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| Author: | dzsmith [ Sun Nov 10, 2013 2:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Native Texas Tele |
I whittled out a Tele for my son's X-mas present. This one is Sycamore, Pecan, and Mesquite. The lumber was cut in Central Texas. 25.3 scale, 14" radius, nitro finish. GF hardware. I cut two large openings in the body core and used it as a template to hollow out the top and bottom plates. The large radii on the body edges are not in the Tele style, but it's easy on the leg. I don't like the string tee's and I may use a bar on the next one to get a sharper string angle past the nut. The mesquite is quite hard and it took lot's of elbow grease to sand it down. Regards, Dan |
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| Author: | Dekka [ Sun Nov 10, 2013 3:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Native Texas Tele |
That is tele-riffic! |
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| Author: | JEguitars [ Sun Nov 10, 2013 3:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Native Texas Tele |
How was it making the nut and setting string height on that? That is one steep angle from nut to tuning pegs. |
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| Author: | nyazzip [ Sun Nov 10, 2013 3:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Native Texas Tele |
very nice/tasteful....i don't like about 95% of the DIY electric builds i see, but this one is cool |
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| Author: | dzsmith [ Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Native Texas Tele |
JEguitars wrote: How was it making the nut and setting string height on that? That is one steep angle from nut to tuning pegs. Hey Jimmy, I was a bit difficult. I carved the "truss rod cover" out of some Pecan heartwood to add some heavy duty bracing. I added a veneer to the back of the headstock. I could call it a feature, but actually I cut the headstock too thin, thus the extra space between the nut and headstock. Dan |
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| Author: | dzsmith [ Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Native Texas Tele |
nyazzip wrote: very nice/tasteful....i don't like about 95% of the DIY electric builds i see, but this one is cool I sincerely thank you! I should have made the body core out of Mesquite to tie the wood colors together. Dan |
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| Author: | sdsollod [ Sun Nov 10, 2013 6:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Native Texas Tele |
Very nice. Good job! |
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| Author: | Shaw [ Sun Nov 10, 2013 6:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Native Texas Tele |
Looks great! Mike |
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| Author: | theguitarwhisperer [ Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Native Texas Tele |
dzsmith wrote: nyazzip wrote: very nice/tasteful....i don't like about 95% of the DIY electric builds i see, but this one is cool I sincerely thank you! I should have made the body core out of Mesquite to tie the wood colors together. Dan I think it looks fine. I like the contrast. It doesn't look out of place at all. |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Native Texas Tele |
I agree with the way Derek expressed his opinion: Teleriffic. I think it's a very cool little axe, and I am usually not much given over to electrics. But I sure like yours. Patrick |
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