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Author:  Ziegenfuss [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:31 pm ]
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Well, I have not posted in forever because life is so busy :( I am about to have another baby and have spent more time remodeling than crafting guitars. It is all worth it I guess.

This is my LR Singlecut: aside from being the most difficult thing to take photos of, I am pretty happy with it. Enjoy!

Stephen
Author:  cphanna [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:40 pm ]
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Frankly, I don't know much about solid body guitars, but yours looks like it is dressed in a tuxedo, all ready for a wedding gig. I think it's quite beautiful.
Patrick
Author:  alan stassforth [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:40 pm ]
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Quite lovely!
I like the healcap.
What's the inlay on the fretboard?
[:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:]
Author:  Chris Pile [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:00 pm ]
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One word - ELEGANT!
Author:  Ziegenfuss [ Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:33 am ]
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Thanks guys.

The heel cap is a tenon on wenge (matching the top) that serves as structural support for the set neck with a heavy carve.

The inlay is a close approximation of "It is Finished" in Hebrew, matching a tattoo that the owner has.

Stephen
Author:  RogerC108 [ Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:39 am ]
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Wow, very nice. As others have said, very elegant. I dig the fretboard inlay too. I have hebrew inlaid on the fretboard of my Cornerstone.
Author:  Quine [ Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:31 pm ]
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Wow....that looks so classy. Really nice photographs too
Author:  Mike Dotson [ Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:03 pm ]
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Well done. Very nice, clean design work.
Author:  VirgilGuitar [ Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:56 am ]
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Smooth lines very nice work!
Author:  Parser [ Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:08 am ]
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Man, that is awesome. You have a great eye!

Trev
Author:  Mad Raxz [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:51 pm ]
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Oooooooh that’s a nice finish, and I love the pups set up, that’s a P90 bridge and a bucker put upside down on the neck right? A la Peter Green? Are the two pups outta phase? How long is the distance between bridge and nut, 24.75?

Congrats on your new kid on the way!
Author:  Dave Livermore [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:19 pm ]
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Sexy. That was the first thing that came to mind on seeing the pictures.

Good luck with the baby.

Dave
Author:  Ziegenfuss [ Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:13 pm ]
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Thanks...

I really do as well like this guitar and the way it came out. Tonally, it is thick and full. The new owner played it in a show the day he received it and said "it sounds like honey and plays like butter".

It is a 25.4 scale, with a wenge top, aspen core, and african mohogany back. THe neck pickup is a SD Pearly gates. I flipped it upside down for a number of reasons - mainly because I tapped it, and when tapped, it is "sometimes my experience" that I get a nicer blend with a P-90 in the bridge. I use a heavily overwound P-90 in the bridge. The pickups are in-phase and parallel when in the center position.

I will post clips when I get them.

THANKS SO MUCH!
Sometimes it is just so important [to me] to get some other guitar builders' encouragement. It is too easy to become discouraged in this hobby / business.

Stephen
Author:  WindyCityBluesBox [ Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:23 pm ]
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Ziegenfuss wrote:
Sometimes it is just so important [to me] to get some other guitar builders' encouragement. It is too easy to become discouraged in this hobby / business.


I completely agree. I would be totally lost without the help and encouragement from this forum!
Author:  Wednesday [ Tue Aug 09, 2011 4:52 pm ]
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Very elegent!
Everything about it, the shape, the finish, the woods, the inlays is insync.
How did you make the electronics cover from the same piece of wood as the body ?
Author:  Ziegenfuss [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:31 pm ]
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Hillel,

Actually that is not the same piece, but a very cleverly selected offcut from the body slab.

However, in the past I generally do use the same wood, but only if I am using a back veneer (something about 1/2 a centimeter thick) In which case I have used a scroll saw with a tiny blade, a dremel router with a 1-1.5mm cutter and an custom routing template, and finally, I have had it cut out with a tiny endmill on a CNC router.

Stephen
Author:  Ken C [ Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:35 pm ]
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Stellar! You've done this before!

Ken
Author:  sadandbeautiful [ Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:06 am ]
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Beautiful and elegant. Love the design and execution.
Author:  SteveCourtright [ Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:15 pm ]
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Stephen: Great style and looks perfect from this vantage point (sitting at my computer). Chapeau!
Author:  Yoshi [ Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:19 pm ]
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That is one sexy guitar sir.
Author:  alan stassforth [ Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:49 pm ]
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Stealthy comes to mind as well!
Author:  Tom Pettingill [ Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:52 pm ]
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I like that a lot, nice lines and well executed [:Y:]
Author:  tenleters [ Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:42 pm ]
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The inlay says in hebrew, "This is finished"
Author:  joe white [ Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:08 pm ]
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Well done (as always with yours) I think it is difficult to sway from traditional electric guitar body shapes without looking hokey but somehow you always manage to pull it off Stephen. Well done indeed! [:Y:]
Author:  Quine [ Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:58 pm ]
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Oh man that's a gorgeous finish
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