Westbury Standard

TTony

Sarge said:

 and Milliput epoxy putty to reshape the headstock peak.
 

That worked *really* well!

Sarge

AK99 said:

Quit faffin man - gerritdun, so we can see the finished article

It's FAR too cold for outdoor spraying, 11 degrees was the best it got here this weekend, and wet! 

Sarge

TTony said:

Sarge said:

 and Milliput epoxy putty to reshape the headstock peak.
 

That worked *really* well!

Thanks, I wasn't convinced during application. 

tanihhiavlt

Sarge said:

Bereft of projects to keep me from hearing my own guitar playing...

As an opening sentence goes this is right up there with Dickens' "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times" or Melville's "Call me Ishmael"..  

Sarge

And the torture begins. 

Sarge

And that's it for tonight.  

Headphones

Horrible rectangular blotch at bottom right...

Ddigger

That looks awesome!  Great job Sarge.

Sarge

Done for the day, just a few little jobs like nut slots, new brass saddles need notching, cut a new truss rod cover and sort some decals.
 

Sarge

Ddigger said:

That looks awesome!  Great job Sarge.

Thanks! 
it is absolute hell when I'm soldering and shouting at wires, everything else is fun! 

AK99

The black ones are damn cool! That's a cracking job Sarge - excellent work. 

. Sarge said:

it is absolute hell when I'm soldering and shouting at wires, everything else is fun! 

We're going to have to wait a while longer for the push-pull coil-split / series-parallel mods then I take it dude ..

Sarge

AK99 said:

We're going to have to wait a while longer for the push-pull coil-split / series-parallel mods then I take it dude ..

Kill me now

ICBM

Sarge said:

Done for the day, just a few little jobs like nut slots, new brass saddles need notching, cut a new truss rod cover and sort some decals.
 

It needs a nickel switch nut too . I think I have some spare if you can't find one.

paulnb57

Cracking save @Sarge looks really good

SteveRobinson

ICBM said:

Sarge said:

Done for the day, just a few little jobs like nut slots...

It needs a nickel switch nut too . I think I have some spare if you can't find one.

If not, I certainly have a box full of them 

Sarge

ICBM said:

Sarge said:

Done for the day, just a few little jobs like nut slots, new brass saddles need notching, cut a new truss rod cover and sort some decals.
 

It needs a nickel switch nut too . I think I have some spare if you can't find one.

I've got one thanks, I just thought this is closer to the original knurled nuts

Headphones

I accept the gesture!

TTony

Very nice & shiny - and congrats on giving that classic another lease of life.

Sarge

TTony said:

Very nice & shiny - and congrats on giving that classic another lease of life.

Thanks.
Its medium shiny, after I got the base and clear coats on it became apparent I'd missed a few dinks and bumps here and there, so I didn't go full gloss finish thinking it would look odd, so it now looks lightly used and well kept 

ICBM

Sarge said:

I've got one thanks, I just thought this is closer to the original knurled nuts

The original should be a semi-recessed knurled one with fairly coarse teeth, but nickel not black.

[/Matsumoku pedant]



Finding original Matsumoku strap buttons would be quite a challenge too - very rare.