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A new string to my bow is shot blasting, high speed sand gives us the perfect matt finish to match the pickup covers. :)
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The knob is sanded down to remove any scratches etc..
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The edge of the new knobs are knurled.. the guitarists do need something to grip on to.
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The new control knobs, after some experimentation I have hit on the design..
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On to the lathe, some aluminium stock is waiting to become...
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The back plate is installed after final polishing, I have some ideas for the wiring that need more thought.. so no more wiring today.
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The Deltas rosewood back plate has it's lacquer rubbed down.
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I also have to create the ultra low profile control knobs I want on here.
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The wiring is pretty much complete, ie the guitar plays and sounds great.. I want to fine tune the tone control though.
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The Delta starts coming to life, with Mike's help we've ended up with volume, tone, three way rotary and coil tap rotary switches..
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The P-90 pickups are mounted directly to the body and the bridge unit is lowered a bit...
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After a day with proffessor Mike talking electrickery I'm back with the Delta 1 guitar.
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There's still some work for me to do inside but if I'd wanted they could have cut the shape for me, superb case and excellant service!
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Behold the beauty that is the new bespoke flight case for the double neck guitar, I cannot rate adrenaline flight cases high enough!
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The fret ends are filed to an angle and then rounded over.
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Back to the charvel refret, the glue has cured and the fret ends are snipped off with a pair of side cutters.
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Restrung finally the seven string side of the double neck is working well with the string saver saddles in place.
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We've opted for graphtech string saver saddles, this means re stringing the tremolo but it's all in a days work.
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Back to work on the custom double neck guitar, some fine adjustments to the action and neck, it's settling down nicely.
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The frets are in and will be left to cure now, we don't often take on repair work but it sometimes makes a nice change.
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The guy that owns this was told by his local tech that these frets could not, in fact, be replaced!!? #$%&* idiots
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Now, there are few things more dating than this crackle finish, and it's not coming back in fashion with the current 80's thing.
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Oh joy! My Mesa Boogie studio 22 came back from repair last night and it is a beauty! The perfect start to a week!
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The new tremolo design in situ, one will be used in this Paf hollow/RF hollow cross breed.
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The first trem block is coming together, we're using aluminium here for the weight.
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The new tremolo system still needs a trem block...
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Thhe final job of the day, each trem is shaped and we and up with a rather attractive, relatively traditional design.
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A good nights work as all five of the new trems have their main body put together
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And my favourite part of the design is that the springs are also invisible, the smoothness of the bearings helps matters too!
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The first trem is looking the part now, almost! The saddle screws are recessed discreetly.
