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    Hello, This is the flying V I just finished...

    Hello,

    This is the flying V I just finished earlier this month. If you saw my build diary, you know that I had wanted a flying V for ages, but I did not want a heavy metal looking one, so I based...
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    Thank you very much, Simon!

    Thank you very much, Simon!
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    and. . . .that's all folks! 33260

    and. . . .that's all folks!

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    Thanks Matthew! I just figured I would keep with...

    Thanks Matthew! I just figured I would keep with the Albert King theme and get a wooden pickguard made, if possible. It won-t be long now. I did a bit of necessary fretwork yesterday. Not much was...
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    Got the guards. Everything fits spectacularly....

    Got the guards. Everything fits spectacularly. Aye, but they have just been sprayed, so they-ll have to dry overnight before use!
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    Here we see the originals that came with the kit. My buddy...
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    Ok. Cured enough for this cowboy. I have started...

    Ok. Cured enough for this cowboy. I have started the final assembly which so far is going very well. I put a few random old strings on here just to check the intonation, neck straightness, and all...
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    Thanks Simon, thanks for saying. Actually, the...

    Thanks Simon, thanks for saying. Actually, the aside from the maple veneer, it is a mahogany V, so there are parts that look a little gilt. In the photos here, we see its current state. About 5 days...
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    A couple more showing the nice contrast between...

    A couple more showing the nice contrast between the binding and the colombian gold.
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    Finally my friend showed up with the wudtone. My...

    Finally my friend showed up with the wudtone. My family from the USA also showed up for the holidaze and, while I managed to work on the guitar between trips to the beach and shuffling them around...
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    DAMN i wish my friend would hurry. just waiting...

    DAMN i wish my friend would hurry. just waiting on the wudtone and the wiring harness and pretty knobs and. . . . .

    He is in the state I know it! Maybe today!!!
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    So, yeah. I think I may as well give the veneer a...

    So, yeah. I think I may as well give the veneer a shot. I've never had one before. I am concerned about Oaxaca's humidity. I don't have any humidity issues with non veneer guitars except for strings...
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    what kind of screws do you use for direct...

    what kind of screws do you use for direct mounting the pups? I can never find wood screws thin enough to go through the pup holes.
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    Thanks for your input ILR! I might just keep...

    Thanks for your input ILR!

    I might just keep the veneer on for the moment. I put the wood clamp and on that specific place and it seemed to stick it down a bit better. Adam wrote me and gave me...
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    Entry three: Neck success and dry build two. ...

    Entry three: Neck success and dry build two.

    The clamp comes off and the neck stays put just as I planned. It looks I got minimal glue seepage. I tried to wipe everything up the best I could with...
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    Entry two: Dry build and setting neck The dry...

    Entry two: Dry build and setting neck

    The dry build is important so you understand how things are going to be. You need a couple tuners, the bridge, the two E strings. I put teflon tape around...
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    djb's flying V build diary

    Greetings all.

    Entry one: Getting started!

    My first real guitar was a harmony flying V. A couple summers later, I had traded it to big chief's pawnshop for some other guitar that I thought...
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    32669 On its way!

    32669 On its way!
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    Hi there. still waiting. They must be back logged...

    Hi there. still waiting. They must be back logged at the custom shop.
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    Hello again! still waiting on the kit to be sent...

    Hello again! still waiting on the kit to be sent delivered to me. . .looking forward to getting started soon!
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    Hello again. Thanks for the welcoming advice! I...

    Hello again. Thanks for the welcoming advice! I appreciate it.

    I just now paid for my custom FV-1G order. I am so excited and I am really looking foward to this. I just changed a couple of things...
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    Greetings from Mex

    Hello everyone,

    I am new as of today to this forum. I have been lurking for a few weeks though, reading this, searching for that, etc. It has sort of begun to consume me. . . .

    I am waiting on...
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