DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[Dedman]

It's getting there Doc.Waiting on decals to arrive before I can do the clear coats, waiting on a switch to finish wiring. Both got posted today

[wokkaboy]

looking good Doc !

[DrNomis_44]

It's getting there Doc.Waiting on decals to arrive before I can do the clear coats, waiting on a switch to finish wiring. Both got posted today

Hope it all goes well, I needed to order some extra bits and pieces for my Strat build from Realtone Music, one of the bits I ordered was a 5-Position Tritan Pickup-Selector Switch because I didn't get one in my kit, also, there was a missing Strat Bridge screw, so I ordered two sets of six, as well as some vintage cloth wire, and a .1uF Paper In Oil Capacitor for the tone controls, I was lucky enough to have three good 250k Log CTS pots in amongst my bits and pieces so I didn't need to order any pots, when I get round to doing the soldering of the pickguard I'm going to include a mini-tutorial on soldering for those interested, there'll be pics included too.


So I'm waiting on the bits I ordered from Realtone Music and the three new ASN57 pickups, hopefully with those my build should be relatively noise-free.

[DrNomis_44]

looking good Doc !

Cheers mate, I reckon the DT CG Final Coat is definitely bringing the colour back, the body may look subtly darker in colour.

[Bluesmartyboy]

Hey Dr,

Really enjoyed reading about your build so far.....

looking forward to the soldering tutorial and the sound clips....

Keep up the good work....

[DrNomis_44]

Hey Dr,

Really enjoyed reading about your build so far.....

looking forward to the soldering tutorial and the sound clips....

Keep up the good work....

Cheers mate, I'm looking forward to doing the soldering tutorial for everyone.

[DrNomis_44]

Here's a couple of new updates for you:



Firstly, I have just come back from doing some shopping for a new Memory Card for my Nikon A100 Digital Camera, I managed to buy a new Sandisk 16Gb SDHC Memory Card from the Winnellie Post Office for only $9.99, so now my Nikon A100 Digital Camera has heaps of memory space installed, that means I'll be able to shoot a demo video of my finished Strat for you guys.

Secondly, the Strat body feels dry to the touch, but I will give it a few more days to fully dry before applying one more coat of DT CG Final Coat (a total of three coats), and then once that last coat has fully dried I will call the finish work done and dusted.


Incidentally, the Strat body has taken on a bit of a glossy sheen, and is looking pretty good so far, might see if I can post a couple of more pics for you, so stay tuned.


Okay, here are the pics:

[wokkaboy]

good one Doc, on the home stretch now. I'd give the final coats minimum 3 days curing between coats, more if you are patient

[DrNomis_44]

good one Doc, on the home stretch now. I'd give the final coats minimum 3 days curing between coats, more if you are patient

Cheers Wokka, yep, I totally understand the wisdom of being patient, I might just play it safe and give the very last coat of DT CG Final Coat a generous fortnight to dry, I'll see how the second coat of DT CG Final Coat is this coming Sunday, that's another four days from today.

[wokkaboy]

good stuff Doc, DB recommends 3 full weeks curing after last coat before you can polish it.
Gives you plenty of time to do a fret level and get your headstock logo on