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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, April 11, 2007

Finish testing.




Today I did a test on some figured maple to see how it would look. First, I used dark red mahogany staint then I wiped it with denatured alcohol. After five minutes I sanded it back a bit, then applied amber stain. I coated it with several coats of shellac. Notice how the angle makes a big diference on the figure. Same piece, same side. I am wishing I had more of this maple on the guitar. I can't wait for the finishing part. Real soon...real soon...

posted by Mike Perez | 3:16 PM

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