Cross Guitars - projects and restorations
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Cross Guitars - projects and restorations
DISCLAIMER: This thread is intended to showcase my guitar builds and restorations etc.
Not to sell or drum up business. If you are interested in purchasing my work, please send me a private msg
or keep an eye on the FOR SALE section of this forum.
cheers,
-Pat
Not to sell or drum up business. If you are interested in purchasing my work, please send me a private msg
or keep an eye on the FOR SALE section of this forum.
cheers,
-Pat
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations
Starcaster project. Made from Paulownia.
Binding is glued, top is carved and back cavity is routed.
I went a bit too deep with the routed on the bottom 2 pot holes. I reinforced it with a piece of maple.
Binding is glued, top is carved and back cavity is routed.
I went a bit too deep with the routed on the bottom 2 pot holes. I reinforced it with a piece of maple.
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I like it! The jag / jazz pickguard is cool how it evokes a Yamaha SG2/3.
Is the Starcaster a solid body or hollow? I could imagine Paulownia might be light enough to make it solid?
Is the Starcaster a solid body or hollow? I could imagine Paulownia might be light enough to make it solid?
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It's very light. Yeah, I'm going to keep it solid. Might rout some F holes in it though.
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Love the pine-o-master, it would look sweet with a black headstock. Did you laminate the body, or was it recycled? I love the join lines showing through.
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Yeah, It's laminated from one long strip which I cut in to pieces. It was probably going to be used as a window frame. the lines you can see are visible because that part of the timber was a bit more aged and dirty.dmb wrote:Love the pine-o-master, it would look sweet with a black headstock. Did you laminate the body, or was it recycled? I love the join lines showing through.
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I think it's awesome without the F holes.
If you were going to do F-holes in future, I have a crazy idea.
How about doing a rear rout cavity (like you've done for the controls) on both sides, cut the F holes into that and mount stealthy thumbwheels into the sharp middles of the F-holes to adjust the volume / tone? Combine with rear routed stealth pickups and an end pin jack for the ultimate undercover solid body electric masquerading as an archtop!
If you were going to do F-holes in future, I have a crazy idea.
How about doing a rear rout cavity (like you've done for the controls) on both sides, cut the F holes into that and mount stealthy thumbwheels into the sharp middles of the F-holes to adjust the volume / tone? Combine with rear routed stealth pickups and an end pin jack for the ultimate undercover solid body electric masquerading as an archtop!
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So, you're Tru-Oiling over the decal too, instead of clear laquer?CROSS_guitars wrote:...Finishing it in true oil.
This is something I'm wanting to try myself. If so, how do you apply it?
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niiiice
Looks quite Jansenesque- ie, way more interesting than a straight Fender replica
Looks quite Jansenesque- ie, way more interesting than a straight Fender replica
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No. I have only finished the body in tru-oil. I started finishing the neck with it but wasn't happy with the results so I finished it off off Vinyl sanding sealer and polished it to a semi sheen.
I'm sure tru-oil would work pretty well but it just takes a bit more patience.
I'm sure tru-oil would work pretty well but it just takes a bit more patience.
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This thing is finished and wired up now.
Sounds great!
Sounds great!
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Really nice! What are the pickups? P94?
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thanks.HH1978 wrote:Really nice! What are the pickups? P94?
Not quite sure what brand they are. They are Alnico p90 humbuckers. Sound pretty nice.
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Custom Kraft inspired headstock but with a 'swoop'
Birdseye maple angled head.
Birdseye maple angled head.