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| Author: | calgarc [ Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | ebony tailpiece help |
does anyone know where i can get a custom ebony tailpiece cut to fit an lp i am building. i would normally cut my own, but i can't right now... |
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| Author: | Ti-Roux [ Wed Oct 27, 2010 4:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ebony tailpiece help |
Building one will be way more fast and easy than anything else. |
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| Author: | calgarc [ Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ebony tailpiece help |
Ti-Roux wrote: Building one will be way more fast and easy than anything else. yeah... i decided to go to the local woodshop and picked up some quilted maple for some tailpieces... not goin with ebony anymore... |
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| Author: | Ti-Roux [ Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ebony tailpiece help |
Why not ebony? |
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| Author: | calgarc [ Thu Oct 28, 2010 6:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ebony tailpiece help |
Ti-Roux wrote: Why not ebony? i guess its just a wood thing... i had never been to that local store before and they have over 70 exotic woods to choose from  ... so ebony went off my list and i looked at everything they had... i mean i got a slab of quilted maple, enough to make 3 possibly 4 tailpieces for 15 bucks  also was looking into Spanish cedar...anyway i am sanding the tailpiece into shape right now 
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| Author: | calgarc [ Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ebony tailpiece help |
ok i cut, sanded, painted and finished a new tailpiece... but i kinds ruined it when hooking up the low e string... gonna have to fix it some how..... probably use a metal/wooden plate to cover the bottm where strings run through. |
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