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Good morning and a belated happy new year to all of yous. Time flies by, we only have 363 more days till 2026.
Y’all have a great day.
Y’all have a great day.
Good morning to all of yous. Clear and cold this morning. 16 degrees with a wind chill of -4. Tomorrow more of the same. I won’t be outside much today. I’ll take trash out, perhaps drive to Sams, and maybe to the dog park for about 15 minutes or so.
Anyways, you all have the best day you can.
Anyways, you all have the best day you can.
It had been cold and damp here, so no welding and painting has happened.
So I’m hanging out indoors playing with my guitars and started reading online, now somehow 3 has become 6, and no. 7 is on the way.
The 1990 Avilla. I bought this new for my wife, but she gave up practicing right away.
The 1965 Gibson LGO. I bought this in 1973 for only $20. $200 in today’s money.
The Aria from 1971. This was a gift from a pro musician, ten years ago.
The Schecter C-1. This was a leftover 5 years in a shop unsold. It still had the stickers on it. It also has a chip in the finish on the back. These listed at about $900 plus the case. I got both for $325.
The 1967 Harmony Bobcat, sold as a Silvertone by Sears. I paid $325 and this thing wails! Solid bird's eye maple & real rosewood.
Now that Bobcat is a great guitar, but this next one has history behind it.
Back about 1965, a guy named Jimi Hendrix got one of these as his first guitar. I gave $200 for this with a missing bridge. This one was definitely not his. He was left-handed and all the wear would be on the other side of the guitar.
This is a Sears Silvertone from 1965, built for them by Danelectro. Probably about $125 brand new with the 3-tube amp. (Sorry, no tube amp today…..)
Making a custom tailpiece & bridge…
All strung up!
It lives!!!
Look at the armpit wear and the pick
guard on this thing! This guitar was a well loved player and it still is.
What makes this particular model of guitar special is not it’s fabulous construction. The neck is maple and rosewood but the body is actually made from pine between two pieces of Masonite.
But you couldn’t tell from the sound it makes.
So I’m hanging out indoors playing with my guitars and started reading online, now somehow 3 has become 6, and no. 7 is on the way.
The 1990 Avilla. I bought this new for my wife, but she gave up practicing right away.
The 1965 Gibson LGO. I bought this in 1973 for only $20. $200 in today’s money.
The Aria from 1971. This was a gift from a pro musician, ten years ago.
The Schecter C-1. This was a leftover 5 years in a shop unsold. It still had the stickers on it. It also has a chip in the finish on the back. These listed at about $900 plus the case. I got both for $325.
The 1967 Harmony Bobcat, sold as a Silvertone by Sears. I paid $325 and this thing wails! Solid bird's eye maple & real rosewood.
Now that Bobcat is a great guitar, but this next one has history behind it.
Back about 1965, a guy named Jimi Hendrix got one of these as his first guitar. I gave $200 for this with a missing bridge. This one was definitely not his. He was left-handed and all the wear would be on the other side of the guitar.
This is a Sears Silvertone from 1965, built for them by Danelectro. Probably about $125 brand new with the 3-tube amp. (Sorry, no tube amp today…..)
Making a custom tailpiece & bridge…
All strung up!
It lives!!!
Look at the armpit wear and the pick
guard on this thing! This guitar was a well loved player and it still is.
What makes this particular model of guitar special is not it’s fabulous construction. The neck is maple and rosewood but the body is actually made from pine between two pieces of Masonite.
But you couldn’t tell from the sound it makes.
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I sacrificed this two dollar metric carpenter square to make the bridge piece.
The other part was cut from a stainless steel hamburger smasher.
Oh yes… guitar #7 will be here Tuesday.
No antique here, this is a Chinese copy with nice wood and cheap pickups. Easy fix. These were marked down to $99 because everyone hated the $3 pickups.
Good ones are easy to find.
The Fojill is almost a copy of the Schecter bass. An exaggerated version of the classic Fender shape, with a head more like a Schecter.
The other part was cut from a stainless steel hamburger smasher.
Oh yes… guitar #7 will be here Tuesday.
