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Topic: finished my 7 string |
John Rosett
From:
Missoula, MT
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Posted 21 May 2005 8:08 am |
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i finished my gibson 7 string conversion yesterday and got it strung up. i'm very pleased with the results. after going around with the tuner issue, i figured out that mandolin tuners would do the trick. the out side tuners of the mandolin tuner set were exactly the same distance apart as the out side holes on the peghead, so i only had to fill one hole and drill two.
i had new string anchor slots cut in the tailpiece exactly between the original 6, and that worked perfectly, although the machinist i took it to thinks i'm a nut (he's right!). the pickup is a custom made truetone that sounds great. jerry wallace is a pleasure to work with, and i'd recommend his pickups anytime.
tonight is it's first gig-hopefully it won't fly apart mid set.
now i'm going to see if i can add pictures... |
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John Rosett
From:
Missoula, MT
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Posted 21 May 2005 8:41 am
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| well, that was very frustrating. my msn page that i can publish photos to can't see my digital camera's files on my computer. i can email them, but not publish them. if anyone is interested, i can email photos. |
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John Rosett
From:
Missoula, MT
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 22 May 2005 2:11 pm
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| John I have converted several six string guitars to seven, and you did it the same way that I do, including the mandolin tuners. I have done mostly bakelites, the post-war models. Sounds like you are happy with the conversion. |
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Dan Sawyer
From:
Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 22 May 2005 5:48 pm
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| Very nicely done. I hadn't heard about this. Your adaptation of the tailpiece is very clever. What pickup is that? |
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John Rosett
From:
Missoula, MT
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Posted 22 May 2005 8:08 pm
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thanks dan, it did work out nicely. at first, i thought about having a new bridge made, but it was way too expensive, and we all know who's mother necessity is.
the pickup is a truetone by jerry wallace. it's brighter than the old gibson pickup, and it gives a really balanced tone and volume across the strings. i played my first gig with it last night, and i was very pleased with everything. |
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Randy Reeves
From:
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 23 May 2005 4:58 am
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nice looking lap. the bridge design looks very much like the one on my vintage Epiphones.
very nice workmanship. |
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Jeff Strouse
From:
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 23 May 2005 7:51 am
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Cool!  |
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