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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.

Friday, November 03, 2006

Neck and top routes




Used two fingerboards as guides for the routing of the excess neckstock. It came out great. I used double-side (carpet) tape to hold the fingeboards. Once I did that, I remembered how I used the back reinforcement pieces, and thought I'd do a decorative one for the front.
The pieces will be a highly figured maple. I think it will be nice. Damn it! I got a big chip by the jack when routing the top. More repair coming up!

posted by Mike Perez | 4:52 PM

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