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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.

Monday, October 23, 2006

Neck slot routing bigins.



I started the route for the neck. The black marker line on the guide was where I had to stop routing and reset the guide as the taper ended there. The neck was to have a taper the whole way, but I took too much of the side when I was sanding it, remember? Little did I know that it would have consequences later on. Once I get the shallow cut, edged just right, I will then route all the way with a bearing-guided bit. If there is any gap, I will inlay it with paper-thin colored shims.

posted by Mike Perez | 4:18 PM

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