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Hi everyone!

After measuring the weight of the whole guitar, i decided to verify the weight of my bridge, alone, it came down to 21 grams.



Shaped my bridge on the drum sander but made the bird's tail disappear! oooops! Well, turns out that when i realised that it now looks like Hesh's stealthy bridge, i was rather happy!





still got to route the saddle slot but i had to go out for groceries which cut my shop time, dang!



Ok, well, since i ran out of time, decided to check the options i had with the corian nut and saddle blanks that my bud Coe Franklin had sent me last year, 4 different colors, hard to choose don'tcha think ?

dark grey



creamy



light grey



charcoal



A crazy RITVZ (Wink to Tony! )



Now what's next Bear?

Thanks for looking!

Serge

Bravo, Sergeio!! Looking good. I like the shape and color of that bridge. I kinda like the light gray saddle best, I think. Just pick the one that goes best with the guitar color, or bridge and FB color.

Ron

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Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

Thanks Hesh and Ron!

Hesh, i had a hard time taking that pic and holding the veneers on me while LMAO! Thanks Bro!

Thanks Ron, yeah, maybe when i'm done making the wooden pickguard, that the choice will be more eviden.

That guitar looks to me like it has "Play Me" written all over it. It's going to
be a sweet picker. I'm looking forward to the pics after finshing.

      Ah! A Funny guy, huhn! All you need to add is your bo boats, space glasses and your fart filter for your next pic!

     "Roll in the Veneer Zoot!

      Hey! Stop F'in around and finish that guitar! Frazzenfartenfikit!!

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Billy Dean Thomas
Covina, CA

"Multi famam, conscientiam, pauci verentur."
(Many fear their reputation, few their conscience)

So put some strings on it already!!!

Looking great my friend!

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars

Thanks fellas!

Thanks Danny!

Billy, good thing i didn't have all my head gear on, would have been hard to smell the difference between a fart and cocobolo!

Thanks Dave!



Serge

Looks good Serge. Love the rosette work!

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North Muskegon, MI

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Lookin good Sergio. Nice touch with the "curvey" fingerboard end.

Thanks Chris and Anthony!



Started sanding the soundbox this afternoon, will get back at it in the evening, boy, is WRC easy to ding or what, i only smiled at it!

Cheers

[QUOTE=Serge Poirier]Started sanding the soundbox this afternoon...[/QUOTE]
On the drum sander?    It's all looking good, my friend. I'd vote for the cream nut/saddle.

I LOVE that rosette! And that's a great shape for the end of the finger board! Do you mind if I blatantly copy those designs?

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Serge, Did I hear you right?

Are you going to use “Corian” for your nut and saddle?

That’s a great idea! That stuff is very durable, easy to work with, easy to repair,
and comes in a wide range of colors. Interesting choice!

I guess you probably already know what it is made of.

An acrylic polymer. Yep, its Plastic!

Looking good there Serge!

Robert

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Everything has beauty, But, not everyone see's it!

[QUOTE=Serge Poirier]
Started sanding the soundbox this afternoon, will get back at it in the evening, boy, is WRC easy to ding or what, i only smiled at it!

Cheers[/QUOTE]

Best keep the flatulence under control when you're working on it then Serge. Not even a little, sneaky, squeeky one.

It's looking good mate.

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Bob Connor
Geelong, Australia

You`re doing nicer work with each build, Serge
How has the Corian worked out for ya? I still have that stuff sitting in the shop, but haven`t tried it out yet.
Coe

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Check my oil too, if you don`t mind,,,

Thanks my dear friends!

Carlton, thanks, i will take your suggestion in consideration for the drum..err, i mean the cream nut and saddle!

Thanks Joel, copy away my friend, i did shamelessly copy those from others.

Thanks Robert and Coe , yes, Corian is an interesting choice, i used a nut blank on no 2 but had a bone saddle blank back then, i want to give a try with both the nut and saddle this time and see how it all sounds, mind you, the sound of guitar no 2 was great so i think it should not affect the tone of the instrument too much.

Cheers

Serge

Just curious...why don't I see any pics on some of these threads? Like this one! Sorry Serge, I was excited to see your developments but the images just do not appear for me at all.

Shane

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I get 'em, Shane, using IE 7.

Serge, you look mahhvelous in veneer!

A lone (perhaps) word of caution: I've used Corian successfully as nut material, but not for saddles.
I found that in that thin a strip--3/32"--the face would fracture and crumble when the full pressure of the string passed over it. Also, when the saddle was replaced with bone, the sound was noticably better.

Just something to think about, amigo.

Steve

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http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

thanks my great folks!

Sorry to hear that Shane, i hope you can find a solution to see what i've been up to lately or use Carlton's solution, here;s a link to get to my Photobucket page bud:

Sergio's page

Thanks Steve, observation well taken, do you think it would work if i make my saddle wider or i should just forget about it and use bone exclusively as a saddle?

Well, I hate to throw a wet blanket on your colorful endeavors, but I would go with a bone saddle. I think the Corian would work admirably, though, for the nut.

Grinch

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http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

Serge, I agree with Steve. I've swapped out a corian saddle for a bone one before and you can hear the difference right away.

Why don't you make a corian saddle and try it out. Then make a bone saddle and do the switch yourself. I'm sure you'll hear quite a difference. This is something Mario taught me over on the MIMF several years ago.

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars

[QUOTE=Hesh1956] Your guitar is coming out so very well my friend that a lot of us feel like we are all having a baby here....... [/QUOTE]

I agree! And Serge, with all the love and work you have put into this guitar it would be a shame to shortchange the sound of it ofer a couple of bucks worth of bone. If you don't have any or can't get some for one reason or another PM me and I'll send you a nut and saddle blank.

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars