Ice Fan #2

[trevor.rawlings@raywhite.com]

A bit of tiding up to do plus waiting on some 'Pearl' tuners to come in ....... Very excited!!

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[wokkaboy]

WOW Trevor that looks totally awesome, very Paul Stanley looking axe. Whats the technique, break a mirror (without the 7 years bad luck hopefully), then put it together like a jigsaw and cut the edges ?
How do you cut the mirror edges and get a smooth edge that won't cut you ?

[trevor.rawlings@raywhite.com]

I first started with a 2mm glass mirror ( it was quite easy to cut , but i couldn't drill it for the Vol pots etc ... so I resorted to 3mm Acrylic mirror. I routed a 3 mm deep edging around the body to fit a 6mm pearl binding- this made a 3mm 'cavity' that i could place the mirror pieces in . To cut the shapes i just traced the body shape onto the full piece of acrylic then drew the 'smashed' design onto it. I used a scroll saw to cut the pieces out and glued them into place - Very fiddly and I then used a dremmal to tidy them up . I then used a salastic grout and spread over it waited till it almost dried then pulled the protective paper coating of the individual pieces Woooolaaa !!!

[wokkaboy]

wow its been a tedious procedure Trevor but its well paid off. Very clever idea to put binding on the edges so there are no sharp edges. Looks like its almost ready to wire and string up ?

[trevor.rawlings@raywhite.com]

Thats right Wokkaboy , would love to wire it up a little different if you have any Ideas instead of the 'Standard , Les Paul type configuration. I wired up one of my Strat copies with a cut out toggle switch on it that replace the last tone knob so you can do a Ace Frehley/ EVH type of effect by doing string bends and turning the guitar of and on. EVH has one on his EVH Wolfgang Stealth only he has a Red push button .

[jarrod]

Love it Trevor, very inventive and very stylish . Paul Stanley would be proud. Well done bro.

[wokkaboy]

you can still turn the sound on and off with a standard les paul wiring using the switch with one volume on zero.
Would be cool to swap a tone knob for that but how would it be activated?
Unless you fit an EVH push switch near the volume knobs

[gavinturner]

Amazing job Trevor. You've totally nailed it in look and execution. Any chance of a close-up shot of the grout between the mirror pieces and them sitting in the binding? Great job dude.

cheers,
Gav.

[trevor.rawlings@raywhite.com]

I will take some more photos tonight Guys of the binding / grout plus the trus rod cover I cut out- Im really stoked with this one and how it came out ... This was even harder than the Frankenstrat build.

[wokkaboy]

I bet it was very time consuming cutting all the mirror pieces and binding etc.
Is this the method they have used to build Paul Stanleys axe or have you worked out this method on your own ?
This will look excellent under stage lights this baby !

[trevor.rawlings@raywhite.com]

I did read that the guy who built Paul Stanley's tried a few ways - even getting a full mirror and hitting it with a Hammer ( fail) He eventually got the whole face of the body routed out to a 5 mm depth leaving a bit of wood and binding around the edge then cut the 3mm mirror. He also made the laying of the mirror uneven to give a better effect with the light ( i slightly laid mine uneven ) then after that he poured a clear resin / lacquer over it to protect it. I did read that this didn't work too well and Paul cut himself quite a few times on the edges. You can run you hands over mine no problems quite easy.

[Dengreg]

Awesome work. Lot of patience.

[wokkaboy]

wow so you have done your research Trevor, well its paid off and some

[maxaxe]

What a fantasic result. It is indeed a dazzler in more ways than one.
I rather thought that acrylic mirror would be the way to go, it's forgiving, light & safe to work.
I'm another one who'd love to see the detail of how you did the binding & grout . . .

[stan]

absolutely brilliant result, well done

[pablopepper]

Oh wow! That is a fantastic result. Well done.

[Fretworn]

Wow! That's turned out really well.

[keloooe]

Fantastic result there!

[trevor.rawlings@raywhite.com]

Pics of the binding / grout plus the neck bolted on - I hope I can get it set up to play nice so its just not as show pony !!! Lol
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[gavinturner]

Brilliant work Trevor. I want one. Bad.

cheers,
Gav.

[ihasmario]

Man, I was so skeptical about this. But it looks incredible...

[trevor.rawlings@raywhite.com]

Now just waiting for the tuning pegs- it's found a home on the wall already !! : )
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[lawry]

Wow! That's fantastic! It'll look even more amazing when the lights hit it during a gig. So cool, yet hot. The dichotomy axe.
8-)

[trevor.rawlings@raywhite.com]

Hi guys ,
Added some silver highlight around the headstock - still waiting on some tuning pegs ...... But i have wired it up and it has a massive hum , Ive grounded the pots to the bridge and went over the wiring twice - still no luck !! Any ideas guys !! ( not my strong point wiring guitars !!)
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[stan]

Look amazing Trev!

Check your output jack wiring, if you have it the wrong way around it can do this.
Also check for anything that could possibly touch a bare wire or pot terminal

[ultpanzi]

Time to blind the crowd. Looks amazing. Along with your other builds. The wiring configuration looks about right at a glance so check for loose solder, grounding on everything including the bridge, the output jack, etc. My way of doing it is to unsolder everything cos then I get more wiring and soldering practice and I solve the issue, but if you dont have time to kill, probs not the best idea.

[wokkaboy]

looking amazing Trevor, love your axe collection too !

[trevor.rawlings@raywhite.com]

After a few hours and an some head scratching I finally fixed the Buzz!!!!, I think that the earth wasn't connect to the bridge properly - I also fully shielded the cavities - Now just waiting on the tuning pegs ( Its like waiting for Xmas !!!)

[trevor.rawlings@raywhite.com]

ALL FINISHED !!!!!......... just a little tweeking with the action ! but sounds awesome :D :D :D :D :D One happy builder !!!
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[pablopepper]

That's turned out ace.....


Seriously, great work. One of the most ambitious builds this site has seen.

[stan]

worth the wait, well done, it looks the real deal

[stan]

get it into GOTM!

[trevor.rawlings@raywhite.com]

I realised I didn't post any photos of the start of the build .... So here we are ! Cheers
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[trevor.rawlings@raywhite.com]

:D
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[trevor.rawlings@raywhite.com]

:)
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[keloooe]

Nice stuff Trevor!

[gavinturner]

Awesome Trevor, thanks for the build photos. Nice to see how it all came together!

cheers,
Gav.