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I swapped some parts on the pickups I wound as they were cheap aliexpress p90 kits and it showed, think ive only used the bobbins and pole pieces now. The bridge is now 8k, Alnico 3, brass baseplate. Neck is 7.8k, Alnico 2, nickel baseplate. The 50/52mm spacing on them aligns perfectly
Headstock looks a little small because of the border. I think i prefer the longer version of this shape I used on my acoustic. I'm not sure the big button grovers are right for this, it's giving King Charles vibes.
I'm very happy with the rest.
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I'm happy with how it's turned out. Especially considering I started with some woods I have been avoiding for this test. An overly heavy body blank and low grade maple top.
The top has popped nicely with finish, and I think the level of flame works well with the other decoration. The chambering has helped with the weight as the whole thing weighs 8lb 3oz - I think that is more than reasonable for this style of build.
It's added up to a lot more than the sum of it's parts.
I'm just waiting on some knobs from eBay. I was going to make some, but spotted these inlaid rosewood ones. I think they could work well on this, maybe slightly reshaped and with a dot or top stripe added
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Is it a coincidence that I have seen 2 other well known UK builders post progress shots of inset top builds in the last couple of weeks???
Not the first time, i'm sure it won't be the last.
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We all borrow from established designs and we will all be influenced by cool ideas we see.
I'm okay with that. It may just be that I share similar influences to those builders, or they have subconsciously been influenced without realising where from.
I look forward to seeing what others do with the concept.
I was once accused of stealing someone's designs, but I know I didn't as I had never seen them. I was able to show lots of sketches to show how I had merged a few ideas and come up with something similar though
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