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by Eric Schmitt
Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:22 pm
Forum: Glues and Finishes
Topic: polishing polyurethane to a satin finish
Replies: 7
Views: 9427

polishing polyurethane to a satin finish

I need some advice on polishing out a polyurethane finish to a semi-gloss/satin finish. I'm not going for a high gloss mirrored finish, I want more of a low gloss satin finish but not sure how to go about it. I usually do oil finishes, this will be my first go with poly. For my oil finishes to achie...
by Eric Schmitt
Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:44 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: John Kingma's latest "Dano Style" Electric
Replies: 8
Views: 6295

Re: John Kingma's latest "Dano Style" Electric

Really cool guitar! I've eyed those stetsbar tremolos several times but haven't tried one yet. How do you like it?
by Eric Schmitt
Mon Feb 24, 2014 5:22 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Pickup placement on short scale (28.6") bass
Replies: 2
Views: 2703

Pickup placement on short scale (28.6") bass

I'm getting ready to route the pickup cavity on my short scale bass project. It's a 28.6" scale length and I'll be using only one musicman style pickup. Knowing how the shorter scale length will result in lower string tension and a more fatter/boomy (for lack of better trems) sound I am wonderi...
by Eric Schmitt
Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:14 am
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Patching Mahogany
Replies: 4
Views: 2831

Re: Patching Mahogany

I've always used sawdust and titebond to make wood putty and haven't had any problems. It will dry a bit darker than the surrounding wood but if it's in an out of the way place it won't be too noticable.
by Eric Schmitt
Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:31 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: My latest build, I call this one The Glacier
Replies: 4
Views: 3604

My latest build, I call this one The Glacier

Here is my lastest project completed. This one is modeled of the ibanez iceman/fireman. As you can see it's basically the fireman body flipped back around like the iceman. I decided to call this one the Glacier. This build had several firsts for me. First time I bothered carving a belly contour, fir...
by Eric Schmitt
Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:36 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Recent Telemaster Build
Replies: 7
Views: 5108

Re: Recent Telemaster Build

Very nice work, I like the single pickup minimalistic look. What type of pickup did you use? It looks like one of those GFS loudmouths
by Eric Schmitt
Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:51 pm
Forum: Glues and Finishes
Topic: Anyone have experience with Krylon Finishes?
Replies: 3
Views: 3828

Re: Anyone have experience with Krylon Finishes?

I'm coming in a little late on this but I want to share my experience. I painted 2 guitars using krylonprimer paint and clear coat. I did not spray it on too thick or anything and let it cure for about 3 months or so. When I first leveled and buffed it out the finish looked great. I was really pleas...
by Eric Schmitt
Thu Jan 02, 2014 5:30 pm
Forum: Glues and Finishes
Topic: Question on tru-oil and dyed flame maple with faux binding
Replies: 3
Views: 3729

Re: Question on tru-oil and dyed flame maple with faux binding

So I went ahead and dove in using Rodger's advice. My fear was the color soaking into the rag while applying oil and spreading where I didn't want it to go. Great note, that didn't happen. What did appear to happen is the oil took some color futher down into the open grain of the "tiger stripes...
by Eric Schmitt
Thu Jan 02, 2014 4:14 pm
Forum: Glues and Finishes
Topic: Question on tru-oil and dyed flame maple with faux binding
Replies: 3
Views: 3729

Re: Question on tru-oil and dyed flame maple with faux binding

The india ink i used came from hobby lobby, it's Dr. Ph. Martin's Bombay brand. It's in little jars for calligraphy pens. Here's a link to it. http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/bombay-teal-india-ink-107565/ I diluted it with some alcohol so it it would spread more evenly without diluting the color.
by Eric Schmitt
Thu Jan 02, 2014 2:22 pm
Forum: Glues and Finishes
Topic: Question on tru-oil and dyed flame maple with faux binding
Replies: 3
Views: 3729

