Remember The Tickled Pink One? Well, Here We Go Again...

Well, a few years ago The Tickled Pink One was sent around the country in a sponsored daisy-chain of a pass-the-parcel.

You can read all about it HERE if you don't remember.

Anyway, it looks like we'll be doing it again in 2016, with the Gimme Shelter Tour seeing the fine folks at The Fretboard Forum raising some money for Shelter.

This time we are limited to 25 people passing that there parcel, so if you are interested CLICK HERE and join the fun.

The guitar will be something swish, build pictures will come over the next few weeks :)

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A Sort of Homecoming

Well, The Tickled Pink One arrived back in the little kingdom of Jook, which was a fine sort of homecoming, and I'm only a tad gutted that I can't really play it or more than a couple of minutes as the ol' gal deserves so much more.

And I must say it is in very good condition already, I think Liam's expert packing helped, and the chaps must  have looked after it well, so I really don't have much to do at all, other than to moon over it.

The really nice thing is that we'd put a book in so that all the peeps who took part could sign it and say a bit about it. That is a bit special, and certainly adds a nice touch and I forgot how many people had had their paws on it, so it is good to be able to read it. Whoever ends-up owning this 'un will be lucky methinks.

But it is off to Burnley tomorrow for the auction, fingers crossed the drinks flow hard and the bidding gets silly...

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Smorgaborgadooandadah

Peter and the amazing dancing TPO

Well, despite the attentions of pukey brats, I managed to get a wee bit done as far as The Black Russian One goes and am hopeful that it will be fettled and sweet by week's end. I'm slightly desperate to hear the pickups and play the rather lush ebony 'boarded neck, but then, aren't I always?

Not too much to do other than to pull it together, so that is looking cool.

As for other things, if tinnitus allows (every child needs a nickname) I'm planning on continuing the finish of The Hartlepool One. Marc up there in Mojoland will have the Gold Foil pickups ready in a week or so, and I really want to be ready to go. The finish on this is similar to The Shonky One, and is a bit protracted by my standards - that had 42 coats to make it look so 'natural', and I expect this will be close too.

I've been playing around with some other combinations and there is a lot of scope for mayhem methinks. It is going to be pretty and cool.

Other than that, I am totally behind on my emails. Mentioning Custom Jookies has somehow turned into lots of enquiries, but I'll get back to everybody that didn't bore me too much in the next day or so.

But The Tickled Pink One is coming home today and needs to be away to Burnley tomorrow, so that will top the list when it gets here, I guess.

Oh, and we're into the final 24 hours of the bidding war for the TPO - the fotos are of it in action at the weekend in the Glasgow vacinity...how cool is that. Don't let it slip thru your donnies...go take a punt HERE.

You nose it makes senses.

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And Now...The End Is Neeeeaaarrr....

Well, I'm almost feeling a wee bit tenderhooked today, as I know that The Tickled Pink One is leaving on the last leg of the journey before it arrives back in Jookyland tomorrow.

Mainly worried that on recent form it won't arrive in a single box.

But, tomorrow it should be here for a final fettle before it disappears back oop north to Burnley and the auction and Andrew and Lesley's wedding on the 23rd.

And I should remind you that if you do fancy making a bid or this rather lovely and road worn in every sense guitar, you can still make a 'sealed bid' as long as it reaches me here by 7am on Wednesday the 20th February 2013 by following THESE instructions.

It is all going to a fantastic cause in Breast Cancer Care and a lot of people have put the effort in - so even a couple of quid would make a difference.... You can still donate Here of course, even if you don't want the guitar....

By the way, the pictures are from Peter's part of the tour where The Tickled Pink One kept some strange company. Though that van is definitely Jooky...



Oh, I'd really like to commemorate all of this with an Official Tour T Shirt, but can't quite get my head around it. If anybody fancies designing one drop me an email Here.

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Come Tickle A Pink 'Un

Well, I'd love to report that the bids for The Tickled Pink One are flowing in, but I'd be lying, and there is no point in that.

So if you fancy a one-off, hand built piece of gorgeous Telecaster La Cabronita-ness, swamp ash body, unique finish, Mojo TV Jones sized P90 and Ye Olde Wiring Loom, this could be a great opportunity, never mind a great way to support a fantastic cause. It's a once in a lifetime thing, like West Brom doing the double over Liverpool. You can tell you grandkiddies all about it and they will never believe it for a minute.

