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| Tele Home Depot Building a T-Style guitar? From scratch or from parts. This is the forum for you. |
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October 24th, 2009, 04:28 PM
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Tele-Meister
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Hardware Colour to use
Hi Guys,
I am in the planning stage of a Thinline.It will have a Tassie Blackwood top and a maple neck.(at this stage) I am tossing up what colour hardware to use Gold or Black -OR Chrome. I would be interested in your thoughts. Thanks Greg |
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October 24th, 2009, 04:46 PM
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Doctor of Teleocity
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How about unobtainium?
 Actually Schaller found an element almost as rare:Ruthenium! Seriously, I always equate gold with Les Pauls. Gold on a Tele? My favourite on a Tele is brass.
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October 24th, 2009, 06:04 PM
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Telefied
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Tassie Blackwood? Sounds like she's a new alt-country singer, with coal black eyes, long legs and long fingers? :^)
http://www.foxsfurnituregallery.com....%202/SN10.html Anyway, for that color I recommend nickel plate hardware. |
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October 24th, 2009, 06:43 PM
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Tele-Afflicted
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hmmm I've always wanted black hardware on something, looks sleek.
but that Ruthiem stuff looks pretty cool too
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October 24th, 2009, 07:30 PM
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It is hard to get everything matching in black... tuners an all. Chrome looks... classic but inexpensive... Nickel is timeless vintage beauty.. Polished pr brushed stainless is beautiful on the right guitar. Copper or brass looks good but no matching tuners... I prefer nickel or stainless.
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October 24th, 2009, 11:47 PM
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I haven't been able to fine a price for that Ruthenium hardware.
That scares me! 
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October 24th, 2009, 11:59 PM
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Doctor of Teleocity
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And how often do you come across an element you've never heard of!
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October 25th, 2009, 12:09 AM
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In a former life I was a physicist. I have heard of Ruthenium, and may have even done something with it once. Although I don't think I am allowed to either confirm or deny that.  Though I don't think I have any laying the house right now...  To tell you the truth, the photos on their web site, which I am presuming to have been picked out because they are REALLY GOOD PHOTOS don't really work for me. Maybe it is warm to the touch?  I wonder what iridium plating looks like?
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October 25th, 2009, 12:16 AM
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Black is good.
 So is gold. 
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October 25th, 2009, 12:45 AM
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Nick is that plating or vacuum deposition or some other such thing?
I think though, that whatever it is, I could learn to tolerate that.
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October 25th, 2009, 01:31 AM
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Doctor of Teleocity
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I like the look of black hardware on some guitars, but I'm a guy who chooses his clothes based on how well they'll hide stains. How well does black age? Chrome and Nickel age well; I like a bit of patina on brass, but if black gets nicked and shows what's underneath, not so good.
What are people's experiences with black hardware on guitars?
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October 25th, 2009, 07:32 AM
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Nickel ages best, then chrome. Black and gold don't look good when they start to wear.
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October 25th, 2009, 04:24 PM
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Doctor of Teleocity
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 Can anyone point me to some 6 on-a-side modern-style tuners in nickel? Doesn't have to be locking, or do any other tricks.
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October 25th, 2009, 11:20 PM
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Doctor of Teleocity
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Because it's see-through I don't think it would be plated - don't they have to first put down a metal for it to electrolize to?
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