Prachtig! Thank you (Dank je wel) Marcel! 😊

Prachtig!

And the build is finished! I am still not sure about the pickups, but for now, these Wilkinsons will do. Both volume knobs are push pulls and I want to see what the resistor trick does to keep the vol...

More zebras please!

Another vote for zebras. What kind of finish are you going to put on it ? Darn! and I preferred the black ones. thats 2 against 1 already 🙂 Anyway.. @Robin Oil finish (Penetrating oil and finishing o...

@koendb Another vote for zebras. What kind of finish are you going to put on it ?

Looking great @koendb. 👍. I'd go for the Zebra pickups myself. 🙂🙏🎸🎶

Yesterday ,I installed the frets, fret leveling , crowning and fret end dressing. I will do the polishing afterwards. For now , I just want to get the guitar in a playable shape to get an idea of what...

Lovely @koendb. 👍 🙂🎸🎶🙏

I picked up an ovangkol top from a friend, planed and sanded it to about 7mm.Then routed out the okoume wings and glued the top on. Attachment : IMG_20210804_134746039_HDR.jpg Attachment : ...

Neck Carving day! Attachment : IMG_20210801_144922587.jpg Attachment : IMG_20210801_165043111.jpg Attachment : IMG_20210801_165104730.jpg Attachment : IMG_20210801_165122349.j...

It's all a learning experience @koendb. Keep at it. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Busy busy busy.. A couple of days ago, I installed side dots , cut the fretslots to proper depth and glued the fretboard to the neck. Attachment : IMG_20210730_164602113.jpg Routed the body yes...

sorry missed that @frocesterbill No worries, I did not mention this before 😀

@koendb - sorry missed that - with my Firebird wings were cut on bandsaw and routed to shape but the cutoffs were still close enough to clamp - guitar looking very good!

if you cut out the wing shapes on your bandsaw keep the bits you cut off to use to clamp on the @frocesterbill I only cut out the innershape of the horns, so I had rectangular shapes to clamp. Only a...

Back to glueing on the wings - if you cut out the wing shapes on your bandsaw keep the bits you cut off to use to clamp on the wings…….

@koendb I like the stripe design all though the middle. Think I will try that one day. I get your point about the string break angle on an electric bridge also.

It is starting to take shape now @koendb. Keep up the good work. 🙂🎶🎸🙏

Fretboard markers done, radiussed to 16" radius.Only thing to do is check and saw the slot to depth, install the side dots and glue the fretboard on. Attachment : IMG_20210728_162722581.jpg Glu...