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by Frank Smit
Sun Apr 03, 2016 4:04 pm
Forum: Jam Session
Topic: New guy. Second post. This is my current project. Mahogany, Maple and cherry.....
Replies: 5
Views: 6195

Re: New guy. Second post. This is my current project. Mahogany, Maple and cherry.....

Toggle switch plate and my risers. I needed to raise my bridge considerably, so I decided to improve on the Les Paul pressed in bushing system. The ribbed portion is the additional height and the cylindrical portion is countersunk into the body. I tapped THAT portion to 5/16-18 thread so it can be b...
by Frank Smit
Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:24 pm
Forum: Jam Session
Topic: New guy. Second post. This is my current project. Mahogany, Maple and cherry.....
Replies: 5
Views: 6195

Re: New guy. Second post. This is my current project. Mahogany, Maple and cherry.....

Barry Daniels, thanks. It's very rough at this point. You can see, if even got red sharpie where I need to shave little bits off the pick guard here and there. Also, I like to kick my necks back pretty far, which heightens the bridge height. Been working on an idea to improve upon the Gibson style m...
by Frank Smit
Sat Apr 02, 2016 9:32 am
Forum: Jam Session
Topic: New guy. Second post. This is my current project. Mahogany, Maple and cherry.....
Replies: 5
Views: 6195

New guy. Second post. This is my current project. Mahogany, Maple and cherry.....

I used to work in a cabinet shop that would recieve pallets of material twice weekly. I started noticing the pallets were made out of pieces of Tiger maple, mahogany and birch. One day a freeking mahogany pallet came in.........also, I included a pic of some of the humbucker rings I've been making. ...
by Frank Smit
Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:21 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Another New Guitar
Replies: 22
Views: 24995

Re: Another New Guitar

Very nice. Love the neck. Really, everything is awesome.
by Frank Smit
Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:16 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: New member and Ibanez into Les paul Jimmy Page wiring
Replies: 1
Views: 4850

New member and Ibanez into Les paul Jimmy Page wiring

Hello all. I'm new to the forum. I am 37. Finish carpenter/custom wood crafter. I have been building electrics of all weirdnesses for a number of years now. I also recently started casting some cool parts like pickup rings etc... My main factory guitar is an Epiphone Les Paul. It has had a lot of wo...

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