Anyway, in other news, The Black Russian One is back on the theoretical workbench, with some sanding to fit the neck nicely and a few other bits and bobbins lined up to get it finally fettled.  This is going to be pretty cool and I can't wait to hear what Andy thinks when he finally gets it.

Other than that, I broke out the drill so that the neck can be properly fixed on The Siren Song One and after that there really is very little else to do. It's pretty cool how quick this one happened. It is like that sometimes, even if it doesn't feel like it. And I know it is sad, but I'm loving the fabric 'binding' around the edges.

On the Siren I've gone for some of Mojo Pickups new range of relic/aged parts, and I think I have found my perfect strap pin in the shape of their Gotoh ones. Nice and heavy and looking good, can't ask for much more than that. The rusted ash tray bridge is cool too, so I've swapped out the Wilkinson one and gone with that and a set of equally aged tuners too. Lovely. (Can't quite believe I wrote that I have a favourite strap pin - sheesh.)

But the Tickled Pink One, show me your F£$%^& money. I'll say no more for now.

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Your Chance To Own The Tickled Pink One - Spread The Word

Well, the Tickled Pink One has only days before it is auctioned at Andrew Robinson's wedding on the 23rd February, and as promised, even if your invite never quite made it, you can still place a bid to own this remarkable guitar, that will be sealed and opened on the big night.

We've already had a couple of bids, but if you would like to have a punt yourself, all you need to do is send us:

1. Your Name:

2. Your Address:

3. Your Telephone Number: (Preferably one where you can be reached on the evening of the 23rd February)

4. Your Bid.

To info@jooky.co.uk, and we'll do the rest.

The Bids will be printed and posted to Andrew, to be opened on his wedding night, or maybe at the reception if that proves too busy, and therefore must arrive in Jookyland by 7am on Wednesday 20/02/13 to be valid - so don't delay, seize the moment etc.

If you are lucky enough to be the highest bidder, the Tickled Pink One will be sent by courier in a nice tweed case, along with a Diary signed by all the guitarists who have taken part in the journey. There will also be some pretty pictures.

As the winning bidder you will be expected to pay the dosh via the Tickled Pink JustGiving page HERE within 48 hours.

If the winning bidder turns out to be a shyster and not good for the dosh, the second highest bidder will then be asked to step up to the plate, whilst we gather the mob and light their torches, sharpen their pitchforks etc.

And if you don't want the guitar, that is fine, you are still more than welcome to help Breast Cancer Awareness by donating some dosh HERE

Thanks to everybody that has taken part in getting this guitar around the country - there have been many an above-and-beyond tale to tell, and of course many many thanks to Julian Longhurst without whom it probably wouldn't have gotten much further than Gordano Services on the M5 just outside Portishead. You're a star man...

THE BIDDING IS OPEN

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So Much To Thank you For

Well, I managed to get The Mysterio One fettled and what a joy to play it is. Loving the neck, loving the wiggle note bits and the sound is simply dee & vine. Tidy indeed.

I also had a little box turn up from Steve at Manchester Guitar Tech (or maybe it is Steve, the Manchester Guitar Tech) as he has given me an old Audition guitar, which is basically one of those Teisco-made 60s or 70s pieces of exotica, made in Japan sold in Woolworths. Ah, who would ever have thought Woolworths would fall before the Empire of the Rising Sun?

Not quite sure what to do with it yet - but I do love the little touches like the body shape, the zero fret and the binding on the neck. Light as a feathery thing too.

Being a helpfilled kinda chap, Steve has also given me some pointers on how best to do the finish on The Babylon Blue One when I get to it - he is the go-to-chap for Nitro-in-a-can, especially if you want all those old Fender and Gibson faves. Check him out Here if you haven't already...

In fact yesterday was a decent day in the end, with the icing sugar on the cherry on the top of the meringue, clotted cream, sponge fingers and marmite was this rather wonderful video thing Eriktheweary put together, direct from Halley Berry.

OK, Halesowen, not sure what I was thinking of there.

Anyway, he did it to tell the story so far of The Tickled Pink One's journey. Still plenty of time to spend a few bob on a good cause Here. All you need is love and all that and the kids can wear those leaky shoes for another week. Stump up time.

 

Today though - snow ploughs permitting, should see the arrival of the bodies for The Shonky and Hartlepool Ones, which I am seriously looking forward to in a pacy-up-pacy-down like one of The Duchess of York's chaps.

