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02/05/2007, 13:21 Will Joined on 22/09/2004 Sussex & 50 (Mortainais) Posts 4,931 Re: New project Guitar What a brilliant idea. I see they do a Precision Bass, something I have always fancied, but most of the copies are horrible and even the Mexican Fenders need better hardware adding. It would be great to build one of these and add decent pickup, tuners and bridge. I might even consider a second jazz-style pickup as well as the split PB one. I'd also fit a 1960s-style bridge cover to give somewhere to rest my right hand. It would be perfect alongside my 1967 Baldwin/Burns EB-2 style semi-acoustic bass and Crafter acoustic bass. Any tips on finishing? I want a professional-looking finish, and rather fancy natural wood. The blonde Telecasters look lovely.   Will intentionally blank signature http://www.vienormande.com    Report

02/05/2007, 15:19 f1steveuk Joined on 29/03/2007 Belves, Dordogne Posts 272 Re: New project Guitar The site I pos above, manchester guitars, talks you through a sunburst, I usually go for solid colours, if you look at his tele build guide, he tells you how to get a good finnish. The biggest tip, other than lots of rubbing down with different grade papers, is polishing compound!!! "Some scoundrel has taken the cork for my lunch" W.C Fields    Report

02/05/2007, 23:47 Dick Smith Joined on 23/08/2004 Surrey and Manche (Pays Mortainais) Posts 8,817 Re: New project Guitar I've just made a start on the LP (blonde maple) using yacht varnish. Unfortunately the long drying time, the fact that I was sanding in the workshop yesterday and the strong wind today meant that the surface was pretty dusty after the first coat. I may well go for sanding back and polishing. What polish do you use, Steve? Kit came with no instructions AT ALL, and despite a nice phone call today to a lady in Brum and a promise that instructions would be emailed to me, nothing has arrived. I think I can work out most of it, except for the positions of the humbuckers and why there is a fifth hole in the neck where it meets the body (the other 4 being screw holes), and a matching hole in the body, but no obvious piece to put in it. Any ideas? Regards Dick Smith Nowhere is there warmth to be found Among those afraid of losing their ground    Report

03/05/2007, 8:31 Will Joined on 22/09/2004 Sussex & 50 (Mortainais) Posts 4,931 Re: New project Guitar Dick, that arrived quickly. I did notice on the website that most of the kits did not have instructions, but the company would send tele or strat instructions as most of it was the same. The site Steve posted above has info on building kits that look very much the same, and also a lot on finishing. The guy sells nitrocellulose lacquer, which he recommends. Here is the link in clickable form: http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/ Will intentionally blank signature http://www.vienormande.com    Report

03/05/2007, 8:54 f1steveuk Joined on 29/03/2007 Belves, Dordogne Posts 272 Re: New project Guitar The big hole under the neck fixing plate also occurs on the Tele kit, I assumed it was to hang it while painting, but I prefer screwing a dummy neck on and uing it as a handle. The polishing compound I use is from Halfords, in a yellow tube (can't give you the name, I'm in the UK, my polish is in my garage in Belves), but once the hospital has kicked me out, we're off home for three weeks I'll find out. T cut tends to make the finish go hazy. I did a "relic" Strat for my son, using a Squier copy, made it look like a 1959 one that had been palyed everyday since, and the best finish I got on the plain wood was to rub it down with 1200 wet and dry, then flour paper (which is barely abrasive) and then coat after coat after coat of Bri-wax, natural bees wax, and I used a  tinted one. I'm tempted to do the Esquire/Tele/Replicaster neck by just waxing it, but I've never done it on a neck before.............. "Some scoundrel has taken the cork for my lunch" W.C Fields    Report

03/05/2007, 14:27 Dick Smith Joined on 23/08/2004 Surrey and Manche (Pays Mortainais) Posts 8,817 Re: New project Guitar Yacht varnish is a no-no. It is horrible, attracts dust like a dead cow attracts flies and looks like moulded plastic. It's also a b to sand off again... I've read the praises of nitro-cellulose lacquer, only query - can I spray it straight on to the sealed wood on the guitar top? Regards Dick Smith Nowhere is there warmth to be found Among those afraid of losing their ground    Report

03/05/2007, 14:35 f1steveuk Joined on 29/03/2007 Belves, Dordogne Posts 272 Re: New project Guitar I would have thought with a light sanding nitro would work, but I bet you'll need a fair few light coats to loose the grain!! The speed your going you'll be playing it before I get the tape of the box on mine "Some scoundrel has taken the cork for my lunch" W.C Fields    Report

03/05/2007, 14:49 Dick Smith Joined on 23/08/2004 Surrey and Manche (Pays Mortainais) Posts 8,817 Re: New project Guitar I've ordered a can of clear lacquer from Steve in Manchester, I'll just spray (and sand - a few coats I suspect) and tell you how I get on. I can't lay hands on flour paper at the moment - Melvyn has let me down! Regards Dick Smith Nowhere is there warmth to be found Among those afraid of losing their ground    Report

03/05/2007, 16:27 Gastines Joined on 23/08/2004 Les Gastines.St.Pere 5mins St.Malo Posts 852 Re: New project Guitar A pal of mine in Bournemouth has just made one,;a guitar; in clear perspex for a window display at Harrods. It apparently took him a week to do it. I was hoping it would be "available" but the artist who did the rest of the window display has collared it. As an add on ,in the days when I used to specialise in Bad Taste Items, mostly for the Arab market,we made a large pedestal desk in red perspex with gold plated fittings and diode lights. We also used to do a radio in a clear perspex pyramid, so all the works were showing + flashing diodes. I've grown up a bit since then but it was quite fun at the time. Regards.    Report

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