Froghunter Posted August 24, 2008 Author Report Posted August 24, 2008 (edited) That looks great. What color is the guitar? Do you glue it on or just screw it on? ArtS Art, I have NO idea what color the guitar is! We talked, he said go for it, I did.....Hopefully it will look good! The leather is actually laminated to the original pickguard, so it will attach with the original screws. I'll post pictures of theguitar next week after delivery. Edited August 24, 2008 by Froghunter Quote ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pounding on dead animal flesh, who woulda Thunk it!
Froghunter Posted August 24, 2008 Author Report Posted August 24, 2008 Froggy, Bro, first off, very cool work.... if I owned an ax... I would love that to adorn it... Secondly..... My bro brought me his bass a few months ago so i could replace the internal electronics... everything, the pickups, the rheostats, the jack, everything, and putty up the old holes in the wood and drill new ones to fit a new pick guard he brought. I still have it sitting here because I have been waiting for a part since he dropped it off... but... me being a leather freak, I offered to do some leather work for it... and he promptly turned me down reasoning that he has "burned" himself on the finish when playing, and figured that leather would have more friction than the smooth finish and pick guard and would cause worse burns.... makes sence... Have you gotten to talk to you buddy about the pick guard? Would you ask him about this for me please. This is going onto a rhythm guitar, not a bass right? I dont think there would be much difference but I dont play either so i would not know. I see you pre made the holes for the screws, are you going to use conventional flush mount screws to mount this? or something different? Thanks bro. Hmmmm, no clue. I have been playing for years and never had a "burn" from the finish. I guess it would depend on the players style. I'll ask him, and let ya know! I guess if that was a real concern, you could coat it with a clear fill epoxy to make it smooth....just a thought. I've done that with carved leather floor tiles to keep them for getting worn, might work..... Quote ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pounding on dead animal flesh, who woulda Thunk it!
Roger Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 i really like that! looks like you got some pretty good depth out of the thin leather. Quote
Members TraditionalTools Posted August 25, 2008 Members Report Posted August 25, 2008 I was asked to make a leather pick guard for a friend and I got a chance to throw one together today. The only direction I was given was that he wanted something with an oriental flair. I think the Koi is perfect.I took the original plastic guard and laminated some 1oz calfskin on it then tooled it up. I haven't had a chance to dye and finish it yet, maybe tomorrow after work, but here it is, let me know what you think. Very nice, I like it.Never gave much thought to a leather pick guard, but I instantly thought about making one when I saw this...nice! Cheers, TT Quote
Members kagekeeper Posted August 25, 2008 Members Report Posted August 25, 2008 all looks great..i especially like the blue in the eyes really makes them pop. since its not the right thickness..perhaps try to find an unusable guitar, put it on that one and display it in store would be a REAAL eye catcher Quote
Members lindatt Posted August 27, 2008 Members Report Posted August 27, 2008 That is beautiful!!! Quote
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