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Acousticplayer: Maple Guitar Project (Stratocaster)
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Monday, May 31, 2010. Maple Guitar Project (Stratocaster). This guitar actually started it's life as a Fender Squire. I found it in a Guitar Center, and it had a ding in the front about 2-3 mm in diameter. I struck a deal with the salesman and brought it home and immediately dismantled it. Here is the original body before stripping it down. Heres another shot of the end grain. This had been leveled 2 times. In summary, I thought the advantages. Of using a french polish to be:. Inexpensive. I bought a...
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Acousticplayer: July 2010
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Monday, July 5, 2010. Was finished in a 'rough finish'. they did not fill the mahogany. Grain (on purpose) so the wood felt textured. The funny thing is after playing it for a while you get a high gloss finish where your picking hand rubs against it, otherwise it is a matte finish. I must say, I always thought the finish was very nice but I am ready for a change. From 80 Grit I plan to go 180, 320 and maybe 400. At around the 180 stage I will start the grain filling process. I plan on doing that ...In su...
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Acousticplayer: October 2009
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Sunday, October 18, 2009. Thursday and Saturday Class Week 7. This is a closeup of the brace being worked on. It is a slow process where you carve a little, tap the guitar, listen and begin removing more wood. Now is a good time to mention that your chisel is an important tool in this process. The ones at school were very dull. We did not really comprehend the issue until I purchased a set and sharpened them. WHAT A DIFFERENCE. This picture show the bracing around the sound hole. Obviously when you c...
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Acousticplayer: August 2010
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Monday, August 30, 2010. Add2 and add4 Pentatonic Scales. Pentatonic Major add4 - Pattern 1 - 5. Thursday, August 26, 2010. Ibanez SA Series - Neck. I first soak the inlay in a bowl of hot water to melt the adhesive. I now weight the cardboard down because if you don't the board will move as it absorbs water and the inlay falls off into a big pile which you get to sort out. This of course is a lesson from experience :-). All of the planning, measuring and scribing so that we can route! I won't go into al...
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Acousticplayer: June 2010
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010. I had refurbished a fender squier and gave it to my son. He had requested a different pickguard so I had the opportunity to take the guitar apart (again). While changing out a pickguard sounds easy, it did involve some time. Sunday, June 20, 2010. Test Board - French Polishing. My steps in French Polishing have been:. 1) Preparation (becoming a larger and larger part of the project). 2) Spit coats - usually 3 coats of French Polish applied. I used a thicker concentration. Still ...
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Acousticplayer: Ibanez SA Series - Neck
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Thursday, August 26, 2010. Ibanez SA Series - Neck. As usual I went through all different combination for weeks on end, but finally decided on the thorn vine. I like vines because they can be somewhat free form. You only have to really worry about the width and not if everything is square to the fret. The difficult part is there are a lot of pieces and trying to get them all to line up the same way more than once is very challenging. All of the planning, measuring and scribing so that we can route! I won...
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Acousticplayer: May 2010
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Monday, May 31, 2010. Maple Guitar Project (Stratocaster). This guitar actually started it's life as a Fender Squire. I found it in a Guitar Center, and it had a ding in the front about 2-3 mm in diameter. I struck a deal with the salesman and brought it home and immediately dismantled it. Here is the original body before stripping it down. Heres another shot of the end grain. This had been leveled 2 times. In summary, I thought the advantages. Of using a french polish to be:. Inexpensive. I bought a...
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Acousticplayer: November 2007
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Saturday, November 10, 2007. I am new to blogging, so please excuse me while I figure this out. I am hoping to create a central point for family and friends so that we can stay in touch and share photos and information. I am also hoping to create a music space where I can keep information related to playing and listening to music. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Great sites for working on your guitar. Milburn Guitars French Polish Tutorial. DePaul Supply (Inlay Designs). View my complete profile.
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Acousticplayer: March 2010
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Saturday, March 27, 2010. Veneer - White Glue Method. I am starting to explore using veneers for some of my guitar work. The following is a brief description of some of the work I have done using veneers. I have used the following site as a reference. Http:/ www.oakwoodveneer.com/tips/ironon.html. Here is a photo of the veneer applied to a thin board. The board is on top of the sheet that I cut it from. The two blue oval objects next to it is something my wife worked up in polymer clay. So I purchased an...
