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  1. Thanks so much, Simon! I really appreciate your...

    Thanks so much, Simon! I really appreciate your help just now ... and I saw your indirect help in my previous post. I will watch those vids!

    Much gratitude from me.

    Yes, two treble bleeds ......
  2. Ugh! ... (reprise) Man I wish I'd seen...

    Ugh! ... (reprise)

    Man I wish I'd seen WeirdBits'/Scott's post on GR-1SF wiring before wiring up in the "traditional" layout. I think the lack of discrete volume and tone control is what he...
  3. I've been told that the copper tape shielding I...

    I've been told that the copper tape shielding I applied to the PUPs is now actually an "antenna for collecting hum" instead of a shield against it ... unless I also earth the shielding! Does this...
  4. "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt15 Final...

    "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt15 Final Assembly, New Bone Nut, Electrical Misgivings

    I'm back. My apologies for taking so long.

    Final Assembly

    Essentially, the guitar looks exactly the...
  5. Thanks, Glen. I think the photo actually...

    Thanks, Glen. I think the photo actually flatters the guitar. Doesn't look that colour in person. When I get another kit (Tele?), I'll probably aim to use "Japan Brown" as the body colour.

    I...
  6. Thanks (again), Simon, and to you too, Fretworn! ...

    Thanks (again), Simon, and to you too, Fretworn! 8) I'll chase Adam up. The order definitely indicated "G" style; "PBG Bone Nut for G type 6 String Guitar Kits - Bleached White".
  7. "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt14 In All Its...

    "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt14 In All Its Glory

    I was fortunate to take these photos in nice early afternoon daylight, reflected from the warm-coloured paint of the balcony above. Made it...
  8. "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt13 Neck...

    "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt13 Neck Setting and General Assembly

    Neck setting isn't very visible, sorry, folks. Used some cardboard packing and a couple of pine blocks and a single clamp. ...
  9. "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt12 Re-doing...

    "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt12 Re-doing the Whole Circuit


    Yikes! Needed to spend AUD ~$35 on a set of snips that would handle the s/s shield braid. Nice, clean cuts ... but most of the...
  10. Not happy with my wiring. Supplied wires a bit...

    Not happy with my wiring. Supplied wires a bit short for hollow-body and felt I had to improvise, adding wire.

    My soldered joints were pretty decent. However, the classic tooth-based wire...
  11. Thread: Gr-1sf

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    Here's the simple way to resize images if using...

    Here's the simple way to resize images if using Windows Paint:
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    I love it! Beautiful. It screams "Django!" to...

    I love it! Beautiful. It screams "Django!" to me, though only in a generational sense because the D-hole Maccaferri was more his instrument.

    My GR-1SF has given me grief colour-wise, but I love...
  13. "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt11 Soldering...

    "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt11 Soldering of the Electronics

    Well, soldering finally began today. I'll be onto the fret crowning shortly too, but here's what happened with the circuitry; ...
  14. Some pictures of the sanded frets from the heel...

    Some pictures of the sanded frets from the heel up the neck -- with apologies for resolution issues -- and inviting comment from those with a better eye and more experience.
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  15. "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt10 Neck's...

    "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt10 Neck's Necking and Nearing Assembly

    I've beeswaxed the neck too, but it doesn't look piccie-worthy in itself. Moreover, I think I should've stripped off some...
  16. Top with some gold hardware

    Aw, shucks, gpjt. Many thanks. If you'd browsed through the drama I've had with colour and finish on this thing, and the vacillation over which way to proceed, you might sense how happy I am now...
  17. Remaining photos showing contrasting tones ... ...

    Remaining photos showing contrasting tones ...

    Back and side
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    Top and side
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    Incidentally, I warmed up the wax in the microwave. Was a bit hot in the centre and formed a...
  18. "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt9 More Coats ...

    "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt9 More Coats

    Back at it after 4 weeks inactivity since my previous posts (#51 and #52)!

    I tried another finishing oil coat the day after the posts. Good...
  19. Man, I am so sorry, Agus! Does "mah po' li'l...

    Man, I am so sorry, Agus! Does "mah po' li'l hart" good to see the wink emoji you used after, "Can't wish it back". Your stoicism in the face of self-reprimand and resignation is inspirational. I...
  20. Thanks, Simon! 8) Yeah, I was drained of...

    Thanks, Simon! 8) Yeah, I was drained of "pride" in this project when it took me 2 years to start it. But your words make me feel a bit better. :D
  21. Glad to hear it! Hasn't gone to plan, nor...

    Glad to hear it! Hasn't gone to plan, nor conformed to hopes. It's dodged my expectations and shattered my small-time dreams. But the struggle will be worth it in the end. If it isn't, then my...
  22. "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt8 I Hate It, I Love It

    I Hate It
    There are some reasons why I hate it;

    it looks like the body has passed through a fire ... NOT unscathed
    that it was just rubbed down a little afterward and not cared for
    there are...
  23. "Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt7 A Longer Wait, Cain't Wait No Mo', First Finish

    A longer Wait
    Waited another 2 days (10 in total) since the 3rd intensifying, intensely dissatisfying, unintentionally disrupting coat. But it was still sticky. Had a gutfull, so I told mah'self...
  24. Thanks, Andy! :D Yeah. I was hoping my open...

    Thanks, Andy! :D

    Yeah. I was hoping my open confessions of betwittishness might elicit a knowing -- and preferably sympathetic -- smile from readers. I'd like to emigrate to WA someday, btw,...
  25. Hi, Agus. The intensifier is the 2nd part of...

    Hi, Agus.

    The intensifier is the 2nd part of the DingoTone "Bondi Blue" stain kit. DT components are meant to be non-chemical, inasmuch as natural products are technically still chemical. 8) My...
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