brianr2
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Post by brianr2 on Aug 5, 2022 7:48:45 GMT
Fascinating and ingenious. Thanks.
Noting your posters and t-shirt, any chance of a motorcycle build next?
Brian
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garynava
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Post by garynava on Aug 5, 2022 15:22:22 GMT
Who'd'a thunk it? A Sharpie! Brilliant solution.  Another ace vid - thanks Gary. Keith Thanks for the comment, Keith. I must admit, I’ve been surprised by how much time and effort it’s taken to get these details right! You google “best paint for plastic”, buy it, test it and then discard it a number of times before stumbling over the correct solution! Also, I’ve always been fussy about fixings and I noted how these early guitars mostly used slotted head screws which, turn out to be hard to find, especially if you want them nickel plated. The list goes on! However, as it happens that’s half the fun too. I’m only glad the I’m not restoring the Guyatone for a customer- how on Earth would you price it up? Thanks for your continued interest and support. Cheers Gary. |
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garynava
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Post by garynava on Aug 5, 2022 15:24:38 GMT
Fascinating and ingenious. Thanks. Noting your posters and t-shirt, any chance of a motorcycle build next? Brian Thanks Brian, glad you liked the video. A motorcycle build! Now there’s an unfulfilled dream of mine! Cheers Gary |
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Post by andrewjw on Aug 5, 2022 16:33:49 GMT
Fascinating and ingenious. Thanks. Noting your posters and t-shirt, any chance of a motorcycle build next? Brian Thanks Brian, glad you liked the video. A motorcycle build! Now there’s an unfulfilled dream of mine! Cheers Gary It would have to be a Vincent Black Shadow !  |
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garynava
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Post by garynava on Aug 6, 2022 8:15:51 GMT
Thanks Brian, glad you liked the video. A motorcycle build! Now there’s an unfulfilled dream of mine! Cheers Gary It would have to be a Vincent Black Shadow ! Hi Andrew, Now you're in lottery winner territory! Cheers Gary |
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garynava
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Post by garynava on Aug 11, 2022 8:01:16 GMT
 I’m starting to feel like I’m on the home straight now. Some real progress has been made on the “Navatone”. The neck has been fitted and glued on, the two-way truss rod fitted and the fretboard glued on, the pearloid position markers made and inlaid and last but not least fretted. And all that is condensed into this 10 minutes of video! Cheers Gary |
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Post by ocarolan on Aug 11, 2022 10:03:38 GMT
Another excellent video, Gary - thanks! if you made a bass version (was there ever one?) you could have a band playing all three. And you'd have to call the band The Navatones as well. All of which is a long-winded way of saying it might not be long before we get to hear these lovely (re)creations - exciting!
Keith
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garynava
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Post by garynava on Aug 11, 2022 15:43:50 GMT
Another excellent video, Gary - thanks! if you made a bass version 9was there ever one) you could have a band playing all three. And you'd have to call the band The Navatones as well. All of which is a long-winded way of saying it might not be long before we get to hear these lovely (re)creations - exciting! Keith Thanks Keith, Kinda thought of an electric mandolin with a pearloid pick-guard! Love the name Navatones for a band: would it a 60's tribute pop band? Or surf like the Ventures!!! Cheers Gary |
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Post by ocarolan on Aug 11, 2022 15:57:37 GMT
Mandolin would be fab - as well as a bass!  K |
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garynava
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Post by garynava on Aug 15, 2022 15:44:36 GMT
 Throughout the building of my LG50 replica, there’s been a real tension between my desire to make a faithful copy of the original and the need to keep true to my ideals as a luthier. This has resulted in some tweaks and sensible modifications, such as using a two-way adjustable truss rod or binding the fragile edge of the back. I like to feel that any changes that I’ve made would have been approved of by Mr. Matsuki! When it came to carving the neck, after much thought, I decided that I had to give it a “vintage” profile in keeping with the original Guyatone; essentially a deep vee shape. And that’s what I do in the latest video. Cheers Gary |
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Post by ocarolan on Aug 15, 2022 16:11:44 GMT
What a great tool that saw rasp is!
We obviously go to the same tailor for our shorts...
Keith
Oh yes, another excellent video - wonderful craftsmanship!
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Post by leoroberts on Aug 15, 2022 17:41:05 GMT
As I think you said in an earlier video, Gary... good luck trying to price this one up!
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garynava
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Post by garynava on Aug 16, 2022 15:05:37 GMT
As I think you said in an earlier video, Gary... good luck trying to price this one up! I think that my hourly rate has diminished with this project! Also, I’ve spent far more than I’d thought I would: for example, I've probably spent about twenty quid on period correct screws! That said, I’m happy that I’ve saved the Guyatone and it will be playable hopefully for the next 60 years. And based on past clients, I’m sure that whoever buys the Navatone will appreciate my efforts. Cheers Gary |
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garynava
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Post by garynava on Sept 2, 2022 15:49:00 GMT
With the woodwork on my LG50 replica completed, it’s time to do some metalwork! In this latest video, I make the tailpiece: as always things are more involved than you’d first think!
Cheers Gary
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Post by andrewjw on Sept 2, 2022 17:21:54 GMT
Sheer class and marvellous attention to detail Gary...riveting viewing!  |
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