Thinline Black Korina arrived.

[ivar]

The plate is made from this (Stewmac peghead overlay veneer)
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bodies,_necks,_wood/Acoustic_guitar:_Braces,_blocks,_and_blanks/Peghead_Overlay_Veneers.html

And to reinforce, a crossing layer of maple (Bridge Plate Stock)
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bodies,_necks,_wood/Acoustic_guitar:_Braces,_blocks,_and_blanks/Bridge_Plate_Stock.html

Layout from Fender.com blown up 395%
http://www.fender.com/support/diagrams/pdf_temp1/telecaster/0136902B/SD0136902BPg1.pdf

- so it`s custom made by me.

Ivar

 

[willyk]

Looks great now  :icon_biggrin: I'm looking forward to the finished article

 

[guitlouie]

I, for one, love the control plate!

 

[ivar]

Hi!
Updates of project in this link.

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=4229.msg58298#msg58298

Ivar

 

[Tweed]

Damn. You win.

Very nice.

 

[JamesL]

Still looks off to me...

 

[Alfang]

Agreed, the new darker controll plate looks great! as does the entire guitar now

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Would those peghead veneers be big enough to make a re cavity plate and tremolo cover?

 

[ivar]

Hi!
I think you can, at least for the trem cover.
Those dimensions on S-Mac`s site must be the minimum-size.
My rosewood plates is 95 X 205 mm (3 3/4" x 8")

Ivar

 

[RockStarNick]

Ivar,

Did you specify anything special when ordering this fantastic chunk of korina?  Or was this just luck.

I want to order a Korina body, and want it to look basically identical to this kind of grain.

 

[ivar]

Hello!
I was looking for a body to match my indian rosewood neck.
Body is T1257 from showcase, so it is just luck.

3 days after ordering, this showed up:

http://www.warmoth.com/showcase/sc_guitar_bodies.cfm?type=guitar&start=1&itemNumber=T1255&menuItem=3&subMenuItem=1&subMenuItem2=0

I would probably then have picked that rosewood/wenge, but too late.

Ivar