I'm wondering if you've measured the scale length of this guitar and if so what would it be ?Bore for Klusons
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Inlay the Gibson MOP and fill with black resin.
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One last thing, install longer 1-1/4" bushings.
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Project complete and heading to Historic Makeover' for a Goldtop finish. Thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed the restoration.
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The MOP came from a 1953 LP broken headstock I had in the shopGreat job. But why go through all the work on the headstock and then install wrong logo? You should’ve rounded of that G to be more in- line with the work?
When you plug the larger humbucker routes there will be about 1/8" of wood in front and behind the plug , then the glue line. These are end grain to end grain and in a year or 2 when the lacquer shrinks the glue line will telegraph thru...guaranteed. Doing it this way The only glue lines showing are on the left and right of the pickup and these joints are going with the grain and have a less chance of telegraphing thru.Looks great!!
Out of curiosity, what is the benefit of the secondary route (between the neck pickup and bridge) verses just plugging the old humbucker routes and rerouting for P90's?
I'll post some pics after the refin.Hopefully sometime we can see this fiddle after it's refinished.
Sorry, I did not measure the scale and it's been shipped to HM.I'm wondering if you've measured the scale length of this guitar and if so what would it be ?
Are you sure?
Thanks, good luck on getting the 52...!!Nice matching of that plug. Kudos. I have a chance at a ‘52, and will be kept absolutely original. Just hoping it hasn’t sold before April 6th when I get next pension lump.
The owner will probably play it a while and then make up his mind if he wants to refret or not. Sorry I've never been asked to refret a "fretless wonder" and I don't have that info. No worries on the flogging. After 20 years of getting flogged, casterated and you name, it I've grown some pretty thick skin.Are you going to refret? If so what wire are you going to use?
Do you know if anyone makes correct dimension "fretless wonder" wire?
Just went to your website and saw some your conversions. Sorry about the flogging comment ... still mean it, but it doesn't apply to you?![]()