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Resonator
The National 12-fret black resonator I bought over the weekend.
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2011
Mom with baby carriage and dolls
A photo of my mom, from when she was 2 years, 8 months old, with her baby carriage and dolls. Hand...
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Uploaded on Nov 12, 2011
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Map
Off with the top
I had Northeast Tree out today to remove the spruce tree in my front yard that was leaning...
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Uploaded on Oct 14, 2011
Cutting the branches
So to remove a spruce like this, the pros climb the tree, cutting off the branches as they go, and then cut off pieces of trunk on the way back down.
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Uploaded on Oct 14, 2011
Leaf
Setup completed
I checked the neck bow and nut height. They were close enough. The strings were too low, so...
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Uploaded on Sep 3, 2011
Working!
This is the only photo I took on Friday night. I was distracted by having dropped a couple of the...
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Uploaded on Sep 3, 2011
Five strings on
In my enthusiasm to finish this project, I put on five of the strings before thinking that maybe I...
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Uploaded on Sep 3, 2011
Assembled
At this point, I think all I need to do is put on some strings and start playing. Little do I know...
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Uploaded on Sep 3, 2011
Soldering done
I've peeled back the braid on the wire from the humbucker neck pickup and soldered it to the back...
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Uploaded on Sep 3, 2011
Output jack
It was tricky figuring out for the first time how to work this into position, but it's in. Probably...
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Uploaded on Sep 3, 2011
Wires
Ever wonder what was behind the control-plate on a telecaster? It looks a lot like this. Note the...
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Uploaded on Sep 3, 2011
Saddles off, bridge in
Wires in place for the bridge pup, I can screw it down. Turns out I won't get a good ground and...
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Uploaded on Sep 3, 2011
Neck pickup in
Got the neck pickup installed in the pickguard, and it feels like it's getting closer. But since...
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Uploaded on Sep 3, 2011
Bridge pickup together
Note that on the six-saddle bridge, the screw-holes for mounting the bridge are beneath the...
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Uploaded on Sep 3, 2011
Neck on
Bolting on the neck is a nice easy start to the process. Of course neck screws and plate are one of the last things I remembered to buy.
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Uploaded on Sep 3, 2011
Pile of Parts
Everything needed (except strings and tools) to make a Telecaster
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Uploaded on Sep 3, 2011
lamp (a luminaire, technically)
One of the deco-style mogul-base torchere-style luminaires I bought when I was decorating my bedroom.
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Uploaded on Jun 18, 2011
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