What's on your workbench right now?

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by tequila_in_teacups » Wed Jul 06, 2022 6:06 pm

That looks fantastic!

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Wed Jul 06, 2022 6:47 pm

Agreed! That looks absolutely amazing! Color-wise and shape, it looks like it would belong on a 60s Gretsch 8)
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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by Lost In Autumn » Thu Jul 07, 2022 1:36 am

unboxing day!
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the project is probably at least a month off from starting, but it's going to be a good one. Just need a few more small parts before I begin.

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by s_mcsleazy » Sat Jul 09, 2022 9:22 am

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painted these 2 today. been saying i was for a while now.
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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by 2groggy » Sat Jul 09, 2022 5:08 pm

I've been laminating some archtop panels:
  • Foreground - birdseye maple
    Right side - clear maple
    The rest - inlays and tessellated patterns
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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by Lieutenant030 » Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:10 pm

F@#k me that's amazing........I'm constantly astounded by the talent and ability on this forum.

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by karmablock » Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:07 am

fever606 wrote:
Sat Jun 25, 2022 4:09 am
This has been sitting for over a year, time to get going…

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One day I’ll buy a router…
Nice! I’ve always wanted to make a phantom but I can’t seem to find a good template.

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by hexes » Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:57 am

single channel blond tremolux! 6L6, 30ish watts. using up every spare part I had. this’ll be my 9th complete amp/tube effect chassis. been a very fun and productive 2 years.

this was sunday before wiring. just waiting on an output transformer.

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by ThePearDream » Wed Jul 13, 2022 4:11 pm

Couple of necks.
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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by solfege » Wed Jul 13, 2022 5:17 pm

The frets on the parts Jag were getting really bad, due to playing the shit out of it for several years, plus whatever had been done to the 78 Musicmaster neck during its lifetime. I took a crack at leveling them a couple months ago and it helped, but it wasn't all the way there. So today I sat down and redid it, properly this time, and it's such a huge improvement.

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by repoman » Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:23 am

70s headstock+bare ash+white guard :?

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by Gordon » Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:07 pm

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It started as a HH Tele, so the bridge was wider, and there were screw holes to hide... I'm still not fully convinced my option was the best (very thin plastic from a folder). Maybe black racing stripes? Also, I wanted a one pickup guitar, and I had those parts lying around I wanted to use, but the knobs aren't wired: pickup goes straight through the jack. I photoshopped a blank control plate, but it felt naked (though if one day I stumble on a one-hole plate, just for the jack, I'd get that). Original pickguard was a light parchment one, but I found this thin bakelite one: I love it, but the outline don't match well around the horn, so I'll be looking for a new one. And there's a chrome armrest in the mail.
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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by sal paradise » Sun Jul 17, 2022 10:33 pm

Creamery ‘59 arrived. Time to get rid of the JB & actually use this mustang 8)

Possibly the least exciting looking mod ever.

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by bodhi » Sun Jul 17, 2022 11:31 pm

Gordon wrote:
Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:07 pm
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It started as a HH Tele, so the bridge was wider, and there were screw holes to hide... I'm still not fully convinced my option was the best (very thin plastic from a folder). Maybe black racing stripes? Also, I wanted a one pickup guitar, and I had those parts lying around I wanted to use, but the knobs aren't wired: pickup goes straight through the jack. I photoshopped a blank control plate, but it felt naked (though if one day I stumble on a one-hole plate, just for the jack, I'd get that). Original pickguard was a light parchment one, but I found this thin bakelite one: I love it, but the outline don't match well around the horn, so I'll be looking for a new one. And there's a chrome armrest in the mail.
A control plate with only a jack is probably just an uncut blank and a short drilling process away... Though it'd be kinda funny to use eg. a strat kind of jack there, though that's much more of a project drilling and filing into the plate. Still leaves you with what to do with the original jack if that's a concern.
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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by ThePearDream » Mon Jul 25, 2022 3:36 pm

More neck progress. The left one got bound. This was my first bound neck and it turned out pretty good (Luthier Skills +1!). I added a 2 piece roasted maple one to the crew as well.
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I'm going to try and make a jig that works with a belt sanding station, to aid with sanding the headstock transitions. This had been my least favorite step on my previous necks. I'm hoping this jig will be the right approach for me.

I also just finished fixing a a friend's broken acoustic headstock. It's a cheap Fender, but they got it from a good friend of theirs. It was a clean break, except for a few missing chunks on the side and a missing nut. I wasn't about to try and reveneer this, but I filled in the missing chunks with some spare Khaya and drop filled the missing finish. It got a much needed fret level and dress, a new bone nut, and a set of D'addario Flat Tops. For a cheap Fender acoustic (and a Dreadnaught :k to boot) it plays and sounds really nice.

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