Members chancey77 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Members Report Posted January 3, 2013 Imagine if you had an airbrush I got nothing to add to the tutorial though as far as questions. I know!!!! Santa is on my naughty list this year!!! I was good all year!! Arghhhhh:) Quote
Trox Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 This thread is great. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Looking forward to seeing the completed pics. Hi Hawgman, Nice to see you back with the living; how are you Tor Quote Tor Workshop machines: TSC 441 clone/Efka DC1550, Dürkopp-Adler 267-373/Efka DC1600, Pfaff 345-H3/Cobra 600W, Singer 29K-72, Sandt 8 Ton clicking machine, Alpha SM skiving unit, Fortuna 620 band knife splitting machine. Old Irons: Adler 5-27, Adler 30-15, Singer 236W-100
Trox Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 I know!!!! Santa is on my naughty list this year!!! I was good all year!! Arghhhhh:) Hi Chancey77, Nice thread and good work. I am planning to do a Guitar myself. Did you plan this to be your 777 post? Tor Quote Tor Workshop machines: TSC 441 clone/Efka DC1550, Dürkopp-Adler 267-373/Efka DC1600, Pfaff 345-H3/Cobra 600W, Singer 29K-72, Sandt 8 Ton clicking machine, Alpha SM skiving unit, Fortuna 620 band knife splitting machine. Old Irons: Adler 5-27, Adler 30-15, Singer 236W-100
Members chancey77 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Members Report Posted January 4, 2013 This thread is great. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Looking forward to seeing the completed pics. No sweat Hogman!! Quote
FHL FERG Posted January 5, 2013 Report Posted January 5, 2013 Bitchin! Thanks for the great article man! Anyone tried this on an accoustic? I'm curious how it effects the sound? Quote FTM-PTB
Members chancey77 Posted January 5, 2013 Author Members Report Posted January 5, 2013 Bitchin! Thanks for the great article man! Anyone tried this on an accoustic? I'm curious how it effects the sound? Wrapping an acoustic absolutely KILLS it....Looks real cool, but if you actually play it plugged in or mic'ed it is a dead instrument. Elvis and Buddy Holly both used their guitars as props more than an actual instrument....IT DOES LOOK AWESOME!!!!! Quote
Members Sylvia Posted January 5, 2013 Members Report Posted January 5, 2013 Anyone tried this on an accoustic? I'm curious how it effects the sound? Chancy is right. In order for an acoustic to project sound, the top must vibrate. This is why some "cheap" guitars sound horrid. The bracing inside the inside under the face of the guitar dampens the vibrations, the more bracing... the less the top vibrates. Putting a leather cover directly on a guitar like this would turn it into a decoration... completely worthless to a musician. Electric guitars on the other hand rely on the pick ups, (actually the interference of the vibrating string over the magnetic field created by the pick ups) to make the sound. That is why wrapping an electric does nothing to it's sound. Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members Sylvia Posted January 5, 2013 Members Report Posted January 5, 2013 Well, dang. Ha ha ha.... just go down to the nearest pawn shop and buy yourself an inexpensive electric and give it a go. (a $20 cheapo) Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members chancey77 Posted January 6, 2013 Author Members Report Posted January 6, 2013 I was blown out of he water and all my misconceptions of wrapping a guitar in leather when it was all said and done the first time. As long as the Bridge is mounted directly to the wood through the leather then all of the sustain is still there in an electric. Believe me we tested against many of our tele's to make sure we weren't being fooled:) I am tempted and I will wrap an acoustic guitar one day, but I think maybe as long as you glue the leather to the acoustic guitar which MOST PEOPLE would never want; It would still be ok. But if it isn't tight enough and is more like a zipper style wrap it will dull the sound quite a lot. Here is an update:) I can't wait o see it with all the Chrome and Rosewood!!!!!! Quote
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