choice on the cedar - I built a cedar topped tele last year and love the look and feel. The tone doesn't quite have the snap of Ash, to my ear, but it's very clean and almost hi-fi. Yours should be a cool setup with your pickup and wiring choices! Looking forward to seeing your progress.

April 19th, 2009, 12:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Telefied Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 25,674	Welcome, Delander! Guitar sounds very exciting and thought through a lot. We'll be eager to hear your critique of the Schaller-Hannes bridge assembly on there; and everything else as well. Should be fun!

April 21st, 2009, 12:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
delander TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Calgary Posts: 24	I received the Schaller Hannes bridge from Germany, yesterday here it is: I believe these are available from Allparts, but I chose to order from thomann

April 25th, 2009, 02:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
delander TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Calgary Posts: 24	the Hipshot Locking tuners and the MOP topped knobs have arrived

May 20th, 2009, 08:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
delander TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Calgary Posts: 24	I went over to my buddies to see how the Maple neck for the Red Cedar build was coming along and came home with this Western Canadian Sitka Spruce tele'ish body with strat routings. This one will have a Mahogany Neck with a Rosewood fret board. It's going to have a Graphtech ResoMax hardtail Bridge and Tail Piece. I think I will go with the Acme ToneShaper setup and more than likely, the Bill Lawrence Wilde L280/L280/L290 pick ups. I'll also go with the Hipshot Locking tuners too. Might just be a great buddy to the Red Cedar one, eh? :-)

May 20th, 2009, 09:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
jay1970 Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bradford-United Kingdom Age: 41 Posts: 247	Welcome delander, looking great so far mate.

July 15th, 2009, 11:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
delander TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Calgary Posts: 24	My buddy is having martial/financial problems on a grand scale so any further help/work on these two bodies is now on hold. Since I had the hardware, I decided to let Ron Kirn work his magic with it. He emailed me the other evening with: "Holy Smoke..... I just got the first Tele together and into setup..... I have never used these pups before.... daymmmm what a sound... the most "fidelity" I have heard..as clear as a bell... I'll have pix tomorrow." Now, having read his comments I was anxiously waiting the pics. Here they are:

July 15th, 2009, 07:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
Shoved BassVIII Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lima Ohio Age: 30 Posts: 703	I'd like to hear more about the bridge That is a sweet tele

July 21st, 2009, 08:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
treadwm Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brunswick, Maine Age: 50 Posts: 417	Love the red! Awesome job!

July 21st, 2009, 09:43 PM	#16 (permalink)
Ronkirn Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 65 Posts: 6,230	Here’s a few shots of ‘er all cleaned up and a bit better color rk __________________ “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us innocent. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” — Bonhoeffer www.ronkirn.com

July 21st, 2009, 10:21 PM	#17 (permalink)
Mr.Reed Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Age: 23 Posts: 1,554	I love the Schaller Bridge. Everytime I see one on a tele I want to go and buy me one... too bad they are so much :( __________________ "There is nothing like the smell of "Twang" in the morning" - Arlo

July 22nd, 2009, 06:36 AM	#18 (permalink)
olaftheholy Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: the Netherlands (Yurp) Age: 41 Posts: 1,139	oh man... finally one with a Hannes bridge, that thing has been lurkin' in the back of my mind for a while now. I'm thinking Esquier standard setup with a in the rout woodmounted tonerider trt1b and a handsome hannes.... Just so happens that i've got the parts (except for the hannes) lying around.... More on this later __________________ www.olaftheholy.nl

August 5th, 2009, 04:35 PM	#20 (permalink)
delander TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Calgary Posts: 24	The guitar arrived today. Not only is it a thing of true beauty (Thank You, Ron Kirn!), but, the sound blows me away completely. If Ron had not come up with the term "Fidelity", I'd have been at lost for descriptions. Running it as clean as I can through my '57 Bassman reissue 4 x 10, the sound is simply amazing. And, I love the bridge - no chances of cuts or scrapes either, I can actually play much lower down the guitar, too.

August 18th, 2009, 09:21 PM	#21 (permalink)
gtarman59 TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wichita, KS Age: 34 Posts: 72 6 Photos	I love it when a man takes pride in his work. You can always tell when someone is in it for money, and when someone does it for the love of it. __________________ "It's a very difficult job and the only way to get through it is we all work together as a team. And that means you do everything I say." --Charlie Croker

September 27th, 2009, 02:37 PM	#22 (permalink)
delander TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Calgary Posts: 24	2nd Ron Kirn My 2nd Ron Kirn Tele style with Mahogany body is now done. Bill Lawrence Wilde 280/290/290 pickups with a Toneshaper in the electronics.

September 27th, 2009, 06:18 PM	#23 (permalink)
Scooter91 Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southwest MN Age: 50 Posts: 416	Looks wonderful! __________________ -Dave

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