I can't quite remember what I was planning for either, so it is jolly good I wrote about it on here, or maybe I'll just make it up all over again. It's the best bit anywaysup.

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On The Sidelines Again

Well, another sick child stops play today - I swear they conspire - but I'm in limbo until the pickup rings arrive for The Chi Chi One anyway, and as Marcy Mojo has entrusted The Fallen One's innards to Herpes, there is nothing doing for a couple of days there either.

It was nice to see Rob over the water in Maesteg introducing The Tickled Pink One to some friends yesterday Here, and I was intrigued by the semi-acoustic, so asked him about it. I wasn't sure what it was - a 339 or maybe a Dot or something. It looked nice anyway, and I was thinking the usual...maybe...

Only then did it dawn on me that I had sold it him. (ahem).

Slightly emb, has to be said.

One thing I'm spending a bit of time on at the moment is having a plot and a plan for the new year. I want to change things a wee bit (again) as it keeps life interesting and well, because it keeps things interesting. That is it really, truly and however madly.

I'm not deep though, never call me deep.

One of the things will be to have a proper web site and maybe (shock and awe) allow people to pre-order guitars. I know, it'll never catch on. Actually, I'm still not sure how that would work, so we'll have to see.

Also, there will be oodles lots of other really cool stuff that I can't mention here, mainly as I haven't worked it out yet. Though obviously it will be pretty amazing stuff and you will be able to say you knew about it first. You will be so verily popular, get invited to parties, drink to excess and wake-up with another chap's wife and there we are.

I think that sums things up quite nicely.

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Introducing: The Tickled Pink One

Well, I'm pleased to introduce to you, the rather rarefied and gorgeously pretty of spirit, The Tickled Pink One. A guitar that is destined for great things as it travels the country, clutched by musos-a-plenty and generally bashed and picked, twiddled and tapped, arpeggioated and strummed, and all in a great cause.

But first the basics, it is:

1. A Jookified homage to the Fender La Cabronita.

2. It has a swamp ash body that has been hand stained and hard waxed, with a delight-filled pink ribbon fabric top, thru which the lovely ashy grain peeps at you, coquettishly. This has then been bashed and battered, scraped and burned before suffering the final indignity of being pierced with a selection of rusty screws. And who hasn't had a night like that?

3. The neck is a rather lovely maple/rosewood job, with relicked Wilkinson tuners at the top and an aged plate and screws nailing it to the body at the other end.

4. The scratchplate is roughly cut from a 1960s Beatle record - 'All You Need Is Love' for the completists among you - which itself has been well screwed too.

5. The pickup is totally lush, being a P90 in a TV Jones size, that was handwound by the maker of the finest pickups within these shores, Marc Ransley at Mojo Pickups.

6. The wiring loom is again made by Marc Ransley, and features a one-off PIO capacitor that is bright pink and branded with the Tickled Pink One name.

7. Around the back the control cavity cover has been chopped from a plastic box, is a bit wobbly and features dish washer instructions that probably should now be ignored. Why, you may ask, well it is so you can see the pink cap by simply glancing down and moving your belly to one side. (Speaking for myself anyway).

8. To finish it off, a hard tail, thru body stringing and some glitzy Gretsch knobs make it look very-much-the-guitar-around-town. With the DR Handmade Neon Pink strings providing a certain something. (I can't quite imagine what at the moment).

As for sounds, well it may just boast a single pickup, but this has all the P90 grit and growl you'd hope for, yet cleans up beautifully, twanging like a twangy thing with a touch of reverb and generally being super cool and groovy.

And there it is.

Of course The Tickled Pink One is about a lot more than being a cool guitar, as it is destined to be auctioned for Breast Cancer Care next February, and is travelling around these shores through the clutches of some fine guitarists and maybe one or two that aren't very good, but have their heart in the right place. (That'd be me then).

So The Tickled Pink One, coming to a town near you, very soon.

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I Can Almost Taste It...

Well, The Tickled Pink One now features strings, if only a set of cheapies for an initial set-up, and sounds every bit as good as expected. I did some more work on the frets, so they are super shiny glassy now and there we are.

One slight drawback was that I managed to put the wrong strings in the wrong place, but it is quite pleasant sounding regardless, if a little wobbly at times.

