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Location: ranson,wva | here's a few pics of some of the work ive done on my 1111-1 balladeer
before the new peghead veneer
after the new veneer
not too bad for my first go round with veneer..jason |
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Location: ranson,wva | does any one think the new veneer clashes with the rest of the guitar? im kinda anxious to se what you guys think of my work..jason |
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Location: south east Michigan | I think it looks great! |
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Location: ranson,wva | hey thanks!!! my skills are somewhat limited by the tools i have since i my workshop was robbed last month. i did all the work on it with a few hand tools i had left..excato knife,2 peices of ply for the clamping surface and alot of sanding!! the hardest part was getting the cruve just right where the lip is..
i think they came with walnut on the headstock but i couldnt find a peice of walnut veneer that looked right. i used some nice mahog..thanks jason |
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Location: ranson,wva | heres a pic of the top cracks that i repaired..not the best job but its solid now...
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Location: SoCal | I think it is looking very nice...good job. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by johnnycash83:
does any one think the new veneer clashes with the rest of the guitar? im kinda anxious to se what you guys think of my work..jason Jason, it's hard to comment without seeing it 'with the rest of the guitar'!
Looks like good workmanship though. |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Jason, looking good! Nice work. I think the Mahogony will look just fine. Keep posting pics of your progress.
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | doing great jason, you might have a future in lutherie! Keep it up! Phil |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | You're inspiring me to buy a beat-up project guitar of my own to work on.
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Buy my 2005ES! |
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Location: ranson,wva | thanks guys!!!!..jason |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | D'ya think Al might be able to get his hands on an 'Ovation' decal for the headstock??? |
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Location: ranson,wva | i paid $50 for it,veneer was $20,.ive got $70 and probly like a total 0f 20hrs in to it to date. the most time consuming prosess was filling the top cracks...scrape,clean,glue,wet sand,repeat as needed....
i may add a 2knob preamp to this one...who knows. i was gonna sell it but i strung it today and it plays like a dream..jason |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Just call the Mothership... as with everything else, they're great about sending out the decals when they're needed. |
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Location: ranson,wva | the decal is on the way from master keller,along with some much needed supplies for other projects...jason |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | You keep that kind of work up and you'll have to go to the big house and work there! |
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Location: Whitecourt, Ab | Looks great, Jason
Have you had a chance to string it up and listen to it yet? |
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Location: ranson,wva | ive had it strung a few weeks ago when i first glued up the peg head and it sounds great...thanks bill,its amazing what one can do with enough freetime and a few simple hand tools...jason |
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Location: ranson,wva | hey bill,whats the story behind the academy line? ive got a KA-14 as well
this was right after i got it,i had the strings off of a good cleaning,repainted the fingerboard and replaced the dots with abalone dots..jason |
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Location: ranson,wva | i just found this pic of the back of the neck/headstock that was repaired..its not as pretty or clean as the peghead
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | The thing about selling something like that is that after you work on it, get it right, and it sounds good... Hey, I'm keeping this! |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | good work! |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Jason - nice work!
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Location: ranson,wva | thanks guy's,its just a hobby to take up my spare time..altho im getting kinda good at it..jason |
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progress on my balladeer(NOW MORE WORK!!!)
