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Topic: Fry Pan 8 string, aluminum, Grover Open Tuners, Padauk Wood |
W. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 14 May 2015 11:59 am |
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I thought I'd post about my current fry pan guitar I'm building. It is 8 strings, 22.5" scale, Grover open 18:1 gold color tuning machines. The back plate is polished aluminum. I made the pickup using Padauk wood for the flat work pieces. I am using .531" shorter length magnets to give a bit mellower tone, and winding with 42 gauge wire. We decided to go with Padauk for the fret board, so I am waiting for that to come. Otherwise ready to assemble and wire up. Here are a few pictures of this build in process:
I have a few more pictures of this guitar up on my Innovative Guitars Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Innovative-Guitars/1026813080669387?ref=bookmarks
Wayne
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Andre Nizzari
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Bronx, NY
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Posted 14 May 2015 4:37 pm
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Beautiful as always Wayne!!! I love the look of the red pickup!! I going to record some playing for you this weekend with mine sorry for the delay. 
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Jim Myers
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 15 May 2015 7:14 am
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Beautiful job Wayne.
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 16 May 2015 4:38 pm
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Outstanding work Wayne !!  |
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W. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 16 May 2015 7:08 pm
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I have this fry pan lap steel guitar finished, except for the fret board, which I will make later this week, when the Padauk wood arrives. For now I put a temporary fret board on it, so I can play it. I made a little slide show using the pictures of the build of this guitar, and the background music is this guitar being played. I have uploaded the slide show to my FaceBook page for Innovative Guitars. If anyone wants to hear it, here is the link.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Innovative-Guitars/1026813080669387?ref=bookmarks
Wayne
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W. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 21 May 2015 5:47 am
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I finally got around to starting a SoundCloud account. Pretty cool set up. Anyway, I recorded another song, 'Yesterday', using this guitar and uploaded it to SoundCloud, .
https://soundcloud.com/wayne-k-johnson/yesterday
I'm waiting for the Padauk wood to come in so I can make the fret board and finish this guitar.
Wayne
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W. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 27 May 2015 6:06 pm
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I have completed this FryPan-8 guitar. Here are some pictures of it:
Wayne
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 27 May 2015 7:50 pm
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| Finished up nicely with the padauk. |
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Stefan Robertson
From:
Hertfordshire, UK
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Posted 27 May 2015 8:22 pm
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Stunning. How does it sound???
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John Sassano
From:
Danville, California, USA
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Posted 28 May 2015 11:34 am
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| sounds like you got the tone about right!! |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 29 May 2015 8:15 pm
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| Beautiful work & designs on that ! |
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W. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2015 11:22 am
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| Stunning. How does it sound??? |
Further up in this thread is a link to a sound file. However, here it is again:
https://soundcloud.com/wayne-k-johnson/yesterday
Wayne
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Denny Turner
From:
Oahu, Hawaii USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2015 5:46 am
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Geeezzzz that is one beautiful piece of work! The pickup sounds great, and the sound interaction between the pickup and the body produces a big envelope of sound nuances, with resonance similar to reverb character. ~~~~~~~ OK, ...how much are these babes gonna cost?
KUDOS and Very Best Wishes,
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Joe Elk
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2015 7:02 am
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Very Nice Wayne
I love the way the trees reflect on the guitar. It would be nice if you could make it look like that in the metal. I guess I will have to be satisfied with just the Pictures.
Joe Elk |
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W. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2015 11:15 am
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| Joe Elk wrote: |
Very Nice Wayne
I love the way the trees reflect on the guitar. It would be nice if you could make it look like that in the metal. I guess I will have to be satisfied with just the Pictures.
Joe Elk |
Thanks Joe.
I could have a color picture of tree leaves printed on clear printer paper, and lay it over the mirror finish. 
Wayne
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