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Jeffkos
PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 6:11 pm 
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Just wanted to give you an idea of what's currently coming down the line at KOZM - The "Performer LS".

It's an acoustic - electric hybrid, with a conventional magnetic pickup. Intended to produce an amplified sound that's clean and very "acoustic guitar-ish".
No artificial, snappy sounding piezos. No need for a special acoustic amp or pre-amp.

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Front woods: Maple center, black maple stripes, yellow Alaskan cedar
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Ergonomic, organic, natural body shape. No sharp edges or corners.

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The elliptical hole is for threading strings through the custom hard-tail bridge system.
Mahogany back.

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Joe Barden Deluxe-S "mini humbucker", mounted close to the bridge, and on a non-floating pick-up mount.

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Cutaway view of the non-floating p-up mount.



I hope to have some photos of actual progress in the days ahead.

Stay tuned!

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Chris Pile
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I wanna build something like that... :D

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Very cool Jeff, I saw some of your others at the Music Instrument Makers show at Marylhurst back in May. I dig what you're doing man.
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Cool, Jeff!
Your cad skills are awesome!

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Update - Recent progress

A few photos of recent progress on the "Performer LS":

Front half of the body, outside.
Woods: Alaskan yellow cedar (outers), black maple stripes, hard maple.
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After a roughing pass.

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After a finishing pass

Front half of the body, inside.
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After roughing.

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Ready for "liberation"!

Back half of the body, outside.
African mahogany.
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Back half of the body, inside.
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Next up: Gluing, sanding, sanding, and more sanding. ;)

More photos to follow.

Thanks,

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Jeffkos
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The body halves have been glued together, and I had a chance to do some sanding today.

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The aluminum "saddle base" goes out for anodizing tomorrow.
I'm hoping the Joe Barden pickup arrives tomorrow.
Clear poly in a few days.

Stay tuned!

Jeff

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I'm digging it!

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Looks really great Jeff!
I love the curves!

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Very Nice!
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This is very amazing and a unique build. Nice work!
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