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"how was work?" "oh not too bad, pretty quiet, found a crystal skull in the parking lot*.." *we are a rather rural branch that's currently closed to patrons until next week...so... #librarythings #library #librarian #librariesofinstagram #librariansofinstagram #cursedobjects https://www.instagram.com/p/CFS1rKrn0br/?igshid=bwdjuwvecabw

Here!

Well, there was always going to be something I overlooked here...can't believe y'all didn't stop me 😉Basically, a pretty huge oversight was that I failed to take into consideration the fretboard radius (7.25) vs the bridge radius (12!!!) hahahaha... So, I had two options, remove some frets and sand in a compound radius, as it wasn't too big a deal between 1st and 12th, which would be the responsible thing to do. OR - do the thing that I don't recommend you out there ever do, and sand that compound radius right onto the frets. Why don't I recommend it? Well, it's fine if it's your guitar, like this is mine, and thankfully these brand new frets were tall enough to take it, but it's just, it's pretty lazy, and not something a customer should ever expect. You also run a huge risk of taking off so much fret, that the whole thing becomes a bigger mess than it already was, so - don't do it. In this instance though, I got lucky and it all worked out, and feels pretty darn okay. I got, very lucky. 🍀#custommistakes #crisisaverted #telecaster #shortscale #guitar #guitartech #ineedanadult #repair #rectify #cursedobjects #brisbane #beexcellenttoeachother

I love this. I always think he is more of a 4 teaspoons of sugar in his coffee and a connoisseur of deserts type of person

Thank goodness for test runs, right?!! Ahahahaha. I've been seeing some AMAZING gold leaf finishes lately, and I just had to have a go. Well...I mean I'm going to have a go, this was just a run to try a few different methods. This is the result of the crumple and burnish, with egg white as the size (glue). Obviously very messy, but damn good fun. I've had a go at a clean less sketchy run on the back of the body and I'm starting to get a feel for it. A few more attempts on test bodies first, then something incredibly daft for, a Jazzmaster perhaps? #failureisalwaysanoption #experiment #telecaster #goldleaf #guitarfinishing #guitar #brisbane #cursedobjects #beexcellenttoeachother

Getting reacquainted. This is the first guitar I gave a "made to fade" char finish, which feels like a lifetime ago! It's actually a Squier body that I stripped, with a '52 reissue neck, and a set of Twisted Tele pickups (my favourite #fender set). It's made to fade, but I've hardly had the time to play this thing anywhere near enough so I'd say it's time to remedy that. #telecaster #madetofade #squier #tele #guitar #guitartech #guitarist #char #yakisugi #customguitar #cursedobjects #brisbane #beexcellenttoeachother

I've had a super rare quiet week @tymguitars this week, so I've been digging up and repairing a bunch of guitars that I'd put aside over a year ago, for times exactly like this. More details on this Fernandes in my last post...also more 80's and early 90's treasures to come when I next have some time...one very cool Aria Pro II RS should be getting some love soon. #brisbane #guitartech #guitarrepair #fernandes #fernandesguitars #shred #guitar #tymguitars #repairshop #guitarshop #cursedobjects #beexcellenttoeachother