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tuuur · June 4th, 2009, 04:31 AM

Finally got around making the actual decals. What happened is that I made some earlier, and cut them off the paper. So I was left with some shorter pieces on which I tried to print these decals.
The printer didn't like the shorter versions...

I didn't know what to do at first, but the solution was simple; I just taped a piece to a printer paper and printed...

tuuur · June 4th, 2009, 05:43 PM

I take this headstock as an example for the placement of the decal; main reason being the fact that the coloring exposes the decal very clearly:

Sanded, wiped with mineral spirits, taped off, the actual decal on it for placement:

Warming up the rattlecan... and spray!

indiobravo · June 4th, 2009, 06:53 PM

i just *love* this thread. starts giving me crazy ideas for a summer project

EugeneC · June 5th, 2009, 02:58 AM

Pardon me, but why do you warm the can?

tuuur · June 5th, 2009, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EugeneC

Pardon me, but why do you warm the can?

I read that as an advice on a few boards, including this one. Can't remember what the exact reason was, but it seems that way the paint gets more even.

The paint came up peely at first (no pics of that), but ended up nice 'n' smooth!

tuuur · June 5th, 2009, 06:19 PM

And it's on!

Painting in progress...

The first result! Some paint is on the line, but I don't worry about that that much because a second decal will define the lines again.

tuuur · June 5th, 2009, 06:40 PM

Second decal put in place:

Against the light, to see the multiple layers:

Next up: shooting a few coats of clear.

I'm amazed by this result!

tuuur · June 13th, 2009, 08:03 PM

The headstock's done!

SpaceyBen · June 13th, 2009, 08:57 PM

wow man.... all I can say is fantastic build thread

irishtele · June 13th, 2009, 09:32 PM

Well done!! This is one great build thread! Really enjoyed it!
I have one question for ya!
I downloaded inkscape to make a decal for my build buy I cant get it too look right.
What fonts did you use and how did you get them to be 'hollow' so you could fill in the gold?
Sorry about the questions!
Great thread!!
Conor

Ignatius · June 14th, 2009, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuuur

Looks like you could use that thing to grind meat!

tuuur · June 14th, 2009, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irishtele

Well done!! This is one great build thread! Really enjoyed it!
I have one question for ya!
I downloaded inkscape to make a decal for my build buy I cant get it too look right.
What fonts did you use and how did you get them to be 'hollow' so you could fill in the gold?
Sorry about the questions!
Great thread!!
Conor

Thanks for the comments, and questions are no problem, that's how we all learn!

The word "TRYGGVECASTER" is done in Trebuchet, a Microsoft font.
The Tuuur logo was done by taking a photo from a Fender headstock and cutting that up, so that the upsidedown 'n' became the three 'u'-s in Tuuur. Then I traced that outcome using the "Draw bezier curves and straight lines" tool. That tool doesn't make traces perfect right away, it takes a lot of editing and smoothing using the "Select and transform objects" tool. I didn't exactly take the exact width and not all lines are exact, but I didn't want it to be too exact anyways.
Hope that answers your questions a bit!

tuuur · June 14th, 2009, 07:31 PM

I did one change today; I took out the no name 5 way switch and fitted a Fender 3 way switch, using the TDPRI 3 way wiring page.
I didn't think that changing a switch could make such a big positive difference in tone!

tuuur · June 14th, 2009, 07:35 PM

Had a moment of good sunny weather here, so I went out and took some pics...

The neckpocket, where I made a bit of a mistake... I could fix it, but I'm leaving it like this.

tuuur · June 14th, 2009, 07:54 PM

Squier '51 info on the back of the headstock, I'll leave that on.

Body thickness compared to the Esquaria.

irishtele · June 14th, 2009, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuuur

Thanks for the comments, and questions are no problem, that's how we all learn!

The word "TRYGGVECASTER" is done in Trebuchet, a Microsoft font.
The Tuuur logo was done by taking a photo from a Fender headstock and cutting that up, so that the upsidedown 'n' became the three 'u'-s in Tuuur. Then I traced that outcome using the "Draw bezier curves and straight lines" tool. That tool doesn't make traces perfect right away, it takes a lot of editing and smoothing using the "Select and transform objects" tool. I didn't exactly take the exact width and not all lines are exact, but I didn't want it to be too exact anyways.
Hope that answers your questions a bit!

Thanks Tuuur!!
Exactly what I need!!
BTW I like the neck pocket 'mistake' it look kinda cool and unique!!

Aengland77 · June 14th, 2009, 09:01 PM

Looks like a fantastic guitar!

play_loud · June 15th, 2009, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuuur

Finally I got my recording stuff together, so I recorded an extended version of a song by good pal Ottoboy. I used midi drums and recorded the voice and instruments through a little Behringer MX 602A into the pc and applied some digital effects.

Never saw her face again

I LOVE this!!

Great job.

MikeS29 · June 18th, 2009, 07:28 PM

Wow. I don't know what I can add to this except I read every single post in this thread with rapt attention...

Amazing.

Fatmanstratman · June 19th, 2009, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuuur

The word "TRYGGVECASTER" is....

tuuur, I've been wanting to ask you this ever since you first started this thread.... how do you pronounce the word "TRYGGVECASTER"??? (phonetically speaking, that is!).

tuuur · June 22nd, 2009, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fatmanstratman

tuuur, I've been wanting to ask you this ever since you first started this thread.... how do you pronounce the word "TRYGGVECASTER"??? (phonetically speaking, that is!).

