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Author:  Gabby Losch [ Sun Feb 27, 2011 2:19 pm ]
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Looking great, Filippo! You must be so proud of your kids. That guitar is coming out really nicely. I wish I had started that young.
Author:  Mike Dotson [ Sun Feb 27, 2011 2:28 pm ]
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Love the neck pocket jig. Very clever!
Author:  Jojobilou [ Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:36 pm ]
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It's already a nice guitar and how cool it must be to work with kids !!! :D [:Y:]
Author:  Ken C [ Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:53 pm ]
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Fun stuff Filippo! You've got a nice helper! I am just getting underway on a thinline as well. Double humbucker ala '72. Body is mostly done, I need to route openings in the back to access the controls (going with no pickguard). Top is quilted maple. Gotta figure out how to make the neck. Guess I'll pop the neck off my American Tele and copy that.

Ken
Author:  Ken C [ Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:44 pm ]
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You skiing, Filippo? If so, I'm jealous! I grew up in Utah, and skiing is really pathetic here in Michigan.

I'll be building mine fairly true to form, though I'm not concerned about getting every detail. I do want the modern Tele headstock shape. The truss rod will be done similar to my acoustics as I will be using a zircote f/b.

Enjoy the high country!

Ken
Author:  Chris Pile [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:27 am ]
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Excellent photos! Must be great to have your kids involved, too. Very cool.
Author:  alan stassforth [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 6:52 pm ]
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Looking good!
Hey, are you going to angle down from the head cap veneer?
I think that would be cool.
I can see it now,
"Morelli and Sons Guitars".
Author:  jimmysux [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:26 pm ]
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Is it me or is the bridge sitting at 26" instead of 25.5"???
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Author:  alan stassforth [ Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:13 pm ]
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That's comong out great Filippo.
Maple is one of my fav woods.
Author:  jason c [ Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:25 pm ]
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Hey Filippo, where do you spray lacquer? Do you have a booth set-up?

Sorry for the dumb question. oops_sign I was checking this thread on my iphone and the pictures weren't loading.
Author:  Ian Cunningham [ Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:00 pm ]
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Filippo Morelli wrote:
Maple - cheap, no pores, works easy, comes in regularly, curly, quilt, birdseye, ambrosia, spalted, soft, hard. $5 bd ft will get you just about any of them. Good enough to build violins. What is not to like? I'm with ya', Alan!

Filippo


Dang I never thought of all those qualities put together like that. An added bonus, it's a blank canvas on which to do some awesome color schemes if desired. I've been seriously underrating this wood.
Author:  Ian Cunningham [ Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:01 pm ]
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Oh yeah and that's a really cool guitar. I'm happy you guys get to have fun with it and make it into something special. Those kids are doing great work.
Author:  HaMMerHeD [ Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:58 pm ]
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Looks like great work you guy are doing, and great times spent with dad.
Author:  jeb98 [ Mon May 02, 2011 2:49 pm ]
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Very cool Filippo! I'm in the process of building a tele as well so this is great to see. Quick question, did you make the routing template for the neck pocket/pickups that I see in the pictures? If so, how did you go about making it? I'm contemplating how I should go about making or buying a template such as the one you used.

Thank you,

Jonas
Author:  nickton [ Mon May 02, 2011 3:59 pm ]
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Astounding workmanship there. Wish my dad had been like you. [:Y:]
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