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A bit of fun

Post by 56nortondomy » Sat Aug 30, 2014 7:36 pm

I was asked to make a pick guard for an archtop. The customer wanted rosewood of some type and then he wanted it art deco as well. So i made it out of Cocobolo for the main part and 5 different timbers for the rest. African b/w, Padauk, Macassar ebony, b/eye maple and Tas b/w. He also wanted plastic trim, it was the first time i've used it, didn't like it all that much.
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by charangohabsburg » Sat Aug 30, 2014 9:05 pm

I love it!
Great idea and nicely done! :cl
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by simso » Sat Aug 30, 2014 9:13 pm

Definetly Art Deco
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by colburge » Sun Aug 31, 2014 5:27 am

That's nice, it certainly is art deco.

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Re: A bit of fun

Post by Mark McLean » Sun Aug 31, 2014 9:35 am

Like it a lot. The plastic trim actually looks good in this context, I think
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Post by Tod Gilding » Sun Aug 31, 2014 10:11 am

Fantastic Wayne, But I can't imagine what the archy looks like :)
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by 56nortondomy » Sun Aug 31, 2014 11:13 am

Thanks everyone. I haven't seen the archtop Tod, but i think he's trying to spruce it up a bit and give it an old style look. This was a nice little project to do, something different.
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by Kamusur » Sun Aug 31, 2014 12:15 pm

Looks pretty good

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Re: A bit of fun

Post by soulman » Mon Sep 01, 2014 2:10 pm

Good job.
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by demonx » Mon Sep 01, 2014 3:33 pm

A neat way to use up some offcuts!

Hope the customer loves it.
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by simso » Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:44 pm

To the keep the fun thread maybe going, customers request, rough machined for them to finish
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by demonx » Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:57 pm

The skull guitar was originally built by C.C. devilled guitar tech for C.C. And they put a bolt on B.C. Rich neck on it!
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by DarwinStrings » Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:51 am

My latest bit of fun. Not art deco but more conceptual art. With the title "Thorns" (beyond the window).
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by simso » Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:20 am

Very tasteful jim
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by needsmorecowbel » Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:27 am

Steve, what do you think that guitar will weigh in at?

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Post by 56nortondomy » Tue Sep 02, 2014 5:47 pm

Very nice Jim. You going to sell them in kits Steve? :lol:Wayne
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Post by Allen » Tue Sep 02, 2014 5:54 pm

I really like that idea Jim. Well thought out, and execution is impeccable.
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by simso » Tue Sep 02, 2014 7:20 pm

needsmorecowbel wrote:Steve, what do you think that guitar will weigh in at?

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The body was mahogany, so maybe a kilo and a bit, I have paulonia as well, so if weight was an issue, then it could have been done in that, which is probably about 300-400grams of weight
56nortondomy wrote:Very nice Jim. You going to sell them in kits Steve? :lol:Wayne
No chance, making one was bad enough
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by demonx » Tue Sep 02, 2014 7:52 pm

A bloke I know recently built this lefty replica of the same guitar using a BC Rich neck. He changed the logo so it says B.C.C. rich, paying homage to C.C.
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by simso » Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:29 pm

Do you know where he got the body from, I did that one up from a drawing he supplied
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by demonx » Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:12 pm

Hand carved it.
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Post by demonx » Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:26 pm

Here's a couple build pics that show a couple steps:
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by simso » Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:41 pm

Nicely done
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Re: A bit of fun

Post by DarwinStrings » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:10 pm

Cheers guys. Allen the thought behind it other than the theme itself is a twist on a painters quadtych (or polyptych) and also inspired by Salon style art exhibitions. I also filled the engraving with black CA rather than ink so it ended up level.

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Re: A bit of fun

Post by bdunne » Wed Sep 03, 2014 10:50 pm

the end result is excellent Jim, but I have not come across black CA before!! Is this something you create yourself or source "pre-blacked"?


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