LOTS OF PROJECTS NEARING COMPLETION...

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Here's a little teaser...

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Great work on the headstock replacement, Paul!
Is that a 381 with two soundholes? :shock: :D
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Hi Paul,

Wow! That looks even better, if that's possible. Glad you were able to make the additional highlights on the 380/12.

Now, what is that axe with the double soundholes. And what color? Very mysterious, although I'd agree with Ivan that it looks a lot like a 381.
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Hard to tell in B/W but it looks like a pearlescent transparent finish. Can't wait to see that!
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Kopfjaeger wrote:Now Paul, how about some fotos of some thing, oh I don't know..... Jetglo!! On a bass perhaps, with no binding and little tiny fret markers?? :) :) :)

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Here are some pics of just such a project that Paul completed several years ago........

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.....how's that?!?! :twisted: :mrgreen: :lol: :P
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jingle_jangle wrote:Here's a little teaser...
Heh heh. Nice. 8)
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jingle_jangle wrote:Here's a little teaser...

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EEK... :shock: WOW - that's a 381 by the looks of it! With 2 holes? Image
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Did it occur to anyone that it could be half of a lefty 381, strung righty and stuck to a mirror? :twisted:
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jingle_jangle wrote:Did it occur to anyone that it could be half of a lefty 381, strung righty and stuck to a mirror? :twisted:
Nice photoshopping on the strings then :wink:
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Brian,

NICE! In the last foto, it looks as though I can dive into the finish. It looks like the finish has limitless depth, like the black abyss!! Soon I'll have all my Rick's within arms length!!

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Werner, it wouldn't be the first time I photoshopped some strings. The cover on my calendar has that honor...
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jingle_jangle wrote:It wouldn't be the first time. The cover on my calendar has that honor...
Hmmmm. I thought the high E and B string pairs looked just a little different in size. Nice work.
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Yes, they are different in size...the high E is 2 pixels wide; the high B is 3. :mrgreen:
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jingle_jangle wrote:Werner, it wouldn't be the first time I photoshopped some strings. The cover on my calendar has that honor...
Well, the photoshopping on the soundholes would be a lot more work though :lol:
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That's how you know it's a mirror job...
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