Awesome Koa guitar from Ron Thorn...
Artisan Master #088Find out more at >> Ron Thorn
Body: Black Limba
Neck: Straight grained koa
Inlaid Top: Killer Koa - Polexia!
Fretboard: Same piece of Killer Koa
Headcap: Same piece
Bookmatched P-90 covers: Same piece
Mini toggle switch tips: Koa
Trem arm tip, tuner buttons, Koa
Pickups: Lollar P-90s (Middle is RW/RP)
Vol. x 1, Tone x 1, 3 x Mini Toggle On/Off Switches for each pickup
Thorn 1-pc. Tremolo
Lapis Purfling
Custom "Stars, Sun & Moon" fretboard inlay designed by Jon.
posted by Leif at 8:51 AM
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Chafin Guitars has introduced a new model
Chafin has introduced a new model to its Volante line of guitars, the rather gorgeous, Volante Custom.Features and specs:
- Quilt and Flame Maple top with matching headstock
- 5 Piece Maple/Walnut neck, "C" shaped
- Set neck construction
- Rosewood fingerboard
- Scale length 24 5/8, fingerboard radius 12"
- 24 frets, nickel-silver, medium gauge
- Real Mother of Pearl block inlays
- TonePros locking bridge and tailpiece
- Mini Grover tuning machines
- 2 Classic Tone humbuckers with Alnico 5 magnets
- Push/pull volume and tone pots for coil tapping
- Nut width is 1 11/16ths
- Basswood body, with a 4" center-block inside
- 2 1/2" body thickness, body width 13 1/2th",total guitar length 39"
- Multi-ply binding
- Gold and Chrome Hardware
- Available in four flame colors
Find out more at >> Chafin
posted by Leif at 5:44 PM
Fantastic story from the Fender Forum
[quote from the Fender forum]I have a very early 54 strat (3 spring trem w/ narrow spring route) that was assembled on our kitchen table by George Fullerton and my father. The parts were all right out of the parts bin, no finish on the body, no chrome on the bridge or the neck plate. The neck was finished, so there might have been a # on it but i transfered the neck to a tele I was playing a few years later and in the early sixtys sold the tele with the strat neck on it. If you see a 62 tele with a strat neck on it for sale - snap it up.
I am now trying to restore the strat to as close to its original condition as I can but can't see the high price for an original 54 neck. I spoke with Fender custom shop and they expressed some interest in maybe suppling a ri neck but have'nt called me back yet. I know 1 of the pups is original and maybe 2 of the pots. The pickgaurd is original although it has been altered. The trem cover is not original although it is old. So what would you do?
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posted by Leif at 5:05 PM
