just wanted to share my current project and christmas present to myself - 3 teles. Each has a 'milestone' for me as a builder... wanted to challenge myself.
so first up... "The Broadchaser". Planning this to be sort of a 'modern classic' - vintage looks with modern electronics The main milestone here will be doing a relic finish.
This one I'm calling the "Gipsum Les Flaws". Sort of tongue in cheek - not sure if I'll stick with the inlay/name as I don't want to anger the gods. Milestone here will be my first carved flame top. a quilted maple body... laminated set neck, 27.5" scale length baritone.
finally, what I'm calling the "Tuxedo". Milestone being a 30" radius top and bottom. Semi hollow.
that's what I'm aiming for anyway. As always all comments, questions, jokes, asides, bedtime stories, laughs at my expense, completely unrelated content - welcome in my thread.
I'll spare you some gory details and skip ahead a bit...
LES FLAWS:
here is the top/body for the les flaws... really pleased with this top. this is one I got from downhomewoods and have had it for quite a while... just realizing now it's actually quarter sawn. not sure how easy it is to see... but it's got some really cool shimmering fleck.
and a shot of the quilted maple backside for this one:
shot of the neck blank for this one...
a vid of my progress and a song... could say I'm a song and dance man now...
BROADCHASER:
here's a shot of the neck and 'smugglers route' I did for the 'broadchaser':
here's that one with the pickguard... just checking alignment:
TUXEDO:
here's the neck blank for the tuxedo:
shot of the neck and body:
here's a shot attempting to show the radius on the top/back...
another shot looking at the backside:
so first up... "The Broadchaser". Planning this to be sort of a 'modern classic' - vintage looks with modern electronics The main milestone here will be doing a relic finish.
This one I'm calling the "Gipsum Les Flaws". Sort of tongue in cheek - not sure if I'll stick with the inlay/name as I don't want to anger the gods. Milestone here will be my first carved flame top. a quilted maple body... laminated set neck, 27.5" scale length baritone.
finally, what I'm calling the "Tuxedo". Milestone being a 30" radius top and bottom. Semi hollow.
that's what I'm aiming for anyway. As always all comments, questions, jokes, asides, bedtime stories, laughs at my expense, completely unrelated content - welcome in my thread.
I'll spare you some gory details and skip ahead a bit...
LES FLAWS:
here is the top/body for the les flaws... really pleased with this top. this is one I got from downhomewoods and have had it for quite a while... just realizing now it's actually quarter sawn. not sure how easy it is to see... but it's got some really cool shimmering fleck.
and a shot of the quilted maple backside for this one:
shot of the neck blank for this one...
a vid of my progress and a song... could say I'm a song and dance man now...
BROADCHASER:
here's a shot of the neck and 'smugglers route' I did for the 'broadchaser':
here's that one with the pickguard... just checking alignment:
TUXEDO:
here's the neck blank for the tuxedo:
shot of the neck and body:
here's a shot attempting to show the radius on the top/back...
another shot looking at the backside:
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