Lawrys IB-6S Fretless

[lawry]

Oops. Forgot to attach the photos.

[jarrod]

Marks don't look to bad Lowry. There either gonna be enhanced the stain or there gonna disappear

[lawry]

Yeah, I agree Jarrod. And I think I'm actually not too concerned by them anymore. As long as I do a reasonable job with the Wudtone I think it'll look awesome.

[crundes]

The Grain on that thing looks amazing Lawry! Looking forward to seeing the results after you apply Wudtone. I checked out your build diary for your first build in Dark Tease, the finished product looks fantastic

[gavinturner]

Looking great Lawry! The grain is fantastic. Not sure about the blems you noted - I can't find them. Should be a spectacular build when complete! Watching with interest man!

cheers,
Gav.

[lawry]

@Tim - thanks for your words on the Viking. The Dark Tease turned out well and I learnt so much during that build (with lots of forum advice) that the second build was noticeably better. I'm hoping for the same quantum leap with this one.
@Gav - you're probably right. I'm starting to think I might be a bit paranoid. There are so many excellent builds on this forum setting the bar pretty high. That's not a bad thing, but it does keep the pressure on. And that includes you!

[lawry]

Managed to find a supplier of veneer so I ordered some maple for the fret fill. That way I can pretty much stain it to whatever shade I want. If you are interested, I got it here...

http://www.topveneer.com.au/

Also cleaned out the slots ready to go.

But the most exciting thing is that the active electronics arrived today. Turns out there is plenty of room in the cavity and the only modification needed to make the PCB fit is a bit of dremeling (is that a verb?). The picture tells the story.

[jarrod]

That's heaps of room Lowry, man this things gonna be special I can sense it already

[wokkaboy]

Lawry, looks good, are you saying the PCB will hit the cavity cover? How proud is it, I'm a bit worried there isn't much more depth left in the pot recesses

[lawry]

Hey Wokka.
The PCB is a little wider than the pot recess, so I'll need to make the pot recess more 'square' with a dremel router bit for the PCB to sit in. If I get time I'll do that tomorrow and post a pic for clarity.