Thanks, McCreed -- I suspected that pickguard fit might not be a completely standardised thing, but it's certainly good to know for sure that I wasn't just missing something and trying to put it on...
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Thanks, McCreed -- I suspected that pickguard fit might not be a completely standardised thing, but it's certainly good to know for sure that I wasn't just missing something and trying to put it on...
Next, I want to get the pickguard in place. Attached the bridge, just with the two outside screws (so that I didn't have to fiddle with the centre saddle), and then put it on. Starting to look more...
Next: I'd decided to swap out the stock white 8-hole pickguard with a black 5-hole one:
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For convenience, I still want to have the pickup mounted to the pickguard as per Simon's earlier...
Anyway, onwards! Time to fit the tuners. I attached them reasonably tightly -- enough that they could still pivot with a little effort -- and then used a straight-edge to get them, um, straight:
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My plan was to get the nut down to a sensible height next; here's where it is right now:
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The trick I had seen on a Crimson Guitars video was to use a pencil, split in half, held against...
Thanks, Simon! I did have a metal fret protector, so got to work...
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...but after a few minutes it got annoying holding the protector in place with one hand while using the rubber with...
The first couple of strokes with the block made me realise that the ink gets everywhere, including on the unmasked bit of the first fret, but luckily it wiped off easily with a tissue. More masking...
Well, it's been a while! Hope everyone's been keeping well.
Over the last few weeks I've been putting on more and more coats of clear on the neck, and it finally reached the state I wanted it in....
That's a great point, Simon. I'm planning to top-mount it -- as you say, less vintage but more convenient. I'll use the white pickguard that came with the kit as a jig.
I tried putting the clear...
C'est fantastique! Et j'aime beaucoup le nom telecastor avec le dessin du castor :D
(For fellow English-speakers, castor == beaver -- had to look that up to be sure)
Thanks! The desk is one of my favourite things, and hopefully the guitar will be too soon :-)
Brief pause over the last week or so for work and for the first two coats on the neck to dry so that...
Looks awesome!
Decals acquired:
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Keeping it simple with them -- "made in" on the back of the headstock, "Stonecaster". I think I'll write some message or other in the neck pocket too.
So anyway, I've...
Thanks! I didn't realise that, and had been being super-careful with tiny rags, rinsing them out and leaving them outside to dry.
Many thanks, that sounds like a very wise plan. I'll do that.
Sorry, guys, I was inadvertently misleading -- I'm not using Tru-Oil, I'm using Wudtone's finish. However, it's also a wipe-on -- some kind of oil-based colour coat, and then a clear top coat. For...
Now I'm confused, the site I was considering getting the decals from say that they won't work with finishes like Tru-Oil, but the TDPRI forums seem to be keen on it.
Any thoughts from experienced...
Hmm, on more investigation it looks like decals are unlikely to work on an oil/wipe-on finish.
What do people tend to use with finishes like that? I know a lot of people use Tru-Oil, which sounds...
"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone", if I remember rightly -- which, considering the multitude of sins that will be covered up with the bridge, is kind of nicely ironic ;-)
Tried...
Looks great! I can only hope that my own comes out looking as nice.
Those F-holes are looking really neat -- nice one!
Thanks! Y'know, the illness might have been an allergic reaction to the tiles (for the repeated appearance of which you have my most pathetic, abject and grovelling apologies... ;))
Yup, I...
Definitely will be watching this one :-)
Hmm. Muddy Waters played a Telecaster. "Rollin' Stone" is a great song. "Stonecaster"?
The next thing to consider is how to put some kind of branding on the headstock. First I need to come up with a name (the other half has forbidden "Covidcaster") and then decide how to get it on...
Gosh, two weeks off sick and this thread got pushed to the third page! Glad to see everyone's using lockdown time so productively :-)
In between bouts of feeling sorry for myself, I've managed to...