"Bladecatcher" DC Esquire

[bargeloobs]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on September 9, 2014, 13:00
nice work Barge, I've heard that Behlen lacquer is good stuff. Where did you order that from ?

These blokes...

http://www.guitaraust.com.au/

[wokkaboy]

cheers Barge, might try some after I see the results you get

[bargeloobs]

I used exactly the same stuff on the "Blacktop"

[wokkaboy]

oh ok wicked Barge, thats enough proof for me its a winner product !
Was 2 cans enough for the blacktop ?

[bargeloobs]

"Was 2 cans enough for the blacktop ?"
No...only coz I f#@ked up the black the first time round and had to redo the whole body. Ordinarily 2 cans should be shitloads.

[bargeloobs]

So I got the "string through" holes bored with no drama. doweled and re-drilled the terrible factory holes on the neck plate (it turns out the factory drill them out of alignment to accommodate that bit of black plastic that fits under the neckplate...makes sense right?)
I chopped up the original bridge that ships with the kit and made up a little plate to house the back string ferrules, seems to work okay although the recess it's sitting in needs some squaring up (no biggie).
Decided to swap the 3x3 tuners that I incorrectly ordered and got the correct ones, I'm glad I did too.

[WeirdBits]

That string-thru plate will be interesting, I reckon it might add some chime or krrrrng to the end result. What sort of nut are you putting on it?

[bargeloobs]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from WeirdBits on September 11, 2014, 10:48
That string-thru plate will be interesting, I reckon it might add some chime or krrrrng to the end result. What sort of nut are you putting on it?

Yeah not real sure yet, got any suggestions?

[wokkaboy]

love the mods Barge and how you recycled the old bridge to make a string through plate. I can see another GOTM in the making !

[Fretworn]

What are you going to for the front side of the string-thru holes? You will need some form of ferrule so the strings don't dig into the face of the guitar.