Recent content by artnaz

I've seen your guitar from the beginning, and I regularly come and look at it! Simply great in every way! :icon_thumright: I wonder though, why haven't I seen such an redish/orange and figured Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard in the showcase or "Unique Choice" selection?

Yeah, I've overdone the scalloping a bit, but the 19th and 20th fret are not deeper than #18. I was very busy lately, but next week I'll finish the neck, and will send the body for a paint job! You'll get some new pictures then... ;)

+1 For the Tremking Routing Option

What's wrong with the Sperzel's and SS frets?

Sorry guys, it's been done now. The rough scalloping (few more frets to go):

Ok, thanks for the extra info, although my common sense does stretch that far! :icon_biggrin: That book could be handy though, I'll see if I can find one here. And I didn't know about waxing the screws... What kind of wax should that be? I forget one more thing to do before the paint job too...

Thanks Stubhead, that surely helps! :) If everything goes right my next post will be a finished body! ;) :hello2:

Ok, I had bad luck again. Some trouble with the local guitar tech, and I was on a long holiday too. Nevertheless, I'm on track again. I filled the bridge holes (which are not right for the Tremking). Now I need to drill three holes for the tremking before the body gets painted. I was...

Guys, can you confirm that the Hipshot Contour Tremolo will fit in a Wilkinson RECESSED routing? Thanks!  :icon_smile:

Yeah, it's risky off course... And maybe it's too much for a first project... :icon_scratch: But I think I can try. If the bridge will turn out badly, I could fix it in one position... I'm so in love with that neck by the way! :D That satine... Those masassar stripes...  :headbang1:

Yup, full scallop! I'll try to do it Blackmore-style though: assymetrical and it gets deeper at the higher strings, and deeper as you get closer to the neck...

Thanks guys! I'm not doing the dark red burst myself, so frankly I have no idea how that will be done! :icon_biggrin: Stubhead, don't worry about the scalloping! I'll do it very carefully, and first I'll practice on a cheapass neck... ;)

It had to take more than 10 weeks, but I'm very happy with the result: Isn't it beautiful?  :headbang: Specs: - Extra light Black Korina Body with contoured heel - Satine Neck with Macassar Ebony Fingerboard (large CBS headstock) - Dark Red Burst - Kinman Woodstock Plus Pickups (neck &...

I love my Hot Golds. Very smooth and not noisy. This might help you too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goi9jXCerds

Leinad, extra costs in the Netherlands are 19% VAT + 3.2% "invoerrechten" (don't know the English name :toothy11:). And that's including the shipping costs. Furthermore, UPS is faster than USPS, and I had some minor problems with USPS at times...