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    Shrek green, there's a colour scheme for it. ...

    Shrek green, there's a colour scheme for it.

    There was a reply to my post but it hasn't shown here, strange. The reply copied from email notification;

    "All very good points Grant... Thank you! ...
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    Hi FaustoB, Your drawing #7 looks good to me....

    Hi FaustoB,

    Your drawing #7 looks good to me. You mentioned the body feels light, and with a longer scale length there may be a potential neck dive issue. Keep as much as you can on the upper horn...
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    Just came back to me. Before you order the...

    Just came back to me. Before you order the adapter bushings, please check the pre-drilled tuner holes are evenly spaced so the tuners can sit together properly. I used SD91-HAP (height adjustable...
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    Headstock holes are 10mm. The SD91s come with...

    Headstock holes are 10mm.
    The SD91s come with 8.8mm bushes, adapter bushes like these for 10mm should be what you are after.
    ...
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    Hi and welcome. I'll suggest looking through...

    Hi and welcome.

    I'll suggest looking through DarkMark's builds for possible kit choice, might be close to what you have in mind....
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    Assembled. Rough set up done, strings quite high....

    Assembled. Rough set up done, strings quite high. Bone nut needs to be filed down so the bridge can be set up better.
    Some 'it's finally together' pics
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    Grant
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    After too many 'sand all the colour off' times to...

    After too many 'sand all the colour off' times to count, thought it was on the home stretch when the front of the guitar wanted to get to know the concrete floor of the shed a bit closer.
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    Been a while. A bit of an overview of what's...

    Been a while. A bit of an overview of what's happened.
    Wanted to make a new pickguard. To get the curve to go around the f hole evenly, the bridge pup rout needed to go back about 9mm. Made a mdf...
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    Welcome Drashkum, the neck fit has been asked...

    Welcome Drashkum, the neck fit has been asked about before and have these pics of my finished FS.
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    Yours looks as it should. The 'bump' on the high e side of the neck heel can be...
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    Thanks Weirdy for the confirmation. Mick, I...

    Thanks Weirdy for the confirmation.

    Mick, I have a comparison chart already but am going to bookmark that one as well.

    Simon, think you have misinterpreted my question. not looking to separate...
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    Is Pickup mod needed?

    I have a GPR1-M kit, which is in the Languedoc style, and intend to use Tonerider AC2 with nickel covers.
    For the wiring, have this schematic from 1728.org (their site is not working so cannot link...
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    Hi Johnnyba For resizing pics, if you're on a PC...

    Hi Johnnyba
    For resizing pics, if you're on a PC , right click on the image, select edit and there is an option in Paint for resizing, the longest side can only be 1500 pixels. Or Sonic has this...
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    Tru-oil + time = .....

    It is mentioned often that tru-oil ambers-up over time. Here is an example:
    Kit freshly strung up in May 2015
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    And how it looks now, late January 2022
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    Note that the same colouring was...
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    Thanks very much for the feedback everyone,...

    Thanks very much for the feedback everyone, greatly appreciated.

    As for using dark sawdust, did think about that but then thought it might look like I hadn't shaped the inlay evenly. Anyway, plan...
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    Clamping in new inlays 41590 Not all went to...

    Clamping in new inlays
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    Not all went to plan, I went outside the lines a little on some but this at the 9th marker is the worst
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    Filled with maple sawdust and titebond and when wiped...
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    Copied hump block shapes from an Electromatic,...

    Copied hump block shapes from an Electromatic, they're not exact but close enough.
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    Patient is on the slab. Basic router sled using DAR pine double stick taped to a melamine shelf piece, scrap...
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    Hi all, long overdue update. Did have another...

    Hi all, long overdue update. Did have another attempt to bind the f-hole, got the binding to curve a little better.
    With that OK, glued and clamped the support piece underneath , thanks again to...
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    Only splitting the HB, not the P90. As McCreed...

    Only splitting the HB, not the P90. As McCreed has pointed out, was using a 4 wire P90 for this circuit. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
    As with any guitar setup, you want sort your pickup heights (from...
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    Rod, if you are thinking single vol and tone,...

    Rod, if you are thinking single vol and tone, this diagram will do that. Use the edited one at the bottom of the page not my incorrect one at the top....
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    Thanks Wayne and ozz Here is a pic of the rear...

    Thanks Wayne and ozz
    Here is a pic of the rear of the neck pocket cleaned up a little
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    Also reshaped the neck to blend into the body, may revisit this. Feels good but may be improved upon....
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    Thanks McCreed, more a case of trying something I...

    Thanks McCreed, more a case of trying something I haven't done before and hoping it doesn't end up in the bin in a fit of rage.:rolleyes:
    Thanks robin, do admire your use of hand tools for your...
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    That is very good work DM. Can't offer any...

    That is very good work DM.
    Can't offer any advice on the neck as haven't done a 'hog neck yet.

    Grant
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    Next was the fill piece to go across the neck...

    Next was the fill piece to go across the neck plate
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    Now its really obvious the hole for the output jack is not centered, just as well had planned to recess it so some sideways nudging is...
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    Next piece shaped, a little easier to see what's...

    Next piece shaped, a little easier to see what's going on
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    Binding pieces pre-shaped
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    Being aware of glue issues and am planning on using stains for the colouring, went the extra step...
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    E string holes through 39786 Set up the...

    E string holes through
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    Set up the forstener bit and no going back now
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    I'm not going to get it any better than this
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    Next challenge is to shape (well pre-shape) the curly maple...
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