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Tricone · April 25th, 2009, 08:17 PM

. . . come to think of it, this will be my very first Telecaster, period!

A custom relic'd Tele, built by Mike (Kundracik Guitars).

http://bayareaguitarswap.com/topic/43

Stuco · April 25th, 2009, 08:47 PM

Nice! Welcome to the forum!

Tricone · April 25th, 2009, 09:24 PM

Thanks, Stuco!

Tricone · April 26th, 2009, 12:04 PM

BTW, I'd appreciate any input or comments regarding this build. By all measures, I'm a Tele newbie. I'm having a Glendale bridge and Greenwich-modified Lollar pickups installed, on recommendation from the builder. I'm familiar with Lolllars, as I have a set of Imperial High Winds in my SG Standard. The rest of the build, I have absolutely no clue.

Again, any comments or suggestions would be highly-appreciated, both here, or preferably at this website, so the builder can see the comments:

http://bayareaguitarswap.com/directory

(Look for the "My Custom Tele Build" thread).

Thanks!!!!

Tricone · May 3rd, 2009, 06:36 PM

A custom relic'd Tele, built by Mike (Kundracik Guitars). Updated pics:

http://bayareaguitarswap.com/topic/43

Dababy · May 3rd, 2009, 07:03 PM

Should be awesome! Looking good already. I'm a big fan of Nels' playing too. He's got a style all his own.

Tim73 · May 3rd, 2009, 08:09 PM

Looking good. The Glendale stuff is great. There is nothing quite like owning a custom built guitar. Welcome to the forum

Tricone · May 4th, 2009, 10:49 AM

Thanks Tim73 and Da-Baby! Any suggestions, or is it on its way to having that Tele mojo?

Tricone · May 8th, 2009, 08:18 PM

Have some updated pics:

http://bayareaguitarswap.com/topic/43

Tricone · May 10th, 2009, 04:01 PM

Bump . . new pics added today.

Tricone · May 13th, 2009, 07:25 PM

It's moving along. Primer!!

http://bayareaguitarswap.com/topic/43

Tricone · May 15th, 2009, 04:31 PM

First coat of lacquer! It's moving along!

http://bayareaguitarswap.com/topic/43

Tricone · May 27th, 2009, 01:10 PM

Time to relic the hardware:

http://bayareaguitarswap.com/topic/43

Tricone · May 30th, 2009, 03:24 PM

More pics posted of the relic'd hardware. Does it look vintage??

http://bayareaguitarswap.yuku.com/topic/43

olaftheholy · June 2nd, 2009, 03:03 AM

Tricone; what is the chemical agent you use to aggrevate the chrome bits?

You could help me out by answering as i'm in the progress of relicing a tele...

edit ; found it out myself!

Tricone · June 2nd, 2009, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by olaftheholy

Tricone; what is the chemical agent you use to aggrevate the chrome bits?

You could help me out by answering as i'm in the progress of relicing a tele...

edit ; found it out myself!

I'll try and find out anyways. What was your findings?

nasonm · June 2nd, 2009, 10:19 AM

Tricone, that is some nice work!!!!!

olaftheholy · June 2nd, 2009, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tricone

I'll try and find out anyways. What was your findings?

Hydrochloric acid or "zoutzuur" in Dutch ;o)

Tricone · June 2nd, 2009, 10:32 AM

Here's what the builder stated:

". . . it's Hydrochloric, or Muriatic acid. Pool acid! You can buy it at
any pool supply store. I also use Ferric Chloride, which is used to etch
circuit boards. That works well for screws and other things that the HCL
doesn't etch or oxidize enough."

Of course, the stuff is caustic, so use safety precautions!

Tricone · June 2nd, 2009, 10:59 AM

and a bit more detail:

"You should tell them to pay attention to the way the parts are placed. The large items are placed flat on the bottom so only the tops age. That way you don't have roughed
up areas on your bridge plates that can cause harmonic issues and poorly seated control plates.

The bowl with the small parts has little holes drilled in it for the fumes to flow through. Then the parts must be checked and some are chrome and some are nickel and they all have different thicknesses, so different ones age at different rates. Some only take hours and others take days. I tried to make note of this as I posted the pix. It also of
course depends on the look and year you're going for.

There are other ways, but this is a very easy and clean way of doing it.
Just sand and scuff, then let it do it's thing..."

