It's almost done, there's just a few things left to do like route the lip for the control cavity cover and do the roundovers on the contours, plus countersink all the holes.
First build: Toronado
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breezy
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First build: Toronado
Hi! I started building this Toronado body late last year using a template I made off of a Deluxe Series Toronado (one with a small pickguard) with a template sander, and I've been going pretty slowly since it's my first build. It's basically the same as one of the original big pickguard Toronados, but I went with a three-control-layout cos I think it looks better.
It's almost done, there's just a few things left to do like route the lip for the control cavity cover and do the roundovers on the contours, plus countersink all the holes.
It's almost done, there's just a few things left to do like route the lip for the control cavity cover and do the roundovers on the contours, plus countersink all the holes.
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paltic
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Re: First build: Toronado
toronado gt hh owner here. wow, surprisingly someone's interested to build one. 
looking forward to the progress of this build. goodluck man
looking forward to the progress of this build. goodluck man+++ death by 60 cycle hum +++
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breezy
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Re: First build: Toronado
Thanks paltic! 
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gishuk
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Re: First build: Toronado
looks really good so far, crazy clean routing job
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theworkoffire
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Re: First build: Toronado
Nicely done - do you have a neck in mind for it?
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ohm-men
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Re: First build: Toronado
Wow, stunning crafmanship....Very wel made...
I'm impressed! Toronado's are very nice guitars, lot's of
for these 'round here too.
Please keep us posted with any progress!
I'm impressed! Toronado's are very nice guitars, lot's of
for these 'round here too.Please keep us posted with any progress!
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I love me some Toronados! Great project!
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Oddball
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Re: First build: Toronado
Looks clean! What finish are you gonna use?
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FireBread
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Re: First build: Toronado
Wow, very nice work. We don't see a Toronado build every day, can't wait to see it finished! (Think about Butterscotch for the finish - like mine 
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Re: First build: Toronado
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breezy
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Re: First build: Toronado
Thanks for the kind words everyone
I was just going to use the neck from the original Toronado I made the template from. That body is... not so good... cos I accidentally dropped it on concretetheworkoffire wrote:Nicely done - do you have a neck in mind for it?
Surf green, with a mint guard and aged white plastic knobs and uncovered humbuckers. And an ElectrosocketOddball wrote:Looks clean! What finish are you gonna use?
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greyman
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Re: First build: Toronado
Awesome! I love tornonados!
The routing looks great. Can't wait to see it finished.
The routing looks great. Can't wait to see it finished.