HERE'S THAT CAPRI!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:51 pm

Parts still coming in. It's taking a back seat to my regular customers' work, which is pretty intense at the moment.

As soon as I have a spare moment, I'll veneer the back.

That's the easy part part to veneer!

grinch · Post by **grinch** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:55 pm

Wow, Paul. I'm amazed at all this stuff. Any more progress on the capri?

So far, the only work I've seen of yours has been Rickenbackers, but you must certainly do other guitar brands as well for your customers. Do you have a link or a homepage that we can check out your other work? It's awesome to see the entire project step by step like you've done here!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:43 am

I'm putting something together on that, Nick, slowly but surely.

I do work on other guitars, but prefer the challenges of Rickenbackers. And, this sounds snobbish, but is entirely true: Rickenbacker people are more fun!

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:20 am

Really?

What makes us different, just out of curiousity...?

For myself, I don't think I've been very fun lately, LOL! But I sure do love my two refin Rics....

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:49 am

"For myself, I don't think I've been very fun lately, LOL!"

Probably because of the flu you had!!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:11 pm

You're always fun, Melibee! I agree with Sheena - that dose of the flu may have flattened you a little.

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:18 pm

Oh, I'm long over the flu....

I just think I haven't been Paul's funnest Rickencustomer.... LOL!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:41 pm

I measure fun with a bit more depth and breadth than just laughs, Melissa.

Most of the Rickenfolk I've encountered have intriguing takes on life and living, other interests, and things to say and share that keep me interested and coming back for more.

They make good conversational partners, appreciative customers and in most cases, fine friends.

That's my definition of "fun". A little flu doesn't even figure into it.

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:05 pm

That's a thoughtful response, Paul....

Forgive me for being a little "Meli-choly," LOL! You know what I mean....

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:50 pm

Any new updates on the Capri Paul?

milo · Post by **milo** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 4:44 am

Yeah,
Any new news or pics? Also, I don't recall reading how you removed the red side marker dots. How do you manage that? Do you drill through from the treble side and knock them out like dowels?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:35 am

I'm fitting it in between customers' work. Another update is due in a week or so.

The side marker dots are 1/4" pieces of red celluloid rod (unobtainable these days, to my knowledge)which were inserted into holes drilled in the fretboard edge, after the neck binding was put on. They were then glued to the neck binding with a dab of acetone. As a result, when the neck binding was removed, they popped right out of their holes, sticking to the binding, from which they were carefully detached and stored.

I couldn't imagine trying to drill a 1/16" hole through 2" of hardwood, and not having the bit wander all over creation.

milo · Post by **milo** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:48 am

I never even thought about them being stuck to the binding when you removed it. I couldn't get a good smiley to show up next to my comment but I'm a tool designer and it always drove us nuts when customers wouldn't want to spend the money on pull dowels and we had to allow room to drill knockout holes into places where a dowel would have otherwise been blind.

Is red micarta a lot darker than the celluloid? We still call out for that or "red fiber" as insulation for screws in areas where we spot weld.

I'm looking forward to the next update.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:43 pm

How's she coming?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:05 pm

Finished it today. It'll be at RIC75.