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This is another new model (well it was new late last year!) so thought I’d share it. Updates should be pretty quick as the guitar is finished and most of the work took place some time ago. I already had a neck built for it, so we will be focusing on the body until it comes to finishing/lacquering time when the neck will make an appearance.
The design is inspired by a Strat, but we haven’t leant on the original design too heavily, in fact the body shape doesn’t really share a line with a Strat, but the pickup and control configuration are the same and the influence is still visible. Because of this we have named it the Horizon MK II as the Horizon (MK I) in our range was very much in the style of a Strat and this is a continuation of that theme.
Below are the basic specs:
1 piece Ash Body (rear routed)
Natural Finish with contrasting grain fill
Maple Neck
Kingwood Fingerboard
Triple Kent Armstrong single coil pickups
Gotoh Chrome hardware
CTS pots
Here’s the starting point, a lovely 1 pc Ash body and if you look carefully you can see the outline of the body already drawn onto the blank.
The blank had some planer tearout and a slight cup to it, so I grabbed the handplane (no 4 ½) to smooth it out. As you can tell from all those shaving, I was quite busy that day and not all those shavings came from this guitar.
Next the body was cut out and the pickup locations plotted (hence the holes). I have also located the controls.
And here the pickups and neck have been routed for.
The back has some nice colour variations, which will look even better once finished. You’ll also notice I have routed for the control cavity here.
More updates soon. Thanks for watching.
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Back to the front, the switch slot has been cut
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/Manton-Customs/Manton Customs Horizon MKII Strat Inspired/6.jpg
Like a Strat, the jack will be mounted to the front, so here I have routed for it.
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/Manton-Customs/Manton Customs Horizon MKII Strat Inspired/7.jpg
Here a fly is having his picture taken….(I didn’t notice him till after the picture!). Also of secondary importance I have cut the roundover, but lets not detract from the real star here.
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/Manton-Customs/Manton Customs Horizon MKII Strat Inspired/8.jpg
From there we move onto the carves/contours, again like a strat we are going for a forearm cut and a tummy cut. Here I’m roughing out the forearm cut with a block plane.
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/Manton-Customs/Manton Customs Horizon MKII Strat Inspired/9.jpg
And the tummy cut. There is some nice grain and colour in this section of the body, which I was quite pleased about as it makes a nice feature.
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/Manton-Customs/Manton Customs Horizon MKII Strat Inspired/10.jpg
The finished contours.
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/Manton-Customs/Manton Customs Horizon MKII Strat Inspired/4EBBB294-2362-4B21-9FA2-E2F3B24D38EF.jpg
More soon! Thanks for watching.
pretty
Next we move onto the grain filling (black in this case).
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/Manton-Customs/Manton Customs Horizon MKII Strat Inspired/11FB8E76-23C8-4021-B87C-58F65A5656EE.jpg
The back post grain fill
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/Manton-Customs/Manton Customs Horizon MKII Strat Inspired/16.jpg
Please welcome Mr neck! It’s Maple with a Kingwood fingerboard (which I didn’t picture!). The headstock shape is the same as the original Horizon as specified by the client.
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/Manton-Customs/Manton Customs Horizon MKII Strat Inspired/E40D506F-F317-4F04-AA4E-59B837EA81A4.jpg
Here a few sealer coats of Shellac have been sprayed and we are onto lacquering. As you can see, the grain has really popped now!
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/Manton-Customs/Manton Customs Horizon MKII Strat Inspired/IMG_5700.jpg
The back after a few coats, very pleased with how the colours have come to life in this piece.
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/Manton-Customs/Manton Customs Horizon MKII Strat Inspired/IMG_5701.jpg
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u425/Manton-Customs/Manton Customs Horizon MKII Strat Inspired/04e7c6d4-a0c6-4bdf-9695-a781d1c41212.jpg
Next up-the finished pictures!