chancey77

Nope he hasnt ordered it yet:( Not My Bike, Not My Problem: hahaha

I made a couple Pickguards for my buddy Tavo from the http://www.thenocturnebrain.com/. He has some pretty cool guitars and a lot of custom ones, and Gretsch Guitars. We are currently working together on a project for a new pedal he is designing that includes some custom leather! I am very excited about that! Anyway...Here is the Pickguards I made him for his LaCabronita Custom Rutters Knotty Pine guitar. One of them stretched out during tooling it and I sent it to him anyway; just in case he found something it might work on...and it fit his Bass:) COOL! He wasn't wild about me putting "Tavonita" on it at first but it has grown on him as he understands the joke now:) hahahaha Anyone who speaks some slang spanish will understand..... Anyway more to come I have been very, very busy with guitar stuff lately.

No there is no plexi...just a shot of Clear Laq. I was thinking I was going to do a LOT more leather on this guitar but sometimes simple is just enough, especially with that beautiful piece of Walnut. I wish the PICS did it even slight justice! The danish oil really looks great and deep! Scott brought back some Jewelers Punches from the USA last month and gave them to me so that is what I used to make the border. And since you are as much, if not more of a guitar nerd as I am here is the electronic specs; LORD KNOWS WE LOVE THE DIRTY DETAILS! hahaha String gauges are 11-14-18-28-38-50 Dunlop 6105 fret wire. Switch is wired to traditional Esquire specs. Full forward enables volume control with a preset treble roll off (via two .05uF ceramic capacitors, and one 3.3k resistor), middle position enables volume and tone controls (via one .047uF Sprague Orange Drop capacitor), and full back enables volume control only with a tone circuit bypass.

Sounds like a good way to use old beer:) hahahahaha

Thanks Bill!! Ya ok I just got off the phone with the tannery. They said they have several different oil and veg tan types some with much less oil content percentage and told me they do have what I need. I am so happy to buy a skin for 130€ that locally I would be charged 400€ for. Tandy would be 250€. I was just a bit shocked when I took out the samples:) But they are sending me new samples of what I am looking for. Very helpful and fast on shipping! I got the sample in 2 days. The leather they sent with more oil content took dye very well and tooled wonderfully it just took a lot more water to case than the other stuff I have been using. And the biggest difference was the Kip. But it seems all sorted now!!! Thanks again Bill!!! Chancey

For as long as I can remember I have been using Veg Tan or at least what I thought was Veg Tan.I just received the samples direct from the Tannery I found that specializes in Veg Tan only...But It is VERY OILY front and BACK; and it doesn't take water nearly as well. obviously because of the oils used to tan the hide.It seems to take water I guess ok and dye, but the leather I have been so used to feels like velvet on the back and is much lighter in color and takes the water instantly.AM I MISSING SOMETHING???Very confused right now:)Does anybody know what is up with this?What should I be looking for? The one I have been using is on top in the pictures and the other 2 are the samples.Is it just dry, or is it something else entirely?I could see that the quality is MUCH better, in teh new samples, they also seem much stiffer.....HHHHMMMMM??!?!?!?!?

Well THE TRAIL BLAZER IS ALL DONE here it is before the studio shots and the custom strap that is in the works. This guitar will be for sale with shipping world wide! Golden Age Vintage Pickup Compensated Saddles Pull off fender ashtray Gotoh Vintage tuners 9.5 neck radius with med jumbo frets (2 day re-shape and fret from the original 6 radius) Bone Nut 10 coats of Danish Oil and Beeswax (2weeks of sanding and oiling) Custom Leather Carved War Bonnet Pickguard by Chancey77 Custom Leather. Comes also with a Chancey77 Custom leather strap. Set up with 11's with a 53 low E Ready to Rock!!!!!! If someone is interested in and would like larger strings let me know we will set it up for 12 or 13's. 1400€ with hard shell case. +shipping

It is fine! Just put them on! Everyone who owns a guitar approaches it in different ways...they baby the guitar and turn their belt to the side so they don't get buckle rash...or they like the abuse the guitar gets from being used...like myself! I don't care about buckle rash of dings or dents it is just part of the life of the guitar, and like my hammer it is just a tool, not a collectors item to look at on the wall, but an instrument that is meant to be abused and played! Usually the strap is taken off and put in the case or folded on the backside of the guitar while still attached in a soft gig bag... SO CONCHO IT UP! If the client wants it then give them what they want...that is MY RULE!

