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AGP #156 - ''Freewood''

Posted by AGP # on January 17, 2015 at 8:08pm
“Freewood” - (3 String CBG)Scale : 628.65mm / 24¾ inchesStrings : .042NW / .030NW / .020NW /Tuning : GDGAs the name suggests, all the timber in this build is recycled & was free, the body is from the recently scored Camphor Laurel Pizza Trays, the neck is Spotted Gum, the Fret Board is recycled Piano Poplar? with a veneer of what I think is Maple?, and the Nut and Bridge are Ebony Piano Keys, all Timber was treated with a 50/50 mixture of Pure Gum Turpentine and Linseed Oil, the Tailpiece is a bit of scrap Galvanized Iron, and the Pickup is obviously a P90 type Dogs Ear, hard wired to the Jack, all up cost $20.05-Aus.
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  • AGP # April 6, 2015 at 2:57pm

    Thanks Darryl, I think it's time I used a bit more of this lovely Camphor Laurel.

  • darryl kernaghan April 5, 2015 at 11:24pm

    I must have missed this originally A G P,that camphor comes up sweet,nice!

  • AGP # April 5, 2015 at 10:50pm

    Thanks Jim, Camphor Laurel wood has a very fragrant smell of its own, but! I think there may be a hint of an aroma of Pizza ingredients coming through.

  • Jim Morris April 5, 2015 at 4:34pm
    Nicely done! Love the grain in those pizza trays. Maybe a trace of garlic and pepperoni left in there? It's cool that you used the entire ebony key for the bridge.
  • AGP # April 5, 2015 at 3:17pm

    Thanks 'Jim', still got enough of this timber for about another 3 or 4 builds.

  • Jim_N April 4, 2015 at 3:54pm

    Great score; great job~

  • Tim Fleischer January 19, 2015 at 7:38pm

    Sweet!!!

  • AGP # January 19, 2015 at 2:54pm

    Thanks Tom & Thorsten, yes the body was based on that of a "Vox", but scaled down to suit the size of the timber used.

  • Primitive Acoustics January 19, 2015 at 2:37am
    Really well done. Love the creativity with the piano keys.
  • Thorsten Hinrichsen January 19, 2015 at 12:38am
    Sharp look. Reminds me of old vox guitars.
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