Latest Tonar Design...

Here's the Tonar with a few adjustments and some fantasy stuff that probably wont make production. It's a direct import from the 3D program Rhino into Illustrator, so the lines of the body are exact, but the neck and pups and stuff are not to scale.

In Law to the Rescue

I'm back in the guitar designing business. My father-in-law had a monitor he was going to trash, so I took it. Design CPU is up and running and I can return to changing the world.

Hopefully I'll be back in the shop by Tuesday or Wednesday.

I'll post some Tonar designs soon.

Thanks, Chico!

Awe, man...

The CRT monitor I use for the 3D guitar buildin' blew up yesterday. What a metallic stench it left behind. I imagine I can get one on the cheap or even on the free.

Don's working away at the shop today making necks for the SST and JB models.

What's that beeping sound? Better go see...

Show Countdown Report #4

Well, not much happened tonight. I fretted two fingerboards. They are either for the JazzBlaster or the SST. That was nice. Four more to go. There's not much you can do at a geetar buildin' shop in two hours.

Right now I think I'll do some fanger pickin' on this here Martin.

Until next time...

Another Cloud Clone Delivered...

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Show Countdown Entry #3

A close-up view of the control pocket area and the one eighth radius edge of the SST guitar.

The back of the SST. LED power pocket, string through and switch pockets.

SST from the top. Control plate pocket and switch pocket routed.

JazzBlasters are getting smooth. Just gotta get the body relief sanded down.

Top view of the JBs.

So, detail and wet sanding will begin soon. That includes 6 sanding stages for each guitar. Bye bye fingerprints.

Oh, I'm saddened to say that the Tonar's development has been dealt a serious blow, and will likely not be ready by the guitar show. Please contact me through email and I will tell you where to send the condolence cash.

Show Countdown Report #2

This photo shows the CAD work we did last night for the SST. The purple line items are the pockets for the controls. Starting at the top: Pup switch, wire trench, knob locations, and light switch locations. A kill switch will be installed on this particular model, and that's the circle behind the bridge.

A model view so we can see the switch locations in 3D.

While I was doing up the CAD, Don was finishing the control routes and edge relief bevels on the fronts of the JBs. This batch is turning out to be really nice.