Progress report- On the acoustic- nothing that was worth pics, I glued in the tailblock, finished up the neck tennon and neck block. Also, turns out Alder bends OK,Univox is coming along- finished the wiring, got the bridge studs to stabilize, threaded the strap buttons in without spider-webbing, and test fit the neck.Also no pics, but got the mandolin sprayed in clear- should be able to assemble this week if i get a few spare minutes at the shop.I'm going to try a small, lighter version of my work box- converting this 'Jensen Tools/ Halliburton' case. already pretty perfect. And decided to go with stacked cork rather than traditional stacked birch bark for the handle of the knife. Just need o make some aluminum bolsters to the top and bottom

I find them all the time- any particular size you're after?

'Jensen Tools/ Halliburton' caseThose are great for storing pedals. I need a few more.

Well, I managed to get the kerfing glued in and started on fitting the top and back. Univox is done and officially on the chopping block- plays nice, intonates well, sounds like a 70's rock machine. But I have way too many. And made a start on the aluminum work box

Yeah- they just put 2 humbuckers next to each other. no idea why. sounds good, but probably would sound just as good with one. I would have made it that way if not for the pickguard already being roughed out for this configuration.

honeyisfunny wrote:four\_oclocker\_2 wrote:What the FUCK is up with that pickup(s) in that Univox?I think the pickups these came with originally (and the Ibanez version with the larger Dan Armstrong shaped headstock) weren't humbuckers (though they were humbucker sized) so I wonder if they did this to get one giant humbucker in the bridge and give you some switching options. The one I had sounded really weird - the 2 pickup thing didn't really work and it always sounded really dead so any kind of upgrade to something with more bite would be a good idea (as Chris has done here).I got this fine advice from FM Honeyisfunny and opted for some PAF type HB's- they're both in the 7.5-8k range. As I was playing it I found I liked the neck better, but that is often the case with me.

What the FUCK is up with that pickup(s) in that Univox?

four\_oclocker\_2 wrote:What the FUCK is up with that pickup(s) in that Univox?I think the pickups these came with originally (and the Ibanez version with the larger Dan Armstrong shaped headstock) weren't humbuckers (though they were humbucker sized) so I wonder if they did this to get one giant humbucker in the bridge and give you some switching options. The one I had sounded really weird - the 2 pickup thing didn't really work and it always sounded really dead so any kind of upgrade to something with more bite would be a good idea (as Chris has done here).

Redline wrote:'Jensen Tools/ Halliburton' caseThose are great for storing pedals. I need a few more.Like a smaller breifcase size.

lots of little odds and ends slowing me down, but spent yesterday tracking the new BSMK record. got a couple minutes today to do this- went about 1mm into the walnut and glued in a nice piece of maple veneer (leftover from converting bass VIs) over the seam on the tailblock. It is in the 40's, so things might set up fast enough for me to have a shot at glueing on the back tonight.