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    A little Strat for the grandie

    3/4 strat

    Coloured Vintage Amber(Stew Mac). Last time I used a StewMac colour(Sorry DingoI went with what I know) I put it on neat.... MMMM not how it's done. Correct mix is about 8ml to 150ml of...
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    plugged it in and without a real tuning, IT...

    plugged it in and without a real tuning, IT SOUNDS FREAKING AWESOME

    PK :D
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    It's been a long time coming

    It's probably appropriate to introduce this delightful guitar with beautiful blues song.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEBlaMOmKV4

    It has a been a long time coming, and a change had to come....
  4. Hi Woks so you can see where I have been...

    Hi

    Woks so you can see where I have been going with this. these are all the bridges bought for this beast.
    The Sorkin Bigsby fits(bt is silver). the gold 'Bigsby' fits, but has pit in the Low E...
  5. Hi Woks, No I think it a casting bubble. not...

    Hi Woks, No I think it a casting bubble. not damaged in transit.

    Cheers PK
  6. Tks Woks. It's an ebay purchase from USA, so...

    Tks Woks.

    It's an ebay purchase from USA, so sent an ebay-email to em, can't attach pics to that, but put my email addy in the note, hoping they will contact me that way then I can maybe sort it....
  7. PFFFTTTT. can't win a trick with this thing....

    PFFFTTTT. can't win a trick with this thing. bought a gold bigsby bridge, a little higher than the Sorkin Bow tie, but at least it's the right colour. Their is a pock mark in one of the bridge slots....
  8. Hi Stan it's all good found a gretch/bigsby...

    Hi Stan

    it's all good found a gretch/bigsby bridge in gold. down side is I'll have to build another hollw body so I can use the sorkin bowtie.... LOL
  9. Hey, Gav, I've sourced a Sorkin Bow tie. for...

    Hey, Gav,

    I've sourced a Sorkin Bow tie. for just under $50. hopping it is low enough to put the strings at a reasonable height. the other issue is it's silver and not gold, there is a Bigsby...
  10. Tks Swanny, I am fiddling around with that...

    Tks Swanny,

    I am fiddling around with that idea. Basically a reshaped acoustic bridge.
    I've also been trying to find the measurements off a sorkin bowtie bridge, Bigsby also make a gold acoustic...
  11. Tks Gav, I'll have a look for one. All the...

    Tks Gav, I'll have a look for one. All the bridges i have seen stand about 20mm high which is about 5 mm too high

    PK
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    a coupe more pics(stole em off Fb)

    a coupe more pics(stole em off Fb)
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    Hi Andy and Kimbo, yep that's her I think the...

    Hi Andy and Kimbo,

    yep that's her I think the hollow body is the MS1200 but the shape is the same. that white one with no binding would do well as a PBG basic kit. simple easy to build, bolt on...
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    Just an Idea MS500

    I don't know if this will get much support, but there is one guitar that is glaringly missing from all the different build available here.
    What is missing is the iconic master sound. Now I don't...
  15. Hollow body builds with Archtop(floating) bridge

    Hi guys,

    has anyone out there built a hollow body, either a GR1-sf, an ES335 style or an ES175 style and used a floating bridge.
    I have been planning to use one on my GR1-sf, but have found with...
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    Ok, two things going on. 1. The archtop bridge...

    Ok, two things going on.
    1. The archtop bridge is destined to fail. It's just a bridge to far for my skill, as to get it to work the neck need to be re-angled steeper, I've put that one in the too...
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    tks Wokks, I think what was happening is that...

    tks Wokks,

    I think what was happening is that the extra 1/2-3/4 mm of void that ridge had, allowed the neck to skew a little.
    So shimming should sort that.
    Steaming the neck off was only a half...
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    Ok Problem solved. There is a small ridge on the...

    Ok Problem solved. There is a small ridge on the side of the neck slot. I had thought I could just glue fill this. Obviously that didn't work So I will shim it tomorrow.

    Oh yeah the neck is off...
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    Tks WOk. I have a couple of plans to look at...

    Tks WOk.

    I have a couple of plans to look at tomorrow.
    1. is adjust the tailpiece slightly.
    2 is steam the neck off and try again. and re position the tailpiece.

    what ever I do It will be...
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    Tks Woks and Stan and Cal. Wiring has been...

    Tks Woks and Stan and Cal.

    Wiring has been done for months. To me the wiring is easy except when I wire the pot left to right instead of right to left.

    Big problem right now is the archtop...
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    Tks AO, and SB

    Tks AO, and SB
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    It's all cool Db, I have a six pack of beer to...

    It's all cool Db, I have a six pack of beer to deal with the psych issues.... LOL

    To tell you how this one is wired.
    The selector switch is just chooses pickups Bridge, Neck or both.
    The knob...
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    tks Wokka Cheers PK

    tks Wokka

    Cheers PK
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    Just resting on the couch while the glue cures....

    Just resting on the couch while the glue cures. Been glued up now for about 5 hours. Stringing up day is tomorrow.
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    Damn, minor error. I soldered the Neck pick up to...

    Damn, minor error. I soldered the Neck pick up to the Bridge Tripple shot. If I get time I'll fix it tomorrow.

    PK
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