I personally pronounce it as treeg-vuh-caster...

Just to let you hear what it sounds like again, here is a song I wrote and recorded in Garageband this weekend. Rhythm guitar is the Esquaria; lead is the Tryggvecaster direct into Garageband, preset Eighties Alternative without the flanger:

Drunk Again by Tuuur (3.6 MB MP3).

GEISHA · June 23rd, 2009, 11:40 AM

Hi Arthur, that is an awful nice logo you made there.
Congrats, it looks the part.

About the spray can in the hot water.
I have done that thousands of times when building miniature racing cars.
The fact is that a spray can tends to freeze up whilst spraying which causes loss of pressure and slowing down the paint flow with dire consequences
for the result. (Orange peel or blotting)
Therefore placing the can in hot water is the solution.

June 4th, 2009, 04:31 AM	#81 (permalink)
tuuur Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: the Netherlands Age: 41 Posts: 1,830 7 Photos	Finally got around making the actual decals. What happened is that I made some earlier, and cut them off the paper. So I was left with some shorter pieces on which I tried to print these decals. The printer didn't like the shorter versions... I didn't know what to do at first, but the solution was simple; I just taped a piece to a printer paper and printed... __________________ http://www.myspace.com/tuuur

June 4th, 2009, 05:43 PM	#82 (permalink)
tuuur Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: the Netherlands Age: 41 Posts: 1,830 7 Photos	I take this headstock as an example for the placement of the decal; main reason being the fact that the coloring exposes the decal very clearly: Sanded, wiped with mineral spirits, taped off, the actual decal on it for placement: Warming up the rattlecan... and spray! __________________ http://www.myspace.com/tuuur

June 5th, 2009, 06:19 PM	#86 (permalink)
tuuur Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: the Netherlands Age: 41 Posts: 1,830 7 Photos	And it's on! Painting in progress... The first result! Some paint is on the line, but I don't worry about that that much because a second decal will define the lines again. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/tuuur

June 5th, 2009, 06:40 PM	#87 (permalink)
tuuur Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: the Netherlands Age: 41 Posts: 1,830 7 Photos	Second decal put in place: Against the light, to see the multiple layers: Next up: shooting a few coats of clear. I'm amazed by this result! __________________ http://www.myspace.com/tuuur

June 13th, 2009, 08:03 PM	#88 (permalink)
tuuur Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: the Netherlands Age: 41 Posts: 1,830 7 Photos	The headstock's done! __________________ http://www.myspace.com/tuuur

June 4th, 2009, 06:53 PM	#83 (permalink)
indiobravo Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Raleigh NC Age: 44 Posts: 452	i just love this thread. starts giving me crazy ideas for a summer project

June 5th, 2009, 02:58 AM	#84 (permalink)
EugeneC NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 7	Pardon me, but why do you warm the can?

June 13th, 2009, 08:57 PM	#89 (permalink)
SpaceyBen Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Yokohama, Japan Age: 29 Posts: 418	wow man.... all I can say is fantastic build thread __________________ have twang will travel

June 13th, 2009, 09:32 PM	#90 (permalink)
irishtele Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 291	Well done!! This is one great build thread! Really enjoyed it! I have one question for ya! I downloaded inkscape to make a decal for my build buy I cant get it too look right. What fonts did you use and how did you get them to be 'hollow' so you could fill in the gold? Sorry about the questions! Great thread!! Conor

June 14th, 2009, 07:31 PM	#93 (permalink)
tuuur Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: the Netherlands Age: 41 Posts: 1,830 7 Photos	I did one change today; I took out the no name 5 way switch and fitted a Fender 3 way switch, using the TDPRI 3 way wiring page. I didn't think that changing a switch could make such a big positive difference in tone! __________________ http://www.myspace.com/tuuur

June 14th, 2009, 07:35 PM	#94 (permalink)
tuuur Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: the Netherlands Age: 41 Posts: 1,830 7 Photos	Had a moment of good sunny weather here, so I went out and took some pics... The neckpocket, where I made a bit of a mistake... I could fix it, but I'm leaving it like this. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/tuuur

June 14th, 2009, 07:54 PM	#95 (permalink)
tuuur Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: the Netherlands Age: 41 Posts: 1,830 7 Photos	More pics... Squier '51 info on the back of the headstock, I'll leave that on. Body thickness compared to the Esquaria. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/tuuur

June 14th, 2009, 09:01 PM	#97 (permalink)
Aengland77 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Peoria, Illinois Age: 19 Posts: 70	Looks like a fantastic guitar! __________________ Grace and Peace.

June 18th, 2009, 07:28 PM	#99 (permalink)
MikeS29 TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Everett, WA USA Age: 47 Posts: 59	Wow. I don't know what I can add to this except I read every single post in this thread with rapt attention... Amazing.

June 23rd, 2009, 11:40 AM	#102 (permalink)
GEISHA Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Zaanstad, Netherlands Age: 57 Posts: 547	Hi Arthur, that is an awful nice logo you made there. Congrats, it looks the part. About the spray can in the hot water. I have done that thousands of times when building miniature racing cars. The fact is that a spray can tends to freeze up whilst spraying which causes loss of pressure and slowing down the paint flow with dire consequences for the result. (Orange peel or blotting) Therefore placing the can in hot water is the solution. __________________ I invite you to visit my guitar site: www.vesterfansite.nl

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