Tis a Family Affair

Bye Bye Foxy Roxy..

Well, rather amazingly I managed to rout out the body for The Tatty Adonis One without going all the way thru and out of the back. I had a couple of slight issues, but finding that turning the power up makes it work faster, was a big bonus. As was putting the cutty bit (technical talk) at the right height so that it took everything away rather than hollowing the guitar out and leaving the top untouched. Couldn't do that again if I tried, mind.

Less goodly so to learn was that going faster makes small errors into big mistakes, but such is life. The router bit I have doesn't seem to want to go into the corners so I'll need to either wait for reinforcements or sort out the edges with a file or something before the pickup will fit, but all in all not so bad.

Obviously, I will also need a scratchplate, and I've got a nice HH one coming which will be the routers next job. That should be here tomorrow I think.

I must admit I am thinking that it may be a tad safer to have a router with an on/off switch that works, but then it is all part of the charm of the thing.

Assuming the scratchplate arrives, next step is to tidy up the holes in the body and then rout the Jazzmaster pup hole in the scratchplate. Once they fit together it is probably time to break out the bronze paint again.

As for my templates, I'm going to have a play with the pickup and neck ones on some scrap wood today, as being able to do them might come in handy one day.

I am also be-saddened to see The Foxy Roxy One is off to the Scottish Home For Retired Jookies, and joining The Lulu, Porn Shop, Iceblink, Beaton and Bye Bye Buy Ones in the fair hands of the rather nifty and popular combo that is Gorman. Though in the Australian branch I guess in a few weeks time. Hopefully, it will hold it's own in such aloof company.

All of which means that my whining about not having guitars to play is getting worse, so I should get my finger out and make some more I think.

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