Gilmour Replica part seven
the Gilmour Start replica is complete. The Alder body is grain filled and the parts have been test fitted. So the lacquer has arrived and...
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The beauty of Black Korina
Now then! Black Korina, Ziricote, Bare Knuckles, Hipshot and Gotoh 510's....what could be better? We pulled this out of the stack for the...
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The nightmare of moving workshops
So, it finally arrived! The day the Business Centre we were located in was closed. 12 years of good times, many guitars and lots of hard...
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Gilmour Replica part six
The neck depth is tapered to the desired thickness Either end is hand carved to the right profile - here oval 'C' from 1963 The edges are...
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Gilmour Replica part five
the headstock here is directly referencing the 1962 Strat pre-CBS shape as found on Gilmour's Strat. Drilled and cut it to shape! here...
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Gilmour replica part four
Forearm contour carved rib contour carved body rear sanded ready for grain filling finished body
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Gilmour Replica part three
The jack socket and machine rout in the bridge pick up is routed The neck socket is routed using the excess wood as a support next the...
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Gilmour replica part two
The one piece Alder body is drawn out ready for routing and the first rout is the control cavity next up are the pick up routs next the...
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Gilmour Strat Replica....the fingerboard
Dave Gilmour's Strat is Alder bodied. It had many necks but this version will have a replica of his rosewood neck. I've selected a nice...
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Working on some new stuff
I thought it might be good to trace a guitar commission through the whole process so I'll keep posting progress images and thoughts
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