DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[DrNomis_44]

pencilled headstock shape looks good Doc. You will have to round off the edge where the line meets the edge opposite the A string peg hole.
I had a re-think about the finish and think stain is a wise option for first build. Less things can go wrong with staining than solid paint.

Cooly Gold with gold highlights should look great with the gold hardware.
If you didn't get a plain white loaded pickguard then I'm sure Ads or DB can send you one. It should have been included in the kit

Cheers wokka, you're right about that edge opposite the A tuner hole, should be relatively easy to round it off, I'm just in the process of roughly cutting the headstock shape out to remove all the unwanted bits of wood, maple sure is a hard wood to cut with a fretsaw, the blade in my fretsaw has coarse teeth but when I'm cutting through the wood it tends to want to wander to the right.


The more I think about the Coolangatta Gold the more I get intrigued about it, I'm on DB's beta-testers list so I'm pretty excited to be doing my first Dingotone beta test, been wanting a good excuse to give Dingotone a try.


DB is going to send me some bits when he sends the Dingowax I ordered with the kit, Adam let me know that he'd be sending the Dingowax once he received MkII from DB, I'm fine with that since it'll probably take me a while to finish the guitar kit.



This is bringing back all my memories of doing woodwork in year 8 at High School in Kununurra where I grew up, the years go by quickly, don't they?