Ivison Guitars - Build and Repair Thread

IvisonGuitars · May 2019

rsvmark said:

@ivisonguitars Sorry if this is a daft question but just interested. How do you re flow lacquer?

Not daft at all, a quality nitro thinners does the job but it's a slow process as the old stuff is pretty tough.

rsvmark · May 2019

So do you kind of wipe it on and spread it to cover the repair? (Top work btw)

SteveRobinson · May 2019

IvisonGuitars said:

As an example, I took the neck P90 out of the guitar documented below to check that there wasn't further damage inside:

Lovely work Neil as always.

I don't think I've ever seen a DC Special before with the neck joining the body at the 22nd fret. Usually the neck join is at the end of the fretboard isn't it? Could this be a transition model before the pickup relocation?

IvisonGuitars · May 2019

SteveRobinson said:

IvisonGuitars said:

As an example, I took the neck P90 out of the guitar documented below to check that there wasn't further damage inside:

Lovely work Neil as always.

I don't think I've ever seen a DC Special before with the neck joining the body at the 22nd fret. Usually the neck join is at the end of the fretboard isn't it? Could this be a transition model before the pickup relocation?

Thanks Steve, much appreciated!

And yes, you're right, the first '59 DC's joined at the end of the fretboard like the DC Juniors do, this one still has the 'Les Paul Special' silk screen on the headstock too though, so i'm wondering if, as you say this was a batch of transitional models and was one of the last to get the neck P90 in the 'old' location because, as you know, by '60 the fretboard extended over the body like we see here.

Jez6345789 · May 2019

Just out of interest with the neck crack do you use a thin wicking type super glue or just normal wood glue hot hide fish bones etc.

or if trade secret say nothing just interested

IvisonGuitars · May 2019

A '59 DC TV Yellow with black guard in NOS finish shipping out to Mike today...

sawyer · May 2019

Perfect!

IvisonGuitars · May 2019

sawyer said:

Perfect!

Thanks @Sawyer!

I've been working on a custom order today, this one is going to be Matt Black Relic, powered by a Gibson '57 Classic Plus humbucker, aged hardware, celluloid guard and black top hat knobs....while I was laying down the black, the traditionalist in me recoiled while the luthier in me said "OH YEAH"!!!

I think i'm going to have to do one for myself too....

Philly_Q · May 2019

IvisonGuitars said:
I've been working on a custom order today, this one is going to be Matt Black Relic, powered by a Gibson '57 Classic Plus humbucker, aged hardware, celluloid guard and black top hat knobs....while I was laying down the black, the traditionalist in me recoiled while the luthier in me said "OH YEAH"!!!

Black and a humbucker? Sounds good to me.

IvisonGuitars · July 2019

Hi all, Plenty going on here at the minute, some builds in progress plus i've had a couple of nice vintage guitars in for refrets and set ups.

This '61 SG Special came in for a refret, but first needed the truss rod freed off...

An old friend returned for a little fretwork too - this was the '59 DC I took the measurements and neck profile from for my own DC builds:

And then, in conjunction with my pal @rexter, a conversion job on a vintage Greco....the right way around IMO too...Tune-o-Matic to Wrap Tail!

First we plug the old holes...

Sand them flat...

Drill and insert the bushes,

String up and test!

Then it was shipped back to Jon who's going to finish it in aged goldtop using the proper vintage bronze powders. Really looking forward to seeing this one completed.

I also happened across some BEAUTIFUL straight grained Indian Rosewood recently (check out the colour!) which I'm currently turning into fretboards for upcoming orders...

That's it for now

guitars4you · July 2019

^^^^^^ - some nice boards there - I like the 2nd from the bottom ( 'A string' if you imagine those necks as 4 strings on a bass )

IvisonGuitars · July 2019

guitars4you said:

^^^^^^ - some nice boards there - I like the 2nd from the bottom ( 'A string' if you imagine those necks as 4 strings on a bass )

Yeah, the two middle ones are my favs

IvisonGuitars · July 2019

Just finishing up 2 '59 DC bodies, both are exact vintage spec routes and roundovers. Just imaging that 'Cathedral' grain under Cherry Red nitro.....

Philly_Q · July 2019

Wow. I should know this, but do the '59 bodies have a bigger edge radius than the '58 ones?

IvisonGuitars · July 2019

Philly_Q said:

Wow. I should know this, but do the '59 bodies have a bigger edge radius than the '58 ones?

Yes, the first DC's had the same radius as the Single Cut's but by early '59 they had been given a much gentler, more comfy roundover

hoops · July 2019

Didn't expect to see pics of my old Greco here but just want to say in public how pleased I am with the brilliant job Neil has done on this guitar. Is being sprayed with the gold powders today by Rexter Guitars and needless to say I am quite excited to see the finished product.

guitars4you · July 2019

hoops said:

Didn't expect to see pics of my old Greco here but just want to say in public how pleased I am with the brilliant job Neil has done on this guitar. Is being sprayed with the gold powders today by Rexter Guitars and needless to say I am quite excited to see the finished product.

show us pics when done - Will it be aged or 'perfect' - Will be interesting to see the 'shade' of gold top when done

rexter · July 2019

I'm guilty of absenteeism here lately, so as a start to rehabilitating myself to life in TFB society I seem to have been given a green light to spam this thread

Hope you don't mind Neil?

Before I do, like Clive said, Neil did a great job on this and is of course THE MAN. Also thanks to a couple of other fretboard legends @SteveRobinson who was kind enough to send me these Crescent Bronze powders gratis last year - thanks Steve! - and painting genius @Lamf37 who has hipped me to a future supplier. Thanks everyone.

If it seems like I'm moving quickly on this one today don't be fooled. Clive would be well within his rights to curse me as it's taken a good few months to get to this point. I'm sorting my life out now!

After 2 coats of Cres Bronze 256 mixed into my nitro binder and binding scraped: (excuse mess)