Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Short Horned Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar








Finished this instrument last week. Back is mahogany. Top is flamed maple. Neck is maple with"padauk" stringers. Etched inlay of lady with a banner on ebony fingerboard. The neck join is a tight mortise and tennon which goes all the way to tremolo cavity ~8 inches. This tight joint aids sustain due the great neck to body contact. Gold hardware. Very unique electronics package. 3 humbucker modes and 6 single coil operation modes (see diagram) The toggle on the body is a 6 position "free-way" switch (one side is the 3 humbucker modes which switch is tilted outward, and when tilted inward there are 3 single coil positions), the tone knobs pull out to switch from inner coils to outer coils when in single coil mode. A couple of the photos are before stringing up because it shows the top wood etc off better. Note the unique 5 holes on each side of the top - something a little different than traditional 'F" holes.

TEXAS