Could be yours!?!
email me: electricladyguitars@btinternet.com
Hi @eddie6string. Sorry I've been trying to figure out how to private message you. I'll drop you an email soon.
Cheers,
Russ
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No stress.
It would be useful to have a DM facility amongst members, but I guess you'd have to have a 'block ' option too.
Look forward to chatting sometime soon.
I know this academy isn't to facilitate commerce between us, but a notice board for wants and spares could really be useful!
For instance;
I'm about to spend £K1 on a new storage shed, someone might know of a better deal etc...
Look forward to chatting sometime soon.
Hi @eddie6string. I've sent you an email at electric lady.
Cheers,
Russ
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Hi @russ
Thanks for making contact today Russell.
This is what I was working on - Kneck carving.
Driftwood (Honduran Mahogany) top on Spalted Sycamore body with Sycamore Neck and figured Ash fretboard.
The staining on Neck occurs when the tree absorbes Arsenic and Copper from rocks roots and fungus penetrate.
All this combines to give the guitar some individuality.
Thanks for making contact today Russell.
Cheers @eddie6string. Could I also ask you how you painted your psychedelic guitar. Was it hand painted with brushes or sprayed?
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The 'Psydelic Lady ' was hand painted with neon acrylics.
Pros;
Saves a shed load of taping off/on that spraying requires.
Fairly quick drying.
Cons;
Brush strokes need flattening with 400 grit, but colours will bleed into each other, so its a time consuming process of sealing brushwork with lacquer/Naptha prior to each sanding until paintwork is flat enough to spray and polish as normal.
Satisfying when it comes right!
Looks like you went with the ash board and reverse headstock, nice! 😉
Practice on scrap...
Had a go at the neck carve, on the whole went ok, also trialled fitted it to the body. A couple of learning points, be careful of the fret board and how close to the table you clamp it, ruined the end of mine!!!! Glad it was a practice. When cutting the heel on the bandsaw get the rough angle at least the right way! Cut mine the wrong way, so it tipped the neck up not down, but because I stayed the right side of the line there was just enough meat left to correct it on the neck angle jig, just. The neck did at least fit well, it could just about support the weight of the body without any glue so once glued I think it would be ok.
I think I might make a start on the real thing tomorrow!
Give up the news folks, it’s liberating!
Also to you guys using that Triton sander: is it really noisy?
@mattbeels Noise lies in the ears of the beholder. 😉
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Also to you guys using that Triton sander: is it really noisy?
@mattbeels I wouldn’t say it’s that noisy. Having said that, I do always wear ear defenders when using any machinery, I have tinnitus. I damaged my hearing years ago (too much amplification) and I’ve just got into the habit of putting ear defenders on when using any machine. I suppose when I attach my shop vac and turn on both machines, it may be quite noisy but it would with any vac really. I would say that the sander isn’t any louder than the vac.
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Triton oscillating Sanders
I have both.
About as noisey as a small vacuum cleaner.
The stand/surface you operate it on will be a major factor in other folks' choice of weapon when they beat down your door!
The stand/surface you operate it on will be a major factor in other folks' choice of weapon when they beat down your door!
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Thanks for the info, that’s exactly what I needed to know. Like most businesses my space is a street level shop in a residential building so noise is definitely a concern...
Practice on scrap...
Reverse Headstock looks funky and has some harmonic benefits according to some.
Decal on today
...has some harmonic benefits according to some.
I‘ve never heard that before, aside from their dashing good looks people usually talk about how it (apparently) affects string tension/feel.
For me, it’s all about the looks and the ease of tuning. You don’t have to wreck your wrist reaching over to tune, so it’s very ergonomic!
I like other heads as well, they don’t always have to be reversed but I do prefer them most of the time. One con though, they are a bit of a pain to string unless you’re ambidextrous... 😬😬😬
Btw, have you considered a branding iron for your logo? Seems to me a good fit for your style. 🤔
Practice on scrap...