Speaking of strings the rather excellent Paul at StringsDirect has donated some lovely strings to the cause, which will be very much appreciated as we go along, I think. Cheers to Paul for sorting that out, what a geezer.

As for other stuff, I think I spent longer fettling the neck on The Confused One yesterday than anything else, but the pickup is wired in now and gives a satisfying clang when I hit it with a monkey wrench. I also organised the missing bridge and neck plate, so they should be here by next week and the confusion will be at an end. Light dawns, enlightenment follows.

So all together the usual mix of solder, oil, scraped knuckles and something else I forget now.

As for today, well as Mr Mojo is rapidly winding and wiring a Dogear P90 and loom for it, I'm feeling the pressure and am planning to chop The Pearly Dewdrop One body out of a lump of wood. I can't hide anymore, put up or well, shush-yer-yapping-yaw, I expect.

Saying that, I think a little web site or blog for the Tickler might jump in front, but there we are.

It's tricky being so organised and productive.

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Closing Down The Pink

Well, I am so pleased with how The TV Dinner One has turned out, that I really can't keep me sticky little mitts off the thing. I've said it before, but there be something special about that Mojo boy's pickups. They are glorious.

But today I need to concentrate, as The Tickled Pink One needs to be finished.

In fact most of it was done last night and all that is left to do is a bit of soldering, put the strings on and then generally fettle it.

Team Jooky, in the shape of the bratskis, has helped me do most of this one, and Brat #1 is going to solder in the pickup later as his hand doesn't shake like what mine one does.

So an Introduction to look forward to there later with the wind at my back.

I also need to put up a wee web site/blog thing so that we can follow it's progress aroung the country (he says) as young Jools and his team are coming together nicely.

But there we are, all goodly stuff.

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Long For The Final Fur

Well, today proved to be a bit of a squib with rising damp. I finished everything on The Fallen One and it truly looks uber cool, but somehow managed to break it so now it gives a selection of battery-failing-fuzz noises and not a lot else.

Initial investigation was fruitless and I have a headache so it will have to wait for another day. I'm a little gutted in truth and had to console myself by playing my Jazzmaster, The Resurrected One and #2 brats Lightning Dragon, which I seem to play more than anything else at the moment. Maybe I am ready to try a Jaguar again.

As for other things, well I put the tuners on both The TV Dinner and Confused Ones and nailed their necks into place, so they are as done as they can be, and The Tickled Pink One is similarly spoodled. Just a case of waiting for the pickup and wiring deliveries and we'll be in clover.

Oh, I made a rear cavity cover for The Tickler out of a sandwich box, so that is see-thru and usefully has recycling and do-not-dishwash marks on it, which could save some disappointment along the way. I might have to make a stronger one to go with it as it is a bit floppy, but you'll be able to see Mr Mojo's Pink Cap shining thru so that is cool.

Not a sentence I ever expected to be writing.



There was something else I just can't remember what

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Love, Love, Love....

Well, a first instalment of parts arrived today, so other than staining the Fallen, I managed to put strap pins and bridges on to the others (remembering to drill ground wire holes handraulically), and an Esquire plate on The Confused One - think I'll leave that as plain black - and I have started to smother the 'plate for The TV Dinner One in bronze, with copper and acid to follow.

Got spanked on Scalextric by the six-year-old though, so it wasn't all good.

As far as The Tickled Pink One goes, I made holes in the Fab 4 scratchplate with an old soldering iron, chopped off the excess melted placcy stuff with a Stanley knife, and then screwed it to the body with old and rusty screws.

Somebody asked me whether I would be playing safe with the Tickled Pink One, so I think I probably am. I haven't even thought about setting it alight yet.

Though....nah. better not.

Anyway, I followed this with a nice circle of rusty screws all around the body as, well, I liked the idea and I'm pleased with how it turned out. Tis all good.

And that is about as far as I can go right now. I did forget a bridge for The Confused One, so I need to sort that out, and I'm still waiting for control plates, electrosockets and a few other bits, but they should be here tomorrow, as will the pickups and wiring from Marcy Mojo.

Another quick thank you, firstly to Marc at Mojo who has donated the pickup and loom for The Tickled Pink One, and to ESBlonde from Music Radar-land, who sent me some strings to go with the guitar on it's travels and £20 which has already hit the Just Giving page. It is really cool how many people are chipping in, in lots of ways, and long may it last. This is before there even is a guitar or we've started to get it moving around the country.