April 25th, 2009, 08:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tricone TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40	My Very First Custom Tele . . . . . . come to think of it, this will be my very first Telecaster, period! A custom relic'd Tele, built by Mike (Kundracik Guitars). http://bayareaguitarswap.com/topic/43

April 25th, 2009, 08:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Stuco Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: GA Posts: 7,741	Nice! Welcome to the forum! __________________ -"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

May 3rd, 2009, 07:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dababy Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northeast Ohio Age: 37 Posts: 394 2 Photos	Should be awesome! Looking good already. I'm a big fan of Nels' playing too. He's got a style all his own. __________________ Check out my website: Indie/ alt country/ praise & worship/ blues. Is that a genre? http://www.wix.com/JoelSkaggsMusic/dababyguitar

May 3rd, 2009, 08:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tim73 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Berkshire, England Age: 40 Posts: 2,388 19 Photos	Looking good. The Glendale stuff is great. There is nothing quite like owning a custom built guitar. Welcome to the forum __________________ Born in the '70's & in my mind, still living there now... http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...oodooTDPRI.jpg

June 2nd, 2009, 03:03 AM	#15 (permalink)
olaftheholy Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: the Netherlands (Yurp) Age: 42 Posts: 1,141	Tricone; what is the chemical agent you use to aggrevate the chrome bits? You could help me out by answering as i'm in the progress of relicing a tele... edit ; found it out myself! __________________ www.olaftheholy.nl

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April 25th, 2009, 09:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tricone TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40	Thanks, Stuco!

April 26th, 2009, 12:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tricone TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40	BTW, I'd appreciate any input or comments regarding this build. By all measures, I'm a Tele newbie. I'm having a Glendale bridge and Greenwich-modified Lollar pickups installed, on recommendation from the builder. I'm familiar with Lolllars, as I have a set of Imperial High Winds in my SG Standard. The rest of the build, I have absolutely no clue. Again, any comments or suggestions would be highly-appreciated, both here, or preferably at this website, so the builder can see the comments: http://bayareaguitarswap.com/directory (Look for the "My Custom Tele Build" thread). Thanks!!!!

May 3rd, 2009, 06:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tricone TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40	A custom relic'd Tele, built by Mike (Kundracik Guitars). Updated pics: http://bayareaguitarswap.com/topic/43

May 4th, 2009, 10:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tricone TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40	Thanks Tim73 and Da-Baby! Any suggestions, or is it on its way to having that Tele mojo?

May 8th, 2009, 08:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
Tricone TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40	Have some updated pics: http://bayareaguitarswap.com/topic/43

May 10th, 2009, 04:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tricone TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40	Bump . . new pics added today.

May 13th, 2009, 07:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
Tricone TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40	It's moving along. Primer!! http://bayareaguitarswap.com/topic/43

May 15th, 2009, 04:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
Tricone TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40	First coat of lacquer! It's moving along! http://bayareaguitarswap.com/topic/43

May 27th, 2009, 01:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
Tricone TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40	Time to relic the hardware: http://bayareaguitarswap.com/topic/43

June 2nd, 2009, 10:19 AM	#17 (permalink)
nasonm Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bangor, Maine Age: 35 Posts: 2,812 16 Photos	Tricone, that is some nice work!!!!! __________________ "i have learned to just grit my teeth, change the subject, consider their deep total ignorance, fondle the thumb picks in my pocket and go on my way" - bender-freak It's been lonely in the saddle since my horse died

May 30th, 2009, 03:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
Tricone TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40	More pics posted of the relic'd hardware. Does it look vintage?? http://bayareaguitarswap.yuku.com/topic/43

June 2nd, 2009, 10:32 AM	#19 (permalink)
Tricone TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40	Here's what the builder stated: ". . . it's Hydrochloric, or Muriatic acid. Pool acid! You can buy it at any pool supply store. I also use Ferric Chloride, which is used to etch circuit boards. That works well for screws and other things that the HCL doesn't etch or oxidize enough." Of course, the stuff is caustic, so use safety precautions!

June 2nd, 2009, 10:59 AM	#20 (permalink)
Tricone TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40	and a bit more detail: "You should tell them to pay attention to the way the parts are placed. The large items are placed flat on the bottom so only the tops age. That way you don't have roughed up areas on your bridge plates that can cause harmonic issues and poorly seated control plates. The bowl with the small parts has little holes drilled in it for the fumes to flow through. Then the parts must be checked and some are chrome and some are nickel and they all have different thicknesses, so different ones age at different rates. Some only take hours and others take days. I tried to make note of this as I posted the pix. It also of course depends on the look and year you're going for. There are other ways, but this is a very easy and clean way of doing it. Just sand and scuff, then let it do it's thing..."

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