Tonarcaster/ Tele Special

[bigguspickus]

What's that under the strap button? A felt washer? You're not trying to protect the finish, are you??  :icon_smile:

 

[Mor Paul]

Nah, that's a grolsch bottle top washer. It will make extra certain the strap doesn't fall off I'm not a fan of my schaller straplocks, and the dunlop ones are ugly.

I'm resizing some updates.


Also, I made sure to include my foot. It was more difficult than I thought.

 

[Mor Paul]

Update time.

So, today's main problem was that tuner screw. I went around to some hardware stores looking for a small piece of tubing to make a tubular drill bit out of. No luck... so, had to improvise even more.
The smallest tube-ish thing I could find at local stores was this, a hose... adapter... thing. (and a triangular file).

I also made a dowel out of a piece of spruce.

The screw extracter did very well, and I was able to drill the screw out.

So, now there's the problem of the hole.

Hoorah.

Oh, Nando, here's the unfinished wood. I swear the guitar was not white before Tonar got it!

There's color variation in the grain fill that I can't take a picture of... I find it very attractive.

I also wired the guitar up. I know you guys like clean wiring, and I think I did alright for some kid with only one wiring project under his belt (Guitar #1 )

And, I ordered the pickguard blanks today. They'll get here Thursday. I'm meeting up with the CNC guy Wednesday, and he'll also get the material Thursday. I refined my design a bit for this guitar, and ended up with this (moved stuff around by about an eighth of an inch)

I like white on there too Maybe I'll order a thin white guard as well!

 

[Cletus]

+1 Max, white is heaps better IMO.

 

[m4rk0]

Nice job in fixing the screw-up!! (or was it screw-off?) 
looks great with the pickguard mock-up

 

[m4rk0]

+1 Max, white is heaps better IMO.

no way, not white!!!
I never though I'd say this, but tortoise would probably look better!

 

[bigguspickus]

I'd honestly try it for a while sans 'guard.

 

[Mor Paul]

Marko, a screw-off is much different, and something I'd rather not be a part of.

Tortoise was the first choice, but it's really hard to find what I would consider to be a near-perfect piece of tortoise. I'd want single layer, not printed, translucent, the old-looking stuff.
Tor-tis seems to be the best, but not now. I can always do it later.

Biggus, I'm just not feelin' no guard. I was relieved the first time I looked at it with the guard on.

 

[Tonar8352]

Black please. 

For single ply Tortis try The Pickguardian.
http://pickguardian.com/pickguardian/

 

[B3Guy]

what tuners are those? the Gotoh vintage style locking ones? If so, you have to let me know if they're any good!

 

[Mor Paul]

Tonar, I see on the archtop page that they sell nitro tortoiseshell pickguards, but what I see doesn't look that impressive.

Maybe it looks better in person?

And B3Guy, sure thing!

 

[B3Guy]

aha, so I was right. they are the locking ones. do they have the height-adjustable posts too?

 

[Mor Paul]

Nope.

 

[Tonar8352]

You won't see a picture of his single ply but he has it. E-mail Tony with a picture of the Tortis you have in mind and see if he has the stuff to do it.  He did the single ply guard for my Flame Tele.  He is very nice to work with.

 

[OzziePete]

I like the B/W/B pickguard.... :headbang:...White is too similar to the body colour....

 

[hachikid]

I like white on there too Maybe I'll order a thin white guard as well!

sweet Dano! ...oh wait......... :icon_biggrin:

 

[smjenkins]

Max, this is looking great.  I'm worried that you're in danger of completing the guitar though.

 

[B3Guy]

even once it's "complete", it's still gotta age some  :icon_thumright:

 

[The Norwegian Guy]

Max, this is looking great.  I'm worried that you're in danger of completing the guitar though.

Don't worry, he's planning another build - that gives us two more years of waiting.

 

[Mor Paul]

I'm making the next body from scratch...

by making a tele-shaped stalagmite!