Recent content by dsgoen1

I have the same volume imbalance between pickups on my 74 4001. It never bothered me enough to do anything about it, 'cause it gave me the sound I wanted. I also used to use the stereo-out to run the two pickups separately to two pre-amps on the few occasions where I did want a different sound.

I thought that you might be interested in this product for fixing little dings and sand-throughs with masking and respraying: Invalid Link Removed

I had some trouble watching the World of Dave's video; I've reached the age where I don't find watching someone gratuitously being an ass amusing. He also doesn't appear to know how to adjust the dual truss rods on the Ric (although I could be wrong, because I was kind of skipping over things at...

I replaced the bridge on my '74 Rickenbacker with a Leo Quann Badass bridge somewhere around 1976. I replaced it because I felt then, as I feel now that the original bridge: Had too limited range of motion to correct for different types of strings Was very hard to adjust since you had to remove...

HVLP systems are all, as you said, basically vacuum cleaners. Even the most expensive ones are basically vacuum cleaners at heart. You should be able to get superior results with what you have, we just haven't nailed down the variables yet. Have you tried thinning the Varathane? I've never used...

First reply, from a chap named Rolo. I'm sure that more will follow: One thing it sounds like the person has a bleeder type spray gun that flows constant air. Below is a comparison of bleeder vs non-bleeder spray gun. What is a bleeder spray gun A bleeder spray gun has air that is continuously...

TransTint will stain anything that I've tried it on. You can either mask the binding or scrape it afterwords, because it won't penetrate far. I'm seeking some outside expert opinions on your issues and will let you know if I get answers for you.

Oh, and I generally use water, but that's mostly because I never seem to have alcohol handy (I can't stand denatured fumes, so I only use 190 proof Everclear). Fun fact: you can't buy 200 proof alcohol because the second it's exposed to the humidity in the air it starts soaking up 5% water. So...

I have to second Nomad98; TransTint is the only woodworking dye that I will use anymore. I have ebonized wood with the black over the years on many different woods and it looks great. You can also wipe it on/off, but you have that nice HVLP unit now!

Regarding your orange peel. Try looking at Woodworking Tools | Woodworking Supplies for the most likely cause. Other possibilities are that you are using an incorrect nozzle for the finish that you are using or you are not spraying perpendicular to the surface.

Feel free to steal; I'm glad I could offer any help. I don't get to play around much anymore with typography. It's fun! (Yes, this last statement makes me a sad person). I'm enjoying your build. I have a 74 4001 that's always disappointed me with the cosmetic changes. I don't have the checkered...

Okay, as a typography freak I have some issues with the kerning (intercharacter spacing). You need to adjust it so that it is more even. While I like the typeface that you used, I'm wondering if it's too illegible for the word "Hossenfeffer". I'm attaching a few other doodles that I just did...

I feel that I should point out that in my original message I said that a reamer may be of interest if you plan on building a lot. I'm not really trying to push them down anyone's throats. There are certainly other ways of getting things done; I just like precision tools (maybe overly fascinated...

Real peg tuners (like cellos) have tapers. The mechanical ones don't, but if you get a 2-Degree taper the difference in size over 1/2" is negligible. For machine heads you can also get reamers that don't have tapers and are meant to enlarge only slight differences. There is also ones like...

Sorry, that's what I warned against that: "If you do get a reamer, get one that matches the taper that you are shooting for (which is why I don't like the super-cheap hardware store reamers that you can get for less than $10)."