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Post by RosieTGC on Feb 14, 2017 8:13:45 GMT
Just wonderful! Really enjoying this thread thanks for keeping us updated!
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Post by scottish0177 on Feb 17, 2017 19:18:20 GMT
A work in progress but here are a few shots of the headstock in the Amboyna burl    Have a great weekend everyone |
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Post by ourmaninthenorth on Feb 17, 2017 20:05:25 GMT
I'm going to have to start using expletives soon, fast running out of superlatives....  |
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Post by scottish0177 on Feb 25, 2017 5:27:34 GMT
Ted has been in touch...the fretboard has been glued in place,the neck angle set and checked and everything is ready to start carving come Monday...although neck not finished Ted thought he would send over some photos of the body and neck together.    Along with carving the neck on Monday,Ted will finish of prepping the body and neck for hitting the spray booth Ted's reaction...."can't wait to get the first layers of lacquer on and see the colours of the Brazilian" |
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Post by Martin on Feb 25, 2017 18:31:43 GMT
Looks wonderful  |
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Post by scottish0177 on Mar 4, 2017 1:31:46 GMT
A good starting point for a guitar to have a perfect setup and great playability is to start with a perfectly flat and true fretboard from the outset with adjustments made from there  The carving of the neck is now done...next step will be preparing everything for finish and pore filling the body and the neck come Monday...Ted thought using the burl on the heel cap would look great  Ted has all of his inlay work done by the incredibly talented Magnus Ramel,including the signature logo...check his work out,it's just brilliant  |
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Post by R the F on Mar 4, 2017 10:04:51 GMT
Beautiful inlay (now it's healed up).
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Post by scottish0177 on Mar 11, 2017 22:23:30 GMT
A quick photo of the pore filled body...Ted said that he has experimented with various products for the pore filling process but has been using CA glue for a while now With great results...It dries quickly, is completely clear and tends not to sink back as most fillers do...The surface is now perfectly flat and so now the fun begins with Ted starting the spraying process.  |
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Post by scottish0177 on Mar 12, 2017 17:43:12 GMT
Ted making final touches to the binding and rounding off slightly  |
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Post by scottish0177 on Mar 18, 2017 19:01:15 GMT
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Post by R the F on Apr 2, 2017 8:32:55 GMT
Can't be long now....
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Post by scottish0177 on Apr 7, 2017 18:49:14 GMT
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Post by leoroberts on Apr 7, 2017 19:06:41 GMT
Stunning work...
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Post by R the F on Apr 7, 2017 20:46:16 GMT
...Ted has been busy in the spray booth and put on the last coat of lacquer on the 29th March...he then likes to let the guitar sit for 20 days to let the lacquer cure before final sanding and polishing...from then it's approx another 10 days or so for full completion... The man's clearly a sadist, scottish0177! That's nearly a month you've got to wait! Worth it though. |
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Post by scottish0177 on Apr 7, 2017 21:03:37 GMT
...Ted has been busy in the spray booth and put on the last coat of lacquer on the 29th March...he then likes to let the guitar sit for 20 days to let the lacquer cure before final sanding and polishing...from then it's approx another 10 days or so for full completion... The man's clearly a sadist, scottish0177! That's nearly a month you've got to wait! Worth it though. I think you may be right....I,ve done remarkably well up to now but the closer delivery gets,I'm pretty sure my impatience will grow,until I'm eventually peeking out of the blinds at every delivery van that passes |
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