I wish I had a couple 3" long carbon fiber pieces of square shank I'd make the time to inlay them under the veneer as they are super strong in two directions but flexible in the other two :?: Have a look at this thread = What another Junior Luthier did to a 12 String Takamine http://cadam777777...

Thanks mmmguitar!! It looks like I will be able to put the veneer right up to the fretboard & then the nut on top of that? Unsure, this my 1st headstock overlay, But would make the headstock stronger IMO? It will also give me the unique opportunity to put splines in the headstock hidden under th...

Been working on the Brian Moore iGuitar i2000 1.13 this afternoon I got a black tip from Fender for the tremolo arm that needs drilling a bit bigger Also put some foam under the center EMG Gold pickup to match the height of the two EMG Red Humbuckers Got a dozen of the trem arm springs that go in th...

I just contacted WiGuitar again as they show having the Strap Buttons Wanted to know if they are Polymer or Metal https://www.ebay.com/itm/173353682417 Son's 31st Birthday Present = 2013 Fender Jazzmaster 2013 Jazzmaster.jpg 5.jpg Jazz master headstock front.jpg JZMPH_13GP01.jpg Fender Modern Player...

I have two questions 1st Does anyone have the factory polymer strap buttons, The ones the guitar strap go onto. I have several from over the years in my stash that are metal, Schaller, DiMarzio, Jim Dunlop etc. See Photo. I also know where one is here in town on the smashed wall art, It will be mine...

A project that is slowly coming together I haven't got the paint YET & need to clean my shop up badly & find ALL those parts Yesterday I setup my son's Brian Moore i2000 1.13 & it set a fire beneath me to start back on the Parker Fly Deluxe Project I have a Gibson Les Paul Studio Lite M-...

Thanks Billy I have not been working much on guitars Got a wild hair today to have a look at the broken headstock on the Takamine New Yorker Need to remove the headstock veneer, removed the tuners & can't find the nut now Need to cut a new veneer from a piece of Brazilian rosewood I bought from ...

tlv4muww5x4wxeayz2va.jpg Note: This LP M-III has a center single coil pickup from a Gibson Nighthawk & 10 way switching, like a strat but can be single or dual coil & the 10th position is stand-bye or nothing, & The 9th position has a coil from a wha-wha inside that creates a crazy soun...

You're Making me look bad Billy... :o I absolutely love the swirl paint job, It reminds me of some of Steve Via's Ibanez Jem Guitars & The Silver Surfer or Surfing With The Alien e2b59eededc7862ce1ebd9f70083b239.jpg I have been busy myself on lots of other projects but when it warms up some here...

Bushings came from Wiguitar

I would imagine that some of you saw these tremolo springs & knobs on Reverb Three used trem springs = 2 x10 & 1 x12 & the five pre refined rubber knobs They were $799 a few days ago & must have become more extinct, so the price was raised to $999 + $1 S&H Anybody that hard up fo...

Here's the board from the trashed guitar from Maxwell's House of Music

As I await the bearings for the trem I was looking at how I am going to press the bearing off the pins I have came up with a brass pin pushing the pin into a 9mm brass bullet casing I am going to paint the bridge soon as well Have the new nylon stabilizer bushings coming too 20220214_224659.jpg 2022...

When I said BOARD I meant the electronics NOT the Carbon Fiber FRETBOARD There used to be a few listed somewhere?? Haven't seen one in a while Sorry about the confusion Welcome To The Forum goodluckpete Gary aka Fly Rod formerly FlyWheel :D These are what I was trying to reference https://www.ebay.c...

I got with Mike & Kathy Gallenberger as they just moved to Florida & GmanMusic & WiGuitar & their inventory was moved to a warehouse They are sending me two stabilizer nylon bushings & the two new bearings for the tremolo next week I picked up the used board from a NightFly @ Max...

Getting Ready to install the stabilizer bushings & tremolo bushings
Waiting on a few more parts from G-Man

Sanding down the stabilizer bushings before installing the bridge post bushings
Took them down to .1805"

One more photo of the removed saddles before I cleaned them up with a small brass brush 20220117_200016.jpg NOTE: The D String saddle doesn't have the dot on it like the other five do? They are all the same height & the radius is built into the bridge & no height adjustment for each saddle l...

Got around to working on the Fly this afternoon Decided I needed to dismantle & clean the bridge because I want to mount it to get the gaps perfect So I removed the six allen screws & unsoldered each saddle from the bridge Started to sand out the marks in the bridge I want to coat the bridge...

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