Wenge Rhoads Build

[JacksonRR]

Regarding that new Kahler fulcrum trem I was talking about, here is the e-mail I received today:

Hello Ryan,

 

We are still in the ending stages of R&D… We believe that the fulcrum trem will be ready in the next 6 months… Thank you for the inquiry.

 

Best Regards,

Nick Wilbur


That's what they said last time.  :(

[plastercaster]

I'm not a huge fan of RRs or plain wood finishes but I think this going to look really good.

[JacksonRR]

Well that's a thing to consider now, Wez. Is Roo's top going to eventually become what I'm planning here? I would think the Danish Oil would prevent that and the fingerboards you had mentioned were that way because they were unfinished(or the finish rubbed through) and then handled much more so than any guitar top. I tried different degrees of the effect and I settled on what I would call light brushing. I'd like it to stay that way as much as possible within the constraints of an oil finish. No effing way in hell is this getting nitrocellulose or acrylic.

Wenge with a clear coat:
I think there's some wood under that all that plastic.

[WezV]

yeah, the amount its handled will make a massive difference - on those old eko's you usually see massive divots where the first position chords are

danish oil wont maker much difference - something like tru-oil will as it sits on the wood more

[JacksonRR]

So can we work around this by reapplying a thin coat once a year or something similar? I don't care if the neck ends up like that cuz that'll be cool. The top though..... Want that to stay in the same state for as long as possible.

[WezV]

you wont have to worry about it for a long while.  Look after it - but let it age the way it wants

[JacksonRR]

Look after it - but let it age the way it wants

Well said and fine advice, for both guitars and marriage.