But there we go, the brat will be back at school the 'morrow, so hopefully I'll get tuners installed along with string trees and necks connecting to bodies. Oh, and I need to finish the finish on The Fallen One, that is pretty and cool too.

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Tears Dripping On The Horizon

Well, this sick-kid thing seems likely to be going on for a while, so the new router is going to have to stay in it's placcy case for a while yet, which is a shame as the plans I have.

*sigh*

I'm all enthused about The Pearly Dewdrop One again, for a start. This has always been going to be my Vox Teardrop tribute, with the right shape body, but a single P90 at the bridge and a CBSish big headed Strat neck.

I've said before that I've always loved the look of the Teardrop, but never played one that sounded (to me) very good, so it makes sense, as far as anything I do does.

So far due to a lots of reasons, it remains a dream. But maybe not for too long mucher.

Still tis better to think about what I can do, and with a bit of luck my parts bonanza will start to explode locally today and I can start pulling The Tickled Pink One together again.

Incidentally, thanks to Liam for the donation to the cause. it is all building up quite nicely methinks.

Until then though, I'm tweaking the finishes of both The TV Dinner and Confused Ones, doing some fret shining on The Fallen One and generally tarting around in between providing doses of Calprofen and tip tops.

Oh a Mother's work, tis never truly ever really finito'd

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Hello Playmates or The Kindness of Strangers

Well, sick kid stopped play today so I did a bit of the messy stuff that keeps this Jooky bandwagon (Arthur Askey, where are you now? Oh, a quick Google tells me he is dead. Oops) trundling along.

So a big massive large collection of parts are on the way and as Mr Mojo tells me a multitude of pickups and looms will be with me soon (he is using a courier called Herpes, which is a little irritating) well, I'm fast running out of excuses and am in serious danger of having to do something.

Other than that I had two nice surprises today, firstly the new router arrived and seems to work a little better. It plunges instead of plummets and just generally seems a little more predictable, which is a welcome change in my life, as it may well extend it somewhat.

The second was that an anonymous benefactor has given us a nice new hardcase for The Tickled Pink One to travel the highways and low-ways in. Which was a fine and noble great cool thing to do and is very much appreciated. The Pink Ribbon Around The UK thing is looking healthy too as more people keep on joining in, which is grand.

So plague-allowing, I will hopefully start to finish the finishing of a goodly selection of guitars in the very nearest..

Tomorrow is another day, after all. Well, unless you are Arthur Askey.

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The Tickled Pink Ribbon Relay

Well, I said we were going to try and do something a little extra as far as The Tickled Pink One goes, and it is game-on in that department over on the Music Radar Forum.

What a nice chap called Jules is organising over there (and you can read all about it by Clicking Here) is an Olympic Torch Style Relay where The Tickled Pink One gets passed from guitarist to another guitarist and hopefully makes it's merry way around the country, before arriving to be auctioned in February next year. I can't say I envy him the organisational task, but there are people signing up already so he is stuck with it now.

How this will hopefully raise a few bob is that everybody involved will donate a tenner or more to the Tickled Pink One Just Giving page Here. If you have already donated, you're in, of course. Just get in touch via the Music Radar Thread.

As for the auction, we'll be accepting sealed bids for the guitar that will be opened in February, but more on that later.

So if you fancy joining in, and better still you can gig the guitar or make a video or recording with it and generally 'add to the legend', all will be good and groovy.

Extra points if you can get it into the press or onto MTV or maybe Blue Peter, of course (well, a boy can dream).

Better still, if your next door neighbour is Johnny Marr, Slash, Eric Clapton or Pete Townsend and you can get a foto of them playing the guitar that would be lovely.

Actually, maybe not Pete Townsend, in the interests of keeping it in one piece.

Famous faces apart, we'll be showing fotos of everybody that gets involved as we go, so think of somewhere interesting to play it if you get the chance, or at least put some clothes on (I'm nicking Jools' best lines now, sorry mate.)

Given logistics, I'm guessing that not everybody who volunteers will actually be involved, so sooner you join up the better I expect.

So once more for luck, why not go Here and read all about it :o)

I don't normally ask this, but if you wouldn't mind forwarding on this lovely message to anybody that may be interested it would be lovely like.

