Nashville tele w/P90

[Nando Vallart]

Looking really cool!
Perhaps the same finish on headstock?

 

[bbl4ck]

Very classy look ya got going on there.  I really like the color she turned out.  :icon_thumright:
I would be anxious to hear about those ferrules as well.
Keep the pics rollin' &  :rock-on:

 

[DesmoDog]

Find a friend with a metal lathe. Unless I'm not understanding what's required, those ferrules would be pretty easy to turn out at whatever configuration you need. And maybe I'm a little out of touch coming from a motorcycle background, but everyone knows someone with access to a lathe, no?

 

[BigBeard]

Find a friend with a metal lathe. Unless I'm not understanding what's required, those ferrules would be pretty easy to turn out at whatever configuration you need. And maybe I'm a little out of touch coming from a motorcycle background, but everyone knows someone with access to a lathe, no?

I freakin wish I had a buddy with a lathe!!!

Nope I have to pay the machine shop just like everyone else that doesn't know a guy who has a metal lathe.  I don't even know a guy who knows a guy who has one. 

Stop wait what's that sound everybody look what's goin down.  I know you (sort of in a cyber way) and you know somebody.....................  :icon_thumright:


Nah I rarely need a metal lathe so I wouldn't worry about me hitting you up for a favor anytime soon, don't sweat it!!

But to the point of the OP..... SOMEBODY does make the ferrules in question

 

[DesmoDog]

Stop wait what's that sound everybody look what's goin down.  I know you (sort of in a cyber way) and you know somebody.....................  :icon_thumright:

Well, yeah, having spent way too many hours around Italian motorcycles I know about five somebody's with lathes/mills but it's kinda moot since I've got this tucked away in a corner of my basement:

  :headbang:

It needs work so I don't use it much. Don't have to, I work at a development facility with a full prototype shop just down the hall.  :laughing7:


Seriously though, you guys need to get out more. How do people get through life without having friends with machine tools???  :dontknow:  :laughing7:

 

[tfarny]

Ferrules update: Warmoth drills the string holes too deep for any of the flush-type ferrules to work. You need to drill a counterbore yourself, a pretty precision operation even with a good drill press, or just deal. I'm just going to deal with it on this guitar, it's not supposed to be flashy anyhow.  :tard: 
Back from S. America today, I'll get to work on the waxing this week.

 

[DangerousR6]

Stop wait what's that sound everybody look what's goin down.  I know you (sort of in a cyber way) and you know somebody.....................  :icon_thumright:

Well, yeah, having spent way too many hours around Italian motorcycles I know about five somebody's with lathes/mills but it's kinda moot since I've got this tucked away in a corner of my basement:

  :headbang:

It needs work so I don't use it much. Don't have to, I work at a development facility with a full prototype shop just down the hall.  :laughing7:


Seriously though, you guys need to get out more. How do people get through life without having friends with machine tools???   :dontknow:   :laughing7:

Good point, I've always got people needing something machined, fab'd or welded.... :icon_biggrin:

I designed and machined some custom license plate brackets for some of my R6 buddies, including my ex technical manager.... :laughing7:

Sorry Tim, I hijacked you for a minute.... :icon_biggrin:

 

[tfarny]

quickie test fit and couple Qs:
1. I'm wondering if I should try and tarnish the control plate and knobs, or polish the bridge - they don't really match at all right now. That barden bridge is a couple years old and really loves to tarnish.
2. My plan is to slap on some paste wax and buff it out, but I kinda like it as is. Yer opinions - needs a wax job or leave it a bit hairy?
3. If I do end up tarnishing the control plate / knobs somehow, I may want to beat up the scratch plate just a hair as well, or at least leave it in the sun for a couple of days. Suggestions? I'm not really looking for a 'relic' per se, but 1/2 of this really is used parts, and I'd be happy if the whole thing just had a 'used' vibe instead of 1/2 & 1/2.

 

[Big V]

quickie test fit and couple Qs:
1. I'm wondering if I should try and tarnish the control plate and knobs, or polish the bridge - they don't really match at all right now. That barden bridge is a couple years old and really loves to tarnish.
2. My plan is to slap on some paste wax and buff it out, but I kinda like it as is. Yer opinions - needs a wax job or leave it a bit hairy?
3. If I do end up tarnishing the control plate / knobs somehow, I may want to beat up the scratch plate just a hair as well, or at least leave it in the sun for a couple of days. Suggestions? I'm not really looking for a 'relic' per se, but 1/2 of this really is used parts, and I'd be happy if the whole thing just had a 'used' vibe instead of 1/2 & 1/2.

Tarnish, it would fit better. Well, that's MY opinion, at least :toothy11:

 

[Nando Vallart]

It's looking cool! But I think you should change the screws on the single-coil to black ones, these chrome ones are looking weird...

 

[AutoBat]

i'd rock it with a tortoise or pearloid pickguard