Posted by George McLeod on October 25, 2014 at 6:45pm
My first two builds. The back wall of my bar is Hawaiian Koa burl. The North Carolina gitty is curly grained Hawaiian Koa book matched sequence matched veneer. The Elvis gitty is ribbon grained Hawaiian Koa book matched sequence matched veneer.The main body is western red maple. The fret board is Wenge wood from the Belgian Congo. The through-the-body neck and cross-brace are solid Hawaiian Koa. I’ve had the Koa in storage for over 30 years! I cut, routed and drilled the brass pickup housing using my drill press and then had it milled (beveled) locally. Umpteen dozen coats of hand-rubbed Varathane. Lemon oil on the fret board.I bought the hardware, electronics (UK 2000 preamp) and fret board online at CB Gitty Crafter Supply.
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I'll have to try one of those boards on my next box build. I've been using Mike Orr fretboards and like them a lot. Time to try a Gitty. I also like to do my own fret marking using airbrush for lap steels. I've got a lot of nice rosewood blanks off ebay. These blanks make nice control plates, jack plates, knobs, etc. as well as fret boards.
This CB Gitty "place" is an incredible artistic American roots blues experience. Why would you want to build without a CB Gitty fret board in the first place???
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I'll have to try one of those boards on my next box build. I've been using Mike Orr fretboards and like them a lot. Time to try a Gitty. I also like to do my own fret marking using airbrush for lap steels. I've got a lot of nice rosewood blanks off ebay. These blanks make nice control plates, jack plates, knobs, etc. as well as fret boards.
Thanks Dave,
This CB Gitty "place" is an incredible artistic American roots blues experience. Why would you want to build without a CB Gitty fret board in the first place???
These deserve a lot of praise. Gitty has some great products. Those fret boards look first rate and your neck work backs them up. Classy...
Thank you Dave. Much appreciated.
Great craftsmanship on both. Great necks!