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[Highlander]

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[dadagoboi]

Gotta love hurricane season. Days of anticipation, hype, and preparation only to (hopefully) be a near miss. Take care in Kissimmee, Bob!

Routing the 1" increased width body. It will still fit in a standard Precision case.


Veneering.






Bound for glory.


Checking dimensions and color test.  I'll be aiming at a 'Pelham Blue' shade of stain.


Inverness Green curing. Setneck MAX41 in foreground.

[Rob]

Agree with the hurricane prep.
This will be stellar Carlo.

[Highlander]

All looking good as usual and hopefully all parties will be safe waaaay down south...

[dadagoboi]

One NR just needing finishing touches..



and 32" set neck  getting close

[Highlander]

I know that Green, my Don...

[dadagoboi]

Attack of the SinglePup SetNex

[Rob]

That neck join is really nice!
Artful and the back cut looks really comfortable.

[Highlander]

Do you have imagery of your past life in carpentry...?
So much artistry...

[dadagoboi]

Do you have imagery of your past life in carpentry...?
So much artistry...

Thanks, Ken, and everyone else. This is my most ambitious attempt in wood, around 1987. It was a little too springy.  If I did it today it would have some carbon fiber in the arm/leg laminations. Back then it was basically unobtanium.

[Highlander]

Very nice...

[dadagoboi]

Winding up (down) 2019.

Going out next week.  Medium Scale, Satin hardware.




Early December for this one.  Body/Neck total weight six lbs.  Honduras ain't heavy!


Last weekend's progress on my 12er


Scale comparison to original size LP jr body (my EB0 is in storage).


Finally, Epiphone Firebird I 'Joe Bonamassa'.  MIC, build and finish are first class. Even the 'KLuson' banjos are smooth and lI love the sound of the twin melody maker coil pickup.  Sounds like a P-90 without the hum. I take back anything I've ever said about JB.

[amptech]

I played a JB Epi just like in your picture this summer, my shop had one in. I think it's the best 'Gibson' guitar I have played in years.

[Highlander]

Lots of goodies on show... 

[dadagoboi]

OXbird waiting for the check to clear.



Satin Metallic Black LH Twelver on schedule.





Factory refurb Canon Color Laser Printer and toner for $185, less than $4 a pound. No more shlepping to the copy shop for my crappy graphics.