No antique here, this is a Chinese copy with nice wood and cheap pickups. Easy fix. These were marked down to $99 because everyone hated the $3 pickups.
Good ones are easy to find.
The Fojill is almost a copy of the Schecter bass. An exaggerated version of the classic Fender shape, with a head more like a Schecter.
Bobster
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Bobster
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Are you in need of 6061 alum scraps? I'm pretty sure I have at least a dozen feet of 1"x1"x1/8" "T" so you don't have to sacrifice any more squares although it looks like you have enough for another bridge left.
Off the top of my head I have 1-1/2"x3/16" flat, 1"x1/8" square, 1-1/2"x1/8" round tube, 1/2" rod, 1"x3/8" flat, 1-1/4"x1-1/4"x3/16" angle and many other lengths too short for my use. I keep them around for various purposes but I'm about due for a purge. Maybe use for welding practice? LMK...
Husker88
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the blizzard finally left last night. 10-12" of snow over 1/4" of ice over most of the metro. Clear sky today, but low single digit temp. Tomorrow morning is supposed to be -2 actual. The wind chill will be brutal for kids at the school bus stops. Maybe common sense will prevail and they'll cancel school again. At least the electricity stayed on....for now.
Don’t panic brother. I have another square and it’s in inches. That one was useless since we don’t see metric lumber around here, but I bought it because sometimes you want two.Are you in need of 6061 alum scraps? I'm pretty sure I have at least a dozen feet of 1"x1"x1/8" "T" so you don't have to sacrifice any more squares although it looks like you have enough for another bridge left.
Off the top of my head I have 1-1/2"x3/16" flat, 1"x1/8" square, 1-1/2"x1/8" round tube, 1/2" rod, 1"x3/8" flat, 1-1/4"x1-1/4"x3/16" angle and many other lengths too short for my use. I keep them around for various purposes but I'm about due for a purge. Maybe use for welding practice? LMK...
On the original guitar, the bridge piece was rosewood on a steel plate.
I’m using aluminum on a stainless steel plate, but actually I wanted to make the bridge itself out of stainless steel.
Normally I would think that the harder the better for this purpose, but the nut on this guitar is aluminum.
I may just take a stainless steel bolt and a file and a grinder and work it down to whatever shape I need rather than relying on a piece of premanufactured T section which limits the adjustability.
But it looks good and it sure was easy to make. ;-)
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I’m pretty sure this belonged to somebody local, because of who I got it from.
Also it doesn’t appear to have any scorch marks. Just friction burns.
You certainly reminded me why I left the great frozen Northlands for warmer climates. Good luck .
Today was sunny and it got up to 55°.
Not warm enough to persuade me to go paint outdoors, but I did go out there and shape parts with the bench sander.
I’ve been watching this show called truckhouse life, and this guy is driving around Alaska and an old F350 with a homemade camper on the back.
The whole show basically is his truck keeps breaking down or the road gets closed in Alaska, but the scenery is gorgeous and the wildlife shots are wonderful.
And there are episodes where he goes white water kayaking and other amazing things with snowmobiles and strange bicycles.
Good morning all. No snow here, it stayed just to the north. We have been cold these past three days. 14, 13, and 19 for lows and wind chills 10 degrees lower.
Our woes seem like nothing compared to the fires currently raging in the Los Angeles area. They should be so lucky as to have a rain system to move in. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all involved.
Our woes seem like nothing compared to the fires currently raging in the Los Angeles area. They should be so lucky as to have a rain system to move in. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all involved.
Good morning. Warmer this morning, 28 degrees a couple of hours ago. We have light snow just starting. The forecast calls for one to three inches, much more south and east of us.
L.A. could use some precip to help the firefighters. It appears the wind has subsided a bit which will help. Hopefully the air tankers can get back in the fight.
L.A. could use some precip to help the firefighters. It appears the wind has subsided a bit which will help. Hopefully the air tankers can get back in the fight.
Good morning. This is what I woke up to this morning. Seven inches and a little more to come.
Y’all have a great day.
Y’all have a great day.
Good morning
24 hours later. Quite a difference. Have a great day.
24 hours later. Quite a difference. Have a great day.