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In
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D'Angelico NYS-2 -
New Pickguard. |
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1. Making
good! |
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#034 D'Angelico
NYS-2 This the
guitar I turn to of an evening when I just want to play
around with an arrangement, rehearse a few awkward chords or
just generally noodle.
I like to play it acoustic.
Removing the pickguard assembly, with
its pickup and controls, lightens the guitar nicely.
But it looks a little
naked and I decided to make a lightweight wooden pickguard
to dress the guitar properly.
A pleasant way to pass a
few wintery afternoons. |
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Having the original to
hand enables a
very accurate paper template. |
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The paper from which the
template was cut becomes a "fussy template" - a window
- a means of looking at a choice of pickguard
materials and choosing the best grain, or colour or texture. |
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I thought this flame
mahogany might look good but, when seen through the "Fussy",
the grain looks a little too lively in my view. |
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I had several exotic
woods to choose from. This Hawaiian Koa looked
best. The direction of the grain will
create some "movement" in the finished tailpiece. |
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Just a quick check to
see that it looks right. You have to
visualise how it will look when finished with binding
to match the guitar. |
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There is a pronounced
colour and shade in the grain which I can use to advantage but unfortunately it doesn't quite line up
with the shape. I prefer the grain to work
with
the shape so I will just compromise the shape slightly to
fit the grain (see insert). |
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Yep, better!
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Edges have to be crisp
to take the binding. |
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The colours will come up
superbly when its finished. |
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Now the painstaking and
laborious business of laying on the binding, building it up
layer by layer, by hand, just as John D'Angelico did - b/w/b/w/b/W. |
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Black/white/black,
just another white then black then edged in white. |
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Ready to start the same
process on the radius. |
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I need to use my
magnifying glass to cut the mitres. |
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Getting into the swing
of it now. |
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Only half way round
- the mitres take ages! When the binding
is complete, it will need scraping gently until it is flat
with the wood. |
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Finished but the binding
looks too new. I will age it with a little hand
applied vintage cellulose - then polish 3 or 4
times
with carnauba wax. |
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Signed-off and ready for
fitting. |
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As expected, the complex
grain in this Hawaiian Koa is a strong complement to the
richness of the body colour. There are
shades of Gold and Russet and even Green in the grain.
It comes alive. |
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Finished, at last!
Quite a labour of love, this one.
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