Question on tru-oil and dyed flame maple with faux binding

The body I'm currently working on has a walnut back with flame maple top. The top is dyed with india ink and also has the prs style faux binding. I'm at the stage of my project where I'll be putting on the finish. I'll be using tru oil. Normally with a natural, undyed body I just wipe on a few coats...
by Eric Schmitt
Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:42 pm
Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
Topic: Home made wind chimes
Replies: 2
Views: 6973

Home made wind chimes

I had some spare time so I decided to make a wind chime while I was waiting for parts for my guitar project to come in the mail. Technically it's not an instrument but I thought I'd post it anyway. Everything is made from scraps & leftovers. The support, knocker and sail are all made out of scra...
by Eric Schmitt
Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:28 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Anybody paint their pickguards?
Replies: 10
Views: 6367

Re: Anybody paint their pickguards?

I was on warmoth's site yesterday and saw they have strat pickguards and sheets of pickguard material in all sorts of colors.
by Eric Schmitt
Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:30 am
Forum: Electronics
Topic: 1 humbucker wiring possibility
Replies: 5
Views: 5873

Re: 1 humbucker wiring possibility

If that setup will only give me parallel wiring I'm not going to go that way. The idea actually came to me when looking at wiring for a p/j bass. I still have a good bit of time before I get to the wiring. Now I'm leaning toward doing a mini switch for seaies/parallel wiring, or maybe trying one of ...
by Eric Schmitt
Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:46 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: 1 humbucker wiring possibility
Replies: 5
Views: 5873

1 humbucker wiring possibility

I'm doing a 1 humbucker guitar and was kicking around this idea. Would it be possible to treat each coil like a seperate pickup and have 2 volume controls (1 for each coil)? I'm attaching a quick diagram of what I'm thinking and how it may be wired, would this work?
by Eric Schmitt
Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:00 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Thinking of starting another project
Replies: 9
Views: 8009

Re: Thinking of starting another project

I will agree with everyone here, better pickups and quality pots will be a nice upgrade and definately will be worth the time and money. I did the same thing your considering with a cheapy flying V I had picked up a while back. The body was solid wood but was no where near top quality and the pups &...
by Eric Schmitt
Sun Nov 17, 2013 2:57 pm
Forum: The Soundhole
Topic: Making a parts and hardware review section
Replies: 7
Views: 16866

Re: Making a parts and hardware review section

It's cool to see we're testing out a reviews section. Since no one's posted there yet I figured I'd kick it off with a quick review of a active distortion circuit I picked up a while ago.
by Eric Schmitt
Sun Nov 17, 2013 2:17 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Artec QDD2 Distortion Circuit
Replies: 0
Views: 18596

Artec QDD2 Distortion Circuit

* Price/Purchased from: Purchased new from eBay for $20.00+ shipping * Background info: I've owned this circuit for about 6 years or so. It's installed in one of my custom builds pared with a Seymour Duncan Screamin' Demon(bridge) and '59(neck) * Features: The QDD2 is a 5 position onboard distortion...
by Eric Schmitt
Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:18 am
Forum: The Soundhole
Topic: Making a parts and hardware review section
Replies: 7
Views: 16866

Re: Making a parts and hardware review section

Reviews/opinions are going to be a bit subjective by nature, that's not a problem as long as you give a reasoning behind it. The ones that get me are when people say 'it's a piece of junk' with no reason why. Is it junk because you don't like it or did it fall apart in your hands? I'm pretty sure th...
by Eric Schmitt
Tue Oct 29, 2013 4:55 pm
Forum: The Soundhole
Topic: Making a parts and hardware review section
Replies: 7
Views: 16866

Making a parts and hardware review section

As usual, searching the internet for reviews and in general for that matter gives all kind of info but 90% of the time it's nothing useful. A great example of this that I'm running across is trying to find reviews of pickups. I used to use the harmony central reviews of pickups for this but they've ...

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