A new prospect.

[PhilHill]

Having gotten this far and after seeing it all together I've decided to name it: "As Time Goes By"...

  Test fitting of parts and alignment.

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.Wait a minute, nah, couldn't be. :dontknow:

. And as Shakspeare once said..."And the beat, it goeth on."    :headbang:

 

[bagman67]

Beautiful work, Phil.  Inspiring.

 

[PhilHill]

Thank you very much. I still have some things to finish up, but it's coming along fairly well I think.

 

[rgand]

Outstanding. I like that you carried the morse code sound hole theme into the pickguard.

 

[PhilHill]

Thanks much. I did get the elongated holes backwards on the guard, but don't tell anyone, OK.. :icon_thumright: :icon_biggrin:

 

[rgand]

I went back and took a look and it looks just fine to me. Backwards? Looks right as far as I can tell. Ship it! :icon_thumright:

 

[PhilHill]

I went back and took a look and it looks just fine to me. Backwards? Looks right as far as I can tell. Ship it! :icon_thumright:

  :laughing11: :laughing11: I like your attitude young man.  :headbang: :headbang:

 

[rgand]

I went back and took a look and it looks just fine to me. Backwards? Looks right as far as I can tell. Ship it! :icon_thumright:

  :laughing11: :laughing11: I like your attitude young man.  :headbang: :headbang:

:icon_thumright:
:laughing7:

 

[PhilHill]

"As Time Goes By" has been more or less finished and is now posted in the Tele Gallery. 

 

[rgand]

Beautiful work, there. Lots of good ideas carried out well.

I haven't been to Rick's. How many stars does it get?

 

[PhilHill]

Beautiful work, there. Lots of good ideas carried out well.

I haven't been to Rick's. How many stars does it get?

Thank you. Not sure about the stars, I guess someone tried to recreate the Cafe in Casablanca from the movie some years back. Apparently it didn't go over too well. No surprise I guess, it's not the 1930's anymore.

 

[Dazkeirle]

Smashing job, very original and creative.

Did you have to do any setup work at all on the neck / frets?

Is adding threaded inserts something you always do for necks? I guess it gives a more permanent and consistent connection, especially if the neck comes on and off a few times?

 

[PhilHill]

Thank you. 
So far the neck has been pretty good as it came, but I really haven't had a chance to go over it extensively. This was the first neck that I've done the inserts on. I did it mainly to allow repeated neck removal, but I think it does add some benefits from a more solid connection. Hard to tell if it affects tone as I have never used a bloodwood neck before and it adds it's own tonal characteristics. Installing them wasn't too bad, but I had the benefit of machining experience and the proper equipment. Getting them lined up on center with the existing pilot holes and keeping them vertically true is the main requirement.