ESB-4 FBG

[Gavin1393]

Just watch that BMW.....it can be a bit tricky to apply......you really have to get as much colour into the wood at first application and you simply have to keep the cloth/rag moving at all times, the moment you stop it will over colour the wood at that point!

[Brendan]

Bit of a German theme there? Black, Red, Yellow or is that Belgian? Either way - suppliers of nice beer... Good choice - keen to see how it goes!

[Tim]

Had plenty of experience with the BMW on my yb4.
Hopefully I will do it justice

[Tim]

Ok I am now back home so in between rest stops I can do some more on FBG
Had a parcel rock up today with some of my goodies.
FBGs headstock veneer was part of the parcel
Still in 2 minds about the machine heads have added some pics to show the issue

[Tim]

I have also been sanding as mentioned
ANd as mentioned the bog fairys have been at it again
On the upside or downside how ever you look at it
T is only small and its on the underside so I should be able to hide it
The top and bottom have been sanded to 240grit with some tweaking on the front still needed
But in short very happy with the kit

[Scott J.]

Hi Tim, I hope all's well and on you're on the mend.

That's a nasty case of "tuner over-crowding" you have there! ... even trimming of the overhangs from the edges of the h/stock, they look like they'll still be fouling each others opposite member on the key-shaft ... are they the standard PBG kit or an aftermarket purchase?

Is that the h/stock veneer slab I see in the bottom pic? ... pretty hefty looking - 5/6mm? ... Ebony?

[Tim]

These are the standard PBG tuners ,even looking at the aftermarket I will have the same issues
I am not a fan of the "Elephant ears" to start with .
If I go for anything else I will have to dowel the holes and redrill.
And yes that is a ebony h/stock veneer and its about 5mm.
Needs to be thinned down a bit

[Tim]

Oh yer and will be a slow mend cant do a lot for 3 to 4 weeks,
but feeling ok if I don't do alot .
good thing I have some kits to build

[Tim]

well after a couple of weeks laid up and now everyone has decided to get thier gardens done before christmas.
So with very littlebuild time not much has been achieved of late.
Early this morning I escaped the design desk and got some wudtone down on the FBG
I have chucked on some little snippets to give u a sneak peak

[stan]

nice burst Tim, looking forward to this one.
Did you find a solution for the tuners?