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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.

Saturday, June 02, 2007

Slotted new fingerboard for Tele style guitar.


My finger is getting better and I don't need to keep it bandaged. It hurts if I grab things hard, but I've been working around the house just fine.

Today I thought I'd set up the fret slotting jig. It took some adjusting, then readjusting, but I think I got it. The hardest part of the whole thing was trying to lift the fingerboard from the jig. The double sided tape was tough. It sure beats using a square to slot the fingerboard. That's how I used to do it.

I gave this guitar a 25.5" Fender scale. I think I will have turquoise dots for markers.

The custom guitar is waiting for some bridge adjustments. You'll see when I'm done. Just cosmetic stuff.

posted by Mike Perez | 3:39 PM

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