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Back in the workshop again after a really nice holiday up in the Cotswolds, the hospital bit wasn't so good. Still haven't had my operation its going be at least three months before I get called back, the less said about that the better.
I'm almost cleared the backlog of orders for the forum members, it kind of appears we have a few time wasters, as my time is very precious to me. I do get very annoyed when somebody orders a guitar and neck, I get it made send them a photo of it and the bill and they do not respond , for whatever reason, I don't know. That is a great deal of workshop time wasted when I could have been doing other people's jobs, who I know will take their guitar and pay up straight away. What's happened over the last few weeks with people not responding may well change my attitude on how I do business with forum members in future, more on that later date. Rant over.
Just about cleared all the fender style builds so back onto the Gibson staff, I mentioned in a post about four weeks ago I was planning to do high-end LPJ DC kits, I'm still in negotiations with Nitro sprayers and hardware manufacturers. I've already have a source of high-quality P90 dog ear pickups. I'm now trying to source a reasonably priced hardcase. All this is put on hold temporarily as I have been making all these enquiries, several custom builders and a sprayer have asked if they could take this on. I must say is very tempting just to stay with the woodwork side the guitar making.
But in the mean time semi retired as not quite kicked in yet but will do soon and it will be down to one guitar a week and no more.
A few photos of what's on the bench at the moment.
3 flying V's there also a 58 V on order.
2 SC LPJ's
2 LPJ DC's that have just had there necks glued in, in the back ground lots of LPJ DC necks
4 LPJ DC bodies, the bottom left-hand corner body is slightly heavier. This is because it's Honduras mahogany that I use for the slightly upmarket version of the LPJ DC.
More LPJ DC's and a LPJ SC plus there part built necks.
This guitar when out earlier in the week, a Mahogany jazzmaster body, slightly different, swimming pool rout for the pickups, no tremolo but a standard Strat hard tail bridge. The neck is roasted flame maple.
Most of this work was done weeks if not months ago, The bodies, for instance , I bring to almost the correct thickness, bandsaw them roughly to shape, then leave them on the shelf for several months before I start work on finishing them.
The mahogany necks for the LPJ's were most likely started a year ago. I did do a post on this with photographs quite some time ago, so won't go all through again. But I just summarise it, I buy very wide planks of Brazilian Mahogany, these are cut up to the rough shape of the neck, the necks are always three-piece Honduras mahogany, I never use African mahogany for necks.These will be left on the shelf in the wood store for at least six months before I glue them up, then left for at least another three months before I start to finish the necks.
I think that will do for to night.
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The reason that's a odd shape, I've cut some small pieces of the end of the neck blank and glued them back on to give me a little bit more width. The inner lines are where its going be cut off and in new pieces glued back on.
The head stocks with the bits glue on.
This is the T-Rod jig.
This is the router cutter and guide ring I use for cutting the truss rod channel, its a 6mm down spiral with a GB16 guide bush.
This is a LPJ DC T-Rod.
Some of the finger boards being glued on.
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Completed the 2 LPJ DC's, the one on the right it's body and neck are made from Honduras mahogany. The one on the left neck is Honduras mahogany, the is body African mahogany ( Khaya ). That's more or less it this week, I'll work till tomorrow lunchtime then take the rest of the week. I have one of my friends coming down from the Chicken Shed to stay, and it's too hot to work.
The LJP DC on the left is a “should have gone to Spec Savers”, if you look carefully, you'll see the inlays dots are slightly off centre at the top of the neck. This will be a bargain for somebody as it will now become a B grade.
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