Finished my first lefty today!

A place where you can let us see your finished instruments in all their glory.

Moderators: kiwigeo, Jeremy D

Post Reply
User avatar
demonx
Blackwood
Posts: 1395
Joined: Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:55 pm
Location: Ballarat Victoria
Contact:

Finished my first lefty today!

Post by demonx » Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:54 am

#1 Warbird got it's approval today by the guy who commissioned the build:

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

jeffhigh
Blackwood
Posts: 1536
Joined: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:50 am
Location: Caves Beach, NSW
Contact:

Re: Finished my first lefty today!

Post by jeffhigh » Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:19 am

Lookin Good Great graphics
What does the number mean

User avatar
steve roberts
Blackwood
Posts: 154
Joined: Thu May 24, 2012 5:15 pm
Location: coffs harbour

Re: Finished my first lefty today!

Post by steve roberts » Sat Nov 24, 2012 8:14 am

Great job the graphics look fantastic.
Nice to see a custom built for a lefty being one myself.
Regards Steve

User avatar
demonx
Blackwood
Posts: 1395
Joined: Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:55 pm
Location: Ballarat Victoria
Contact:

Re: Finished my first lefty today!

Post by demonx » Sat Nov 24, 2012 8:18 am

jeffhigh wrote:Lookin Good Great graphics
What does the number mean
It might look like a heap of symbology just thrown together, but it's actually a themed tribute guitar.

The guy who commissioned this build had his father in mind, a WWII veteran. The only Australian still alive from the only combat jump Aust did in WWII with thousands of Americans.

So the truss rod cover features his regiments wings, the rear cavity cover is a war medal he was awarded (Master parachutist combat jump), the number on the front is his VX number. So it's all tied together by that common theme.

User avatar
Nick
Blackwood
Posts: 3642
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:20 am
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Contact:

Re: Finished my first lefty today!

Post by Nick » Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:35 am

:cl :cl :cl Nice work Steve, the airbrush work is fantastic, those rivets look very three dimensional. Great story behind the guitar too, means more to the customer when there's a link there. The wings, are they laser etched ? It's one smart axe.
"Jesus Loves You."
Nice to hear in church but not in a Mexican prison.

User avatar
demonx
Blackwood
Posts: 1395
Joined: Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:55 pm
Location: Ballarat Victoria
Contact:

Re: Finished my first lefty today!

Post by demonx » Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:52 am

Nick wrote:: The wings, are they laser etched ? It's one smart axe.
The wings on the back is the war medal he recieved. It was laser etched as you suspected. Only cost $20.00 so I can see a bit more laser etching in my future!

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 86 guests