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- Thu Jun 06, 2013 1:12 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Shielding on electric guitars.
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Re: Shielding on electric guitars.
I'm using copper conductive paint from Caswell Australia. It's used as a precursor to electroplating non-conductive materials such as acrylic, wood etc. Much more conductive than the carbon/graphite based paints (like from Stewmac).
- Sun May 26, 2013 11:33 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
- Replies: 23
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Re: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
Under $40 for the shaped mop. Under $20 for the installation in the headstock.DarwinStrings wrote:I am curious about the cost of that "M" inlay Mark if you don't mind posting it?
Jim
Postage of the neck to and from John at cost from Auspost.
- Sun May 26, 2013 11:30 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
- Replies: 23
- Views: 22423
Re: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
DarwinStrings wrote:I am curious about the cost of that "M" inlay Mark if you don't mind posting it?
Jim
- Sun May 26, 2013 11:28 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
- Replies: 23
- Views: 22423
Re: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
DarwinStrings wrote:I am curious about the cost of that "M" inlay Mark if you don't mind posting it?
Jim
- Sun May 26, 2013 11:12 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
- Replies: 23
- Views: 22423
Re: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
- Sun May 26, 2013 10:35 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
- Replies: 23
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Re: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
I added (loose) the rhinestones to preview the final look. It'll be fine sanded and shellacked first.
- Thu May 23, 2013 7:40 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: OUtsourcing Inlays
- Replies: 12
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- Tue May 14, 2013 11:52 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
- Replies: 23
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Re: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
Had a go at MOP inlay on the week. My design is too thin in parts and it snapped, ruining the piece. Later found John Duff at LABEL EXTREME in VIC who is laser cutting the MOP to my design and installing in my neck headstock for a very reasonable price. Love outsourcing to pros when required. On a t...
- Mon May 06, 2013 11:19 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
- Replies: 23
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Re: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
Looking at my plans with the actual dimensions for the blanks, the thickness of the guitar at the edges will be 25mm. Too thin?
- Sun May 05, 2013 2:38 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
- Replies: 23
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Re: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
Thanks for that. I did manage to find some more information on Stewmac and other places and confirmed the +/- 1/16" (+/- 1.5875 mm). The position and dimensions of the bridge and stop-piece mounting is included on the contours layout. I will use a couple of these point to screw the template to the t...
- Fri May 03, 2013 8:37 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
- Replies: 23
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Re: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
Does anyone know the theory on the angle offset for the tune-o-matic bridge and what the correct angle should be? I have an AutoCAD file with the layout but want to check. Not sure about the larger 335 Mark but the 356 uses a 4 degree neck angle (as per the numerous 'brands' of 356 plans out there,...
- Wed May 01, 2013 6:34 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
- Replies: 23
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Re: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
The MOP piece for the logo arrived, along with the "bling" for the Southern Cross (see plans). I've spent this week reworking the plans, especially the contour plan for the body carving. I also drew a mockup of the neck I purchased and added it to the side elevation view of the body to calculate nec...
- Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:15 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
- Replies: 23
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Re: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
Thanks Bruce. In the diary. More on the build. I worked out that I won't have the room to install push-pull pots to give me the serial/parallel options. However, I've ordered the Seymour Duncan Triple Shot humbucker surrounds which have tiny dip switches in tbe surround giving quite a few sounds opt...
- Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:19 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
- Replies: 23
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Re: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
Looking forward to your feedback and comments.
Regards,
Mark
Regards,
Mark
- Sun Apr 28, 2013 9:10 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
- Replies: 23
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Build Log - Tassy Blackwood ES-335 Copy
I started this thread on another forum a few years ago and didn't get very far as I had to move a number of times in very short succession and, in most of the interim houses, had nowhere to do any woodworking. Now settled in Canberra for a while and about to get stuck into and complete my first buil...