Posted by ron carlson on November 8, 2012 at 1:21am
Finally completed my first build and it actually plays. Hickory neck thru body, ruler fretboard and bridge, oak tailpiece and Staron nut. I was that the pup came out of a Epiphone something or another. Volume pot only.The action turned out a little higher than I wanted but it plays well. For slide anyway. I'm pretty pleased overall!
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I have four Elmar pups now. Two "bugs", and two 6 strings. I've been working up to using them. Great expectations... I love what he's been doing. And now i'd like one of his etched models, wow!
Hey, thanks Dave! Beside the fact that I wanted to have fretless in the mix, I figured that I would be a good idea to start off with something like this so I could learn and work the bugs out of my build approach. I learned a lot building this and am sure that will make the next one go a lot smoother. I have one of Elmar's 4 string pickups that is going to be used for something refined but decided not to use it on my first build just in case I butched up the box and neck ;) I feel a bit more comfortable using it now on my next one.
Ha! I never thought about it when I posted the photo's but none really showed the ruler fretboard. The yardstick came from a large Hardware retailer right in town that was on Payne Ave. (St. Paul's East Side) around the late 40's-50's. That company was John W. Bloomquist. I'm not big on naming guitars or anything for that matter but figured that seeing as how it said it right on the fretboard, I best as soon call it the John W. Bloomquist.
When I build another, I'll more than likely name it something even more exotic. Probably something like "Guitar #2" ;)
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I have four Elmar pups now. Two "bugs", and two 6 strings. I've been working up to using them. Great expectations... I love what he's been doing. And now i'd like one of his etched models, wow!
Good job, it looks great and i'll bet it sounds good too. Everything is where it should be.
Nice one Ron. Is that yardstick wood or metal?
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When I build another, I'll more than likely name it something even more exotic. Probably something like "Guitar #2" ;)
OK Ron, I have thought about this for a while so now I gotta ask. Who is John W. Bloomquist?