Pea Turgh Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Third wipe on coat. Still a little patchy, but getting better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Decent afternoon of progress. Found the scratchplate! Fitted it, measured, cut, fitted, measured, cut, etc. Then sand to make sure the lines flow. Finally I have the curves I wanted! Next up, scrape the edges with a Stanley blade. Genius idea, @Maude - worked a treat! Firstly I marked a 2mm line all the way around so I knew how far to scrape to (using a sharpie taped to a pencil and ramming a screwdriver in to get the correct distance from shaft to tip (shnarff)). I put a bit of copper strip under the bridge, along with some silver hifi speaker cable for the new earth wire. Bridge now on for good. Also had to put another block of wood in the cavity so the control panel can fix to something. Made a nice big hole in it so I can thread the neck pickup wire through it, then realised it could have just run along the side. Doh. My Heath Robinson approach is evident here with the use of spanners to assist the clamp in holding the block in place 😂😂 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 One thing to be cautious about... Your block of wood is presenting an end grain towards the pickguard screw. I advise you drill a pilot hole for the screw that is the diameter of the screw core before attempting to fit it. In addition, make sure the screw is waxed and even then be cautious when you tighten the screw. If you do all of these things you might avoid the grain splitting. Good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Ha! I am lacking most refinements, but you’ll be glad to know I do drill pilot holes! Cant wait to crack on with this in the morning. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 Body done! Well, sort of. I still have to fill the ding on the lower edge by the control plate (already present when I bought it), two original scratchplate holes, either edge of the bridge pickup, and some chips I made along the way (yoink). The scratchplate turned out way better than I hoped. Had to sand it as well as scrape as my one blade gave up quite quickly. There is a gap around the control plate, but it’s not that bad. Conductive paint applied - covered all the dodgy woodwork! Copper shielding applied to the back of the plate too. Just waiting for the neck to dry. The face of the headstock is still patchy, so might need another couple of coats. Push comes to shove I can always paint it! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Fabulous! Absolutely brilliant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 This is looking pretty damned fine to me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 So, the name. I was going to call it a Jaguar. But it’s not. Is it a Jazz? Got the right neck. Is it a Talman? It’s got the wrong neck! Had also thought about not trying to hide the cockups or previous holes etc. No solid ideas though. Flash forward to a couple of days ago, my wife walks in to the kitchen with a broken dish (kids don’t respect anything!!). Says we should fix it with gold glue, like the Japanese tradition. “Eh?” said I. A quick google gives me the full story, and also the name that will adorn the headstock; Kintsugi!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 In this style, like my bitsa; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 Oh, also put it all together, just to see what it looks like. Still got loads of bits to do (maybe do more finish on the headstock). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Paint the headstock to match the body maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 It had been on the cards previously, but laziness wanted to explore all in one finish first. Colour matching might be problematic. Hmm, we’ll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 It looks bloody brilliant. Well done! Frank. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 18 minutes ago, machinehead said: It looks bloody brilliant. Well done! Frank. ^ Wot he said 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 Update: My mediocre skills don’t match up to my high quality control expectations, so this is now being parted out! Head over to the classifieds to find the bones of your next build 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Pea Turgh said: Update: My mediocre skills don’t match up to my high quality control expectations, so this is now being parted out! Head over to the classifieds to find the bones of your next build 😂 Oh dear! What has gone wrong? It was looking great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 Wasn’t happy with the pickups (£12 off eBay - who could have predicted?), not happy with the finish on the neck, neck pocket, the fact that it’s not a Jaguar 😂 I had my eye on something else in the classifieds too, so selling some bits including this. Thought it would be more worthwhile as parts than as an unfinished project. Onwards and upwards!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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