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  Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw October 11, 2011 at 2:04pm

  Hi Donovan.

  Ebony is good. I still haven't painted the heal on this one. One day.

  All the best.

  John
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  StarrCBGs(Donovan) October 10, 2011 at 8:12pm

  Very nice I must get some ebony.
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  Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw March 20, 2011 at 4:31pm

  Thanks George. Appreciate it.
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  George Yeager March 20, 2011 at 4:09pm

  Cool neck. I like the two-piece look. The wooden knobs compliment it nicely, too. 
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  Uncle John February 24, 2011 at 10:50am

  Cool.  Playing what we made is what it is all about!
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  Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw February 23, 2011 at 4:49pm

  Hi Uncle John. Your not being a pain. You are being very helpful but possibly far too complimentary. I will certainly show photos. I will do a before and after. I am now planning the final bridge. It will be a home made adjustable bridge (height and intonation) with two piezos built into the bottom plate and made of ebony and brass.

   

  I'm taking a few days off from the bench (kitchen table) to learn to play this thing. It is my first fully fretted and I am now having so much fun playing that I will put the tools away for a day or three. Who knows. In time I might even be able to play well enough to put up a vid.
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  Uncle John February 23, 2011 at 4:39pm

  Oooh.  That is better than just paint.  I hope you are happy with the result and show a photo. 

  Sorry to be a pain.  If it wasn't so C L O S E  to being perfect, it would never have bothered me!
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  Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw February 23, 2011 at 2:26pm

  Hi Uncle John. Thanks for the suggestion.

   

  I think that is a wonderful idea. I don't normally think along the lines of using paint and it just didn't occur to me as an option, but in this case I think it would be perfect. A little bit worn off the corners (just a little) and it should match the box. I think I might need to put a bit of diluted stain on where the paint will be worn off just to darken the wood a little.

   

  Thanks again for the help.
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  Uncle John February 22, 2011 at 7:26pm

  I understand your point John.  Might have done it the same myself and I have never so closely approached perfection.   You know,  painting the heel a gloss black might look really good.
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  Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw February 22, 2011 at 2:38pm

  Thanks Uncle John. You are vey kind. I agree that the heel would have have been better in the same wood. I have more mahogany, but only two more neck blanks from that piece and the other wood looks sufficiently different. I decided that a poor match was worse than no match at all and went for a contrast. Maybe a different wood would have been better. Oh, well. There's always the next one.