Cheers, I tried doing it myself with the Dremel, disaster. I took it up to a Mister Minit and they charged me $16. Not perfect, but far better than my efforts.Originally Posted by Wayne.Mumford
Cheers, I tried doing it myself with the Dremel, disaster. I took it up to a Mister Minit and they charged me $16. Not perfect, but far better than my efforts.
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It looks great in the pictures, I made a truss rod cover out of the 3ply laminated scratch plate on my ES-3 , but didn’t even try to engrave it. Great idea with Mr.Minute though.
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Finished all the wudtone bottles. all 4 of them. The top coat was an ageing gloss. I can see its given the binding an amber / yellow effect but not sure its actually changed anything on the body. So I'll give it a while to go off fully, clean up the binding again then start on the hardware. In the mean time, just a bit of a mock build.
Last edited by Rossc0; 06-06-2018 at 04:53 PM.
#1 LP1-SS
#2 Non PB Vintage Strat Rebuild
#3 TL1 - Custom
#4 ES-12G (now converted to ES-1)
#5 RC4
#6 STA-1HT
#7 Non PB 52 Tele replica
#8 Coming Soon: 1970's Japanese Les Paul Special Resto.
It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others
Lovely....
DAY......wait for it.....UM! That is a stunner, straight out stunner.
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Me, I wouldn't touch the binding from here based on that pic, to me the tone is totally in tune with the rest of the finish.Finished all the wudtone bottles. all 4 of them. The top coat was an ageing gloss. I can see its given the binding an amber / yellow effect but not sure its actually changed anything on the body. So I'll give it a while to go off fully, clean up the binding again then start on the hardware. In the mean time, just a bit of a mock build.
Beautiful work right there
Cheers guys.
As for the binding, maybe leave the f holes how they are, as they are a major PITA to work with, sides will need a bit of a clean, but agree not all the way back to gloss white.
#1 LP1-SS
#2 Non PB Vintage Strat Rebuild
#3 TL1 - Custom
#4 ES-12G (now converted to ES-1)
#5 RC4
#6 STA-1HT
#7 Non PB 52 Tele replica
#8 Coming Soon: 1970's Japanese Les Paul Special Resto.
It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others
Let the fun begin, wonder how long this will take?
The answer was not long, all went a lot smoother than expected.
Its in one peice but a long way from finished, need a new nut, final polish, and do some headstock decals. Probably some new tuners as well. First time I've used the ones in the kit. Can't say i'm very impressed, feel 'orrible. Want to try and find some that will fit with vintage style jade/ivory tulip buttons. Also some different vol and tone controls, the silver stands out like dogs you know what.
Finally, the meet the herd shot.
#1 LP1-SS
#2 Non PB Vintage Strat Rebuild
#3 TL1 - Custom
#4 ES-12G (now converted to ES-1)
#5 RC4
#6 STA-1HT
#7 Non PB 52 Tele replica
#8 Coming Soon: 1970's Japanese Les Paul Special Resto.
It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others
Looking nice Rossco
Good work on the wiring, i'm really not looking forward to that part of my build.
Agree with you about the tuners and knobs, the quality of the rest of the finish deserves the right finishing touches.
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