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[insolent cur]

yup. thanks, chris.

love. sweat. blood. frustration. satisfaction. catharsis. joy.

[insolent cur]

8/15/12 - more finish sanding...with sandpaper provided by mom.

[PieDoh]

Mom donated sandpaper will make you play as good as Jerry....

Prolly....

[insolent cur]

9/12 - sanding the front level


9/12 - sanding the front level


9/12 - old tailpiece/bridge holes filled and sanded flush


9/12 - woody got to be the shop dog du jour this day


09/19/12 - re-drilling tailpiece/bridge mounting holes


09/19/12 - milling and carving a shallow mounting cavity for the tailpiece/bridge


09/19/12 - milling and carving a shallow mounting cavity for the tailpiece/bridge


09/19/12 - tailpiece/bridge nestled in it's cavity

[hoagie]

dude that is so awesome!!

[insolent cur]

9/22/12 - carving and shaving pup chambers with a sharp chisel.


9/22/12 - cleaned up (carved/shaved/scraped) pup chambers and tailpiece/bridge space. the chips in the 1.5mm deep t/b space will be sanded smooth.


9/22/12 - prepping the pup chambers for coating with conductive shielding paint.


9/22/12 - pup chambers getting coated with conductive shielding paint.


9/22/12 - pup chambers with three coats of conductive shielding paint. i also began to sand the edges of the 1.5 mm deep tailpiece/bridge set space.


9/22/12 - rear control cavity with three coats of the conductive shielding paint.

[insolent cur]

09-26-12 checking measurements


09-26-12 checking measurements

[jg]

cool

[insolent cur]

thanks!

some shots from yesterday evening's work:


10/03/12 - shaped/scored green composite nut


10/03/12 - green nut with grooves cut


10/03/12 - layout with placement of green nut

[sarah b.]

sweet

[insolent cur]

after a few weeks hiatus, i took advantage of yesterday's pleasant weather to begin re-finishing. i'll head back to the shop today to smooth yesterday's finish application and add another light layer.


11/11/12 - leveled inset for bridge


11/11/12 - bridge w/bezel


11/11/12 - fretboard


11/11/12 - exposed to sunlight prior to finishing. this will darken the purple heart.


11/11/12 - finishing front/first can


11/11/12 - finishing back/first can


11/11/12 - finishing detail/first can

[Raynequeen]

this is incredible! such dedication! great work!

[insolent cur]

thank you rq!

here are some updated shots. getting close to putting it back together!


11/21/12 - finishing the back


11/21/12 - finishing the front


11/24/12 - almost there...


11/24/12 - so close...


11/24/12 - truss rod cover


11/24/12 - workbench


11/24/12 - repaired pick-up wiring

[insolent cur]

it may not appear so...but it's getting closer and closer to being re-assembled.

 

took advantage of the weather and hit it with a few more thin coats of finish on saturday at the shop.

 

[insolent cur]

patiently waiting for the cold weather to break.  i can't finish the finish until it warms up.  once the finish is done, it won't take more than a day to put back together and play.

[JBetty]

soon....

[insolent cur]

soon....

 

yep.  i must wait patiently.  fortunately i have other guitars to play in the meantime.