I did it for George:) I got my hands full with guitars not seats right now:) waiting for our new button for guitars and stuff:)

Hell ya cool!!!! Glad I am not the only person who carves the bottoms:)

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OK SOMEONE GIVE THE GOOD OLE BOY SOME REAL ANSWERS! 1st is the mounting bolts on the Pan? I see the bolts for the swing arm but not the springs! So get those wielded in first and clean up those sloppy wields. after that;; Foam: get some black closed cell foam or even the kind of foam used in gym matts, but it needs to be a closed cell no matter what. Home Depot should have some 1/2"-1" closed cell for wrapping pipes with normally sold in 4x8 sheets. 1. Spray glue or Contact Glue on the foam and leave it bigger than the pan at first after it is glued on take an old sharp knife and cut off the extra foam. Get yourself a sanding drum paddle thing that goes on a drill and round off the edges and shape the foam. like in this link.... http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=39248 2.Make your leather pattern 1cm larger than the pan after the foam is on. Do this for the bottom as well, but I tend to leave the bottom ruff cut much bigger until it is dyed/stained/oiled and ready to glue on. 3. Do your tooling or whatever you want on the top piece, then contact cement the top on and the bottom and then use a pair of shears or heavy scissors to cut the bottom to the shape of the top pattern.... Punch holes for lace or sew it together however he wants it..... If you really don't want to do it...JUST MAIL IT TO ME:) I'll do the job for ya;) Any more questions? It is easy as falling off the bar stool! A saddle guy like you should have no problem I know but working out of your element even for me can be stressful and I think it is better to ask than to not ask! I hope this helps a bit! Good Luck!!!!! Or MAIL IT TO ME:)

I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! I am dancing a jig right now! Thanks sooooooooo much!!! I bow to your magical powers! I have tons of new stuff to post there:) COMING SOON!

So, We are on our knees praying to the grand magical Leatherworker.net wizards that during this new update and server upgrade that it is possible to add a new button and category for MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES!!!! PLEASE, please please! Guitars,Drums,Straps,Pickguards,Amp Covers,Drum Stools,Instrument Cases, just to name a few that I can think off the top of my head that would go there in a second. Finding these things in OTHER SPECIALTIES is very strange for many of us and I think there is quite a lot of us here that do those kinds of special jobs...besides "Music is what makes the world go 'round"..... I LIVE FOR IT, BY IT ,ON IT! It rules everything I do from the moment I wake up and even when I am asleep at night....Making MUSIC,Listening to Music, MAKING THINGS THAT ARE MUSICAL...and even better with LEATHER!!!! SO I beg to the GODS OF THIS WORLD WIDE WEB INTERSPACE GALAXY INTERNET BEST SITE IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!!!!! Please allow us a new Specialty Button:) Musical Instruments and Accessories.....just under Motorcycle Gear would be REAL KILLER!!!!! LOLOLOL...SERIOUSLY! WE LOVE YOU, AS WE KNEEL AND ARE HUMBLED BY YOUR MAJIC POWERS:) Thank you, thank you, thank you! Elvis Has Left The Building;) Your Faithful Follower, Chancey BTW THAT IS ME WITH THE LEATHER STAGECOACH TELE ROCKING OUT!!!!!!

Finally yesterday we got some real shots of the Stage Coach Robbery Tele for the web site done! Also I managed to finally get around to making the strap for this tele as well! So here is its premiere!