It's progressing sllllloooooooooowly, as do most things in the FrankenLab at present
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It's progressing sllllloooooooooowly, as do most things in the FrankenLab at present
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Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Thats lookin nice FW...real nice
Build #1 - ST-1 - Completed
Build #2 - LP-1SS - Completed
Build #3 - TLA-1R - Completed
Build #4 - SGD-612 - Completed
Build #5 - ES-1G - Completed
Build #6 - STA-1HT | Completed
Build #7 - ST1JR - Completed
Current Build #8 - JBA-4
Build #9 - Semi-scratch build Tele x 2 - Completed
Current Build #10 - PRS-1H
Current Build #11 - AGJR-1 - Completed
Current Build #12 - ATL-1SB
Current Build #13 - GST-1
Current Build #14 - FBM-1
Great work on those fret markers. How did you cut and round the ends? Was it just a case of filing and sanding and being very careful, or is there a trick that I'm missing?
#001 (LP-1S) [finished - co-runner up Nov 2018 GOTM]
#002 (WL-1)
#003 (MPL Megacaster - semi scratch build) [finished]
#004 (ST-1 JR - Arachnoid Superhero build) [finished]
#005 (LP jr)
#006 (TL-1A)
Junk shop acoustic refurbs (various)
'The TGS Special'
It's a case of making the insert and doing the end to fit the inlay channel.Originally Posted by JohnH
Fine files and careful sandpapering
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Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Another slowly slowly job...
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Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
This is really nice. That fretboard looks fantastic !
Thanks Richy, it was the first or second fretboard I had made, and the first attempt at inlay.
Just struggling through fret re-crowning at the moment. Hopefull have that completed tonight and then fix up the wiring and shielding and get it making some noise!
FYI All, don't ever bother with cheap eBay FR trems. I have had to cobble together one functional unit from 2 cheap units sold as a bundle. not sure what I expected for 29.95, but i certainly got what I paid for. NEVER AGAIN.
If the neck plays as nicely as it's promising the Froyd Lose unit may make way for a Babicz or and Actual FR.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Not enough serial numbers
Build #1 - ST-1 - Completed
Build #2 - LP-1SS - Completed
Build #3 - TLA-1R - Completed
Build #4 - SGD-612 - Completed
Build #5 - ES-1G - Completed
Build #6 - STA-1HT | Completed
Build #7 - ST1JR - Completed
Current Build #8 - JBA-4
Build #9 - Semi-scratch build Tele x 2 - Completed
Current Build #10 - PRS-1H
Current Build #11 - AGJR-1 - Completed
Current Build #12 - ATL-1SB
Current Build #13 - GST-1
Current Build #14 - FBM-1
Well this one went south in a hurry...
The inserts for the neck screws pulled into the basswood body when I tightened the screws.
This allowed the screws to go way too deep in the neck, which has pushed the fretboard loose at the heel end.
I will disassemble and assess the carnage. Horror pics to follow
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
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