Galah's first build - TLA-1F

Greetings from Central Vic Goldfields!

New build, hopefully a sexy Galahburst!
Pink is not normally a colour I'd even contemplate, but my little buddy pulls it off so well, let's hope it's not a disaster.
Grey for the outside, again not sure if I'm going to love or hate it; but I guess that's what solid colours are for, heh.

Let's see if I can post a pic or two...
https://i.imgur.com/yP089Rs.jpg?1

Beautiful! There's the package, and my little buddy Pippio, who'll be accompanying us on the journey of course.

https://i.imgur.com/hxrjGeb.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/vC2nrb1.jpg
The Tele I already own has a belly cut, so I will happily ignore tradition, and add the very comfy mod. I suspect the finished guitar will have some heft to it, so shaving a few grams off won't hurt either.

Cheers.

I'd already done a bit before first posting, so I'll show you my first two coats (stains).

https://i.imgur.com/If181f1.jpg
Here's the back after the first coat.
And the front...
https://i.imgur.com/FAi4qcL.jpg
Not as even as I'd hoped, but more even than I expected, given my experience.
The stain I got was "Liming Pink", so I knew it would lighten the wood up, which is AND isn't a problem. The top of Pippio's head is very light, so I do need it, but I don't want the grain hidden by too much. The second stain has some red dye added.

Second stain; back -
https://i.imgur.com/aCH4UBN.jpg

And front -
https://i.imgur.com/PEkDZDW.jpg

Second coat drying now. Seems I brought a can of (liming) grey which includes varnish. Not sure if I want to apply it until after the pinks are done; but that will reduce my blending options.

Cheers.

Looks like some glue spots on the flame maple veneer mate. you might need goof off to get rid of it

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Looks like some glue spots on the flame maple veneer mate. you might need goof off to get rid of it

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Maybe it's Galah poop...

Hi and welcome.

You'd do better moving/continuing this over in the Build Diary section as you'll get more viewers.

Took me a bit to find the build diary section.

I introduced Pippio in the welcome section:
https://i.imgur.com/yP089Rs.jpg?2

Here is the Tele at present:
https://i.imgur.com/PEkDZDW.jpg?1

Looking into goof-off now, as suggested in welcome thread, (here) I have a bottle of "selleys stain remover #1", which looks to be a similar product, I'll try it in the morning.

Ok. https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...ad.php?t=10134

Is the new location!

Great! All the best with the build.

Stains are different to glue, but you never know, so worth a try.

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Originally Posted by Galah

Ok. https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...ad.php?t=10134

Is the new location!

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I've actually collapsed them all into one thread under the Build Diary for simplicity and completeness sake.

Welcome along Galah - one of the previous mods and resident luthiers is now heavily involved in bird rescues here in Perth - so you're in good company as a builder.