Oh my!
Looks awesome Andrew. Is this going to be in Elmira????
Must....not buy.. ...any......more.....guitars.....
Ok you need to tell us the details of this build!!
Thanks! Yes, this will be going to Elmira. Details are:
1-piece Black Limba body
Black binding on the front and back
Specs on the neck:
Black limba shaft wood
Ebony fretboard
'C' back profile
12" fretboard radius
Tusq nut
The humbuckers were hand-wound by Ron Daniels - JD Custom, in Kitchener.
Approx. 8k bridge, 7.6k neck (they sound amazing)
Gotoh locking tuners
Gotoh hardtail bridge
500k CTS pots
CRL 3-way switch
0.047 sprague capacitor
I should mention as well, this one has one of the brass string retaining 'blocks' that I posted about back in the fall (rather than individual string ferrules). Really liking those.
Are you French polishing? I just hate water based poly .... I just finished a major bookcase project where I had to brush it. A big reminder how much I hate it.
Not french polishing - I rubbed out the neck to a satin sheen.
I am fond of water based poly - granted, I tend to use it for small pieces only, where it doesn't make sense to get out the spray equipment. Its characteristics are more similar to lacquer than to solvent-based poly. Dries quickly, level sands very well, rubs out very well. I've never seen witness lines that always come up on solvent-based. Downside is that it raises the grain. Pre-raising helps with that. If your bookcase is oak, I can see it being a challenge.