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E, As we PM'd you know that I'm in for doing this build with you. A local high school technology teacher, a former student in my department at Ball State, has been working with the Purdue guitar building course and workshops. He has a few CNC bodies and I'm gonna buy a single cutaway body with neck ...

Eben, I don't know one electric body from another. Here's a strat body offered on eBay, time almost up. 230323371423 Price now is $31. There is a thinline body, similar to yours, but different routings, up in 5 days, starting bid of $49, no bids so far. 170299850734 That's the one I'd like to bid on...

Eben, I've been wanting to build one; even started one with some curly ash. It didn't glue right, so I stopped, but still have the ash. I never had a plan, nor have I the first glimmer of understanding of the electronics. I'll follow along, and try to buy the parts as I go. I think I bought a neck q...

Zdenko!

What a fantastic piece of work! How many hours are in that project? Are you serious that that is home video?

Thanks for sharing that!

Jim

Good luck with your heart tests, Brian. I remember those days, weeks, and even months of dread myself. Worked out fine in the end. I'm still alive and kicking about 15 years after open-heart surgery. That procedure is the extreme, of course. What I'm trying to say, my friend, is that there is so muc...

Randy,

Very nice!!! That rosewood top reminds me of some old antique instrument, which is in direct contrast to the pickups! Should be an amazing looking guitar.

Jim

E, I'm in! I have already cut down the honey locust tree, which was stimulated by the other BYB in some other ethernet. And some walnut for accents. But since the nearest I can come to a top is some Eastern red cedar (and that might no longer be available) I've been thinking of a resonator guitar. T...

Hey, Ron,

Just caught up on this thread. Good to hear from you and see this great build!

Jim