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Teisco Tulip "Checkmate" relic rebuild

Posted by Dave Lynas on February 11, 2013 at 3:38pm
I've made a Tiger Maple control plate following the outline in the old finish. The body came with the two pups. The rest i've added. I just got the tailpiece in the mail today off ebay. Crusty, but serviceable. I sanded it and steel wooled it to death. I had the bridge base in my junk box. These spare parts all fit the old screw holes perfectly.
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  • JP Swenson February 12, 2013 at 9:52pm

    You find the coolest stuff man!    Another nice one Dave!

  • the anonymous pick February 12, 2013 at 9:17pm

    thats  it   X-D

  • Dave Lynas February 12, 2013 at 6:26pm
    Pick, i knew it had a use. It's the pee hole....
  • the anonymous pick February 12, 2013 at 11:39am

    nah  ..  that's a  warp     dampening    pre-drilled  strategically   placed  moisture   absorbing   port  .

    ;-)    

  • Dave Lynas February 12, 2013 at 11:13am
    Notice the hole in the fretboard just below the 21st fret. Oops, in drilling out the screw holes for the neck fix, I did it. Right through.... Then i put oil in the holes to make the screw go in more easily. Of course that drained out of this hole. Nice oil finish on the fretboard... A little wood filler will do the job, or maybe a bit of bling or wood peg.... (.)(.)
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  • Dave Lynas February 12, 2013 at 11:06am
    Thanks Ron, old guitars are kind of like cigar boxes. The relics i get are like empty boxes with most of the parts missing. Like a shell to fill back up with gear and shine her up. Makes me happy to look at them.
  • ron carlson February 12, 2013 at 8:26am

    Really nice, Dave!  I'm liking what you are doing with these old Teiscos and such. 

  • the anonymous pick February 11, 2013 at 3:41pm

    8-o

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