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I have been a Los Angeles City firefighter for 20 years. I work in the Glassell Park section of Los Angeles. In 1985-1986 I worked for Charvel/Jackson in Glendora, California. It was a great experience, regardless of it being just a $5.00 an hour job. I worked in the wood shop and did the inlaying and fretting. I did get to see Neal Schon, from Journey, in one of his videos use a guitar I worked on and fretted. That was over 23 years ago. I was watching MTV with my cousin when I saw the guitar. I said, "Jim, look, I made that guitar." "And how much did they pay you...?" he asked. "Five dollar an hour" I told him. "Five dollars?...that's it?" Then he changed the channel. Making only $5.00 per hour puts things into perspective. But it still was fun. Now, it's just simple tools and equipment. It ain't perfect, but it is fun.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Headstock shape


I finally decided on the headstock shape. Narrow, but with two strings holes on the bass side and four on the treble side. I'm going to use Fender style ferrule for the string holders. The head will be 1-1/8" thick. I used a coping saw for the sawing of the headplate and used my spindle sander for the headstock side and top edges. The new Ridgid sander is just lovely! This is how the binding will look with the fingerboard. The headstock will be bound also. I thought of using the Dremel for that one, but the guide burns the wood as it doesn't have a bearing, just a guide that stays with the cutter. I'll have to go with the router. I have lots of bearings for that one.

posted by Mike Perez | 5:49 PM

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