Anyway, I think I'd err, better finish the guitar (ahem)

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Getting Closer: The Tickled Pink One

Well, things have trundled along quite nicely as far as The Tickled Pink One goes.

The ageing varnish has set and I must admit I'm rather pleased with how the thing is looking.

The mahogany stained ash body is pretty swish and I've spoodled and a polished the frets and neck, so all is good to go once the tuners and pickup/wiring from Marc arrive next week.








Young Marc at Mojo has sent me a foto of the pickup (TV Jones sized P90 - nice) along with a one-of-a-lifetime bright pink Tickled Pink Jooky Cap, which is rather cool even if nobody sees it.

But we'll know it is there, won't we?

Hopefully everything will be together and strummable in the next week or so...lovely.

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WIP: The Tickled Pink One

Well, as I don't do this very much these days, I thought I'd do a little photostory of fabricificating the top of The Tickled Pink One.

First thing first, I've sanded the top sooper flat smooth and have put some gloopy glue on.

Smells divine.

This is a type of PVA but full fat, not the lightweight stuff you peel off your fingers at school. This is a man's glue.

(Obviously I do have hours of fun peeling my fingerprints off afterwards).




Thirdly, I've roughly chopped out a lump of the fabric Andrew supplied and lay it on top. This I smooth with one of the credit cards they won't let me use anymore, bless them.

As the background is white, I'm hoping for a striped PJs effect, with the lovely ash grain showing thru.

Not sure if it will come off yet, mind.

 
Fourthly, I plaster on some grain filler and again use a card to get it in there proper deep like.

Can you see what it is yet?

I've sanded that back and started in with some more gubbins that turns it all a bit plasticky and hard of hearing.

I said hardwearing.

You deaf or something?

Anyway, there are a few coats of this.

Sixthly, as I was getting bored I cut out a scratchplate to sneakily hide the unused cavity. I wanted this to look a little wobbly and it has come off... Man I can do wobbly.

Seventhly, using a very sharp knife (I couldn't find an adult to do this for me) I trimmed around the edges and cut out the bridge pickup cavity. As I'm not using the neck cavity thing, I'll leave that under cover as it were.

Finally, now we're sooper cool and groovy, it will get a few coats of lacquer. Firstly acrylic, and then a final dollop dab of nitro just to help it age nicely.

And there we are.

From here it is all about putting it together.

Mr Mojo's magic pickup and wiring loom should be here next week sometime and I think the only thing I'm missing right now are tuners which should arrive tomorrow.

Oh and strap pins. I always forget the strap pins.

With a bit of luck we should have it in business in a week or so.

lovely

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Feeling The Tickle Moves Me

The Tickled Pink One
Around The Back
Earlier Today

Well, today is destined to be all about The Tickled Pink One. Apart from the in-betweeny bits, obviously.

Yesterday's hard waxing went well, and a flourish with a donnyful of wire wool took the shiny shiny down to smooth 'n' sheeny, and it looks all the better for it. I'll have a blast with some beeswax later, I expect, but I'm pleased. Tis all good.

From there I'm flipping over and starting the top in all it's pretty fabricness. It is a while since I've done fabric (man) so I'm quite looking forwardly to it.

As that involves lots of spasms of effort followed by time-a-wandering, I'll probably fit in a little staining of the back of The TV Dinner One, but that is just as and when I think. I might even cut the pickguard out of Lenin and McCarthy

As for other news, my new router offish arrives tomorrow, which is good in a safety kinda way but bad in the nothing-to-blame-for-not-chopping-wood department. It has turned into a bit of an obsession and I feel I have to earn the right in some way.

But to the grain filler Batman

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Waxing Literally

Well, today is a bit-more-of-the-same in so far as I'm still trying to move The TV Dinner, Confused and Tickled Pink Ones in a forwardly synchronised direction.

As you can hopefully tell from the foto, I now have three bodies where the back (and the front of TV) have all been stained and now treated with a goodly coating of Hard Wax Oil. That will sit around for four hours before I can do another coat, which is OK. I need beauty sleep.

Once that is done - tomorrow hopefully all will be dry, I'll stain the TV, throw acid in the face of the Confused and generally pamper with fine fabrics the Tickled Pink. I told you I was intent on starting my own religion.

As for today, while those babies are drying, I have a couple of necks that needs a tad of fret-love, and in the case of the rosewood one a good dollop of oil too. So that should keep me out of trouble.

Probably

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