New project! The Stratlander

[rob91bob]

I love the Musiclander body style but I wanted to incorporate a standard strat style pickguard. The musiclander is only available as a rear rout and the lower horn does not look like it would fit a standard pickguard. So i decided to do it myself. I ordered a routed body blank with a standard strat swimming pool rout. The catch? I am doing it in 7/8 size with a 24" scale and wilkinson trem. Other body mods will include a contoured heel, a arm contour ala John Petrucci Music Man with a double sculpted contour. and a electrosocket drilled in from the cut away of the musiclander.

 

[Cagey]

What a great idea! I keep forgetting they do pre-routed blanks. It's a helluva head start.

 

[rgand]

Cool. I look forward to following your progress.

 

[Fat Pete]

Having taken a different approach to a front-routed Musiclander, I'll be interested to see what you come up with.

...I am doing it in 7/8 size with a 24" scale...

Did W make you a blank with the 7/8 bridge position and routing?

 

[Logrinn]

...I am doing it in 7/8 size with a 24" scale...

Did W make you a blank with the 7/8 bridge position and routing?

I was wondering the exact same thing ...

 

[rob91bob]

Having taken a different approach to a front-routed Musiclander, I'll be interested to see what you come up with.

...I am doing it in 7/8 size with a 24" scale...

Did W make you a blank with the 7/8 bridge position and routing?

Yes they did, I called and spoke with Spike and he made it happen. It’s not on the builder. I am looking forward to the build. I just picked up my new band saw and hope to get started this week.

 

[Cagey]

Goodness gracious! New band saw? What did you get? Inquiring minds want to know. And their sensors wanna see pics!

 

[rgand]

New band saw!  :cool01:

Congrats.

 

[rob91bob]

Goodness gracious! New band saw? What did you get? Inquiring minds want to know. And their sensors wanna see pics!

I got a Rikon 10-324 1.5 hp 13 7/8 width of cut and 13inch re-saw capacity!

and this piece of waterfall Bubinga for a future fretboard

I also got this drill press last week, ShopFox radial drill press 34 inch radius capacity so 16 1/2 inch from chuck to pillar.

My shop is coming along, next week I am building a few more work benches to clutter up.

 

[Cagey]

Nice! Now all you need is some wainscotting for the walls, some berber carpet, some mood lighting, a wet bar...

 

[rob91bob]

Not sure I follow you. It’s in an unfinished basement

 

[rgand]

Nice tools. Looks like a fine shop in the works.

 

[rob91bob]

I just finished up a rough sketch from some prints I found online. These are in 1:1 scale 25.5", I will print out some 7/8 scale this week at work. I think it comes out a bit fat on the bottom of the lower bout, may have to add a bit to the top lower bout.

 

[Cagey]

Not sure I follow you. It’s in an unfinished basement

I see that. I was implying it needs finishing. Turn it into a man-cave.

 

[Hendrix]

nice workshop  :turtle:

 

[rob91bob]

Not sure I follow you. It’s in an unfinished basement

I see that. I was implying it needs finishing. Turn it into a man-cave.

Oh, sorry, much rather have a work shop! My whole house is a man cave lol.