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Cagey
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Hardwood really doesn't compress or displace easily. If you don't destroy your fastener, you'll split the wood. But, something's gotta give. Two things can't occupy the same space.
In this application, the tuner screws are really just easily placed locator pins, not fasteners. The tuners are held in by the hollow shoulder bolts from the top. So, they don't need to be ultra-tight, just firm enough to keep the body of the tuner from turning due to torque from the string. You'll notice on Sperzels, they don't use screws at all, they actually use locator pins. But, they require more precision when drilling the holes for them, so you need a template or a jig or some precise way of marking the centerlines for those holes.
In this application, the tuner screws are really just easily placed locator pins, not fasteners. The tuners are held in by the hollow shoulder bolts from the top. So, they don't need to be ultra-tight, just firm enough to keep the body of the tuner from turning due to torque from the string. You'll notice on Sperzels, they don't use screws at all, they actually use locator pins. But, they require more precision when drilling the holes for them, so you need a template or a jig or some precise way of marking the centerlines for those holes.
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OzziePete
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Max said:
Too tight a shaft and as the length of the screw went in, the tension on the screw increased to a point where it stayed put within the shaft, leaving the exposed end breaking off? That makes sense. Did you use a power tool to screw it in or hand held screw driver?
The Norwegian Guy
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Don't complain about the snow unles you have 5 feet of it outside your front door... like me
Death by Uberschall
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No pick guard required, just paint it up. 
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OzziePete
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Are you using that custom pickguard I see on the table?
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OzziePete
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Death by Uberschall said:No pick guard required, just paint it up.
I thought it was already painted up? A TV white sort of transparent finish by Tonar? :icon_scratch:
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You are correct, it's already painted. :icon_jokercolor:OzziePete said:Death by Uberschall said:No pick guard required, just paint it up.
I thought it was already painted up? A TV white sort of transparent finish by Tonar? :icon_scratch:
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Why did you get four string saddles?
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OzziePete
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Max said:
Who is doing the custom pickguard for you?
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Watershed
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Max said:Here it is with my pickguard test, lousily photoshopped. I'm starting to be more confident I'll like it.
Lookin good.
I like that finish.
Is that black grainfill and a semi-opaque white?
Perhaps there is a thread on it out there.
Watershed said:Max said:Here it is with my pickguard test, lousily photoshopped. I'm starting to be more confident I'll like it.
Lookin good.
I like that finish.
Is that black grainfill and a semi-opaque white?
Perhaps there is a thread on it out there.
IIRC, it's a brown grainfill with white. Tonar can chime in. I'll find the thread that covered try 1
http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=10292.0
White wash, and brown grain fill over it.
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I like it a lot better with the guard, looking good.
It's a white wash lacquer then a very light beige lacquer wash like Gibson did on the TV Yellow finishes. The grain filler was Jasco natural oil filler with some Raw Umber and Red Universal Colorant to tint it up. Clear coat is Val Spar gloss nitrocellulose, which should yellow up very nicely as it ages.
It's a white wash lacquer then a very light beige lacquer wash like Gibson did on the TV Yellow finishes. The grain filler was Jasco natural oil filler with some Raw Umber and Red Universal Colorant to tint it up. Clear coat is Val Spar gloss nitrocellulose, which should yellow up very nicely as it ages.
