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06-16-2011, 03:50 PM
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Daydreaming here - but has anyone ever bound a headstock?
I'm thinking of running some binding/inlay material on the headstock - maybe just on top or maybe all around it.
Thoughts? Whatcha thunk? |
06-16-2011, 04:25 PM
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06-16-2011, 04:35 PM
| | Tuxedo Bass® - That's Me! | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hamilton, Montana | | | ^^ Kinda. I'm thinking more of following the top flat and around the bulb into the head on the typical Fender headstock.
I'll make one of my famous drawings in a bit to see how it might look.
I just looked in Stew-Mac and they have binding that is multi-colors and I guess one glues them together to accomplish colored plies - right? |
06-16-2011, 05:34 PM
| | | | Yep, its been done before. Im not sure about the stew mac thing.
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06-16-2011, 05:48 PM
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06-19-2011, 07:31 AM
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06-19-2011, 07:46 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Appleton | | | The Rickenbacker 4002 has a bound headstock. |
06-19-2011, 07:54 AM
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06-19-2011, 08:21 AM
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06-19-2011, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Ric5 | I was thinking more noticeable - maybe some 1/4" material. Is binding available in more than cream, white and black?
Thinking of green and yellow here. |
06-19-2011, 10:04 AM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Appleton | | | Binding can be anything. Plain, checkered, different wood patterns, pearl or abalone designs, pretty much limitless. |
06-19-2011, 10:34 AM
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06-19-2011, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by BTBass On any note, that LP is fake. | Not to hijack, but....how can you tell?  |
06-19-2011, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeyswood Like this?: | I want to just go over the top of the headstock in a straight line I think - kinda in a two or three-tone green/white/green and about 1/4" thick.
I see that Stew Mac states that their binding is just polystyrene plastic strips.
Hmmmm. Can I just find some polystyrene plastic in the right colors and cut it into strips and glue that onto the headstock? |
06-19-2011, 01:36 PM
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06-19-2011, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by SurferJoe46 I want to just go over the top of the headstock in a straight line I think
Hmmmm. Can I just find some polystyrene plastic in the right colors and cut it into strips and glue that onto the headstock? | What?
You can use a large number of plastics, woods, etc.
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06-19-2011, 03:20 PM
| | Tuxedo Bass® - That's Me! | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hamilton, Montana | | | ^^ I'm gonna give that a try.
First I'll use my router and cut a 1/4" x 1/4" edge off the top of the head and then glue in the plastic in layers to fill it up to the whole 1/4" and sand it all to shape: seems to me that should work.
I was just asking in case someone had used that technique before, that's all. |
06-19-2011, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SurferJoe46 Hmmmm. Can I just find some polystyrene plastic in the right colors and cut it into strips and glue that onto the headstock? | Yes. The monomer only needs to be compatible with the solvents of the finish that you choose. Try Michael's or Hobby Lobby for plastic sheets of polyethylene or polypropylene. I would avoid polystyrene since it collapses with nearly any finish solvent.
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06-19-2011, 04:05 PM
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