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01-17-2013, 03:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Skelf  There is steamed Pear which is a dark pink colour.
Dark is a bit of a problem leave it with me. | Awesome  |
01-17-2013, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by eude H
My only concern with this would be that I don't like light coloured fingerboards, lightish would be OK, but not a huge fan of maple.
Alan, would there be any darker woods that would be useable for a fingerboard?...
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Originally Posted by Skelf I even have acrylic impregnated sycamore. | One thought is that Larry Davis could always do some acrylic impregnated sycamore and dye it darker.
Using all native woods is a neat idea. |
01-17-2013, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Jared Lash One thought is that Larry Davis could always do some acrylic impregnated sycamore and dye it darker.
Using all native woods is a neat idea. | Now that's an idea I like!
Some fancy quilted or flamed sycamore dyed a silvery grey would look amazing!
Hmmm...
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01-17-2013, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Unrepresented If we communicated with the people around us the internet would be much more boring.  | |
01-18-2013, 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by SoVeryTired What have I started? | I've been living with my ACG GAS problems for some time now, I'm in a good place with them, you're just an enabler 
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01-18-2013, 02:38 AM
| | Endorsing nothing, recommending much | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Milton Keynes, UK | | | I'm just putting my fantasy builds out there in the hope that someone with more money will commission them.
Then, if they decide they don't like them, I'll buy them cheap. It's a fiendishly cunning plan.
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Originally Posted by Unrepresented If we communicated with the people around us the internet would be much more boring. | |
01-18-2013, 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by SoVeryTired I'm just putting my fantasy builds out there in the hope that someone with more money will commission them.
Then, if they decide they don't like them, I'll buy them cheap. It's a fiendishly cunning plan. | That's "as cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University"!
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01-18-2013, 03:05 AM
| | Endorsing nothing, recommending much | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Milton Keynes, UK | | | You wouldn't recognize a cunning plan if it painted itself purple and danced naked on top of a harpsichord singing 'Cunning plans are here again'.
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01-18-2013, 03:06 AM
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Originally Posted by SoVeryTired You wouldn't recognize a cunning plan if it painted itself purple and danced naked on top of a harpsichord singing 'Cunning plans are here again'. | Excellent |
01-18-2013, 04:02 AM
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01-20-2013, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Skelf Blackadder. Kudos. | hi Alan, do you ever built a bass with kahler tremolo? or 37' fanned fret bass? just wondering
the pale moon board was awesome btw.
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01-21-2013, 01:36 AM
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Builder AC Guitars. | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moffat D&G Scotland | | | I have done a 36-33 fan fret but not used a term.
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01-21-2013, 03:24 AM
| | Endorsing nothing, recommending much | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Milton Keynes, UK | | So is that a 'not yet'? 
Have you had many requests where you've had to say "I don't do that" or "that's just not going to work"?
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01-21-2013, 03:43 AM
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Builder AC Guitars. | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moffat D&G Scotland | | | I have a few things that I don't or can't build. I no longer do through necks and I would be reluctant to do something like the term. |
01-21-2013, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Skelf I have a few things that I don't or can't build. I no longer do through necks and I would be reluctant to do something like the term. | If a customer really wanted a whammy bar (I refuse to use the incorrect term "tremolo") they could always buy the hardware aftermarket and install it. It's not a difficult bit of work. |
01-21-2013, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Jared Lash If a customer really wanted a whammy bar (I refuse to use the incorrect term "tremolo") they could always buy the hardware aftermarket and install it. It's not a difficult bit of work. | I find it an unnecessary distraction in my strat - I don't think it'll be on my bass wishlist any time soon!
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01-21-2013, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by SoVeryTired I find it an unnecessary distraction in my strat - I don't think it'll be on my bass wishlist any time soon! | Personally I'm not a fan of whammy bars on bass but my drummer wanted one on his beater bass so I helped him install the Kahler. Not a ton of routing and a pretty easy thing to do.
That said, I think a builder SHOULD say no to anything that doesn't fit with the image, tone or construction methods of their instruments. Ultimately it's their logo on the headstock regardless of whether a customer really pushed for an option the luthier didn't think was a good idea. |
01-23-2013, 01:45 PM
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Builder AC Guitars. | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moffat D&G Scotland | | More done on a couple for guitars. 
Neck carving tomorrow along with a batch of basses.
A stock Skelf Guitar. 
And finally some more work done on this Recurve S Type 6.  |
01-23-2013, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by eude Now that's an idea I like!
Some fancy quilted or flamed sycamore dyed a silvery grey would look amazing!
Hmmm...
Eude | hey guys!! Silver-grey is not a dye option with the acrylic infused boards, but Alan and I have sorted out some figured acrylic infused top and board sets, dyed to match!! Late spring, early summer might be available
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