Upgraded my Standard 24 with a chisel

[Alnus Rubra]

Nice work Pav. I love the open backs on the Phase III.

 

[Simon Says]

Nice work Pav. I love the open backs on the Phase III.

Cheers, it's not finished yet. I had some problems getting touchup pens from Stewmac, but I have them on the way in the end.

Yeah, phase III tuners are fire. So precise.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Cheers, it's not finished yet. I had some problems getting touchup pens from Stewmac, but I have them on the way in the end.

Yeah, phase III tuners are fire. So precise.

Just thinking @Riplead might be able to use the Stewmac pens on the 513 (509) neck.

 

[Simon Says]

Just thinking @Riplead might be able to use the Stewmac pens on the 513 (509) neck.

If he's in the UK, I'm happy to get him a spare set

 

[Alnus Rubra]

If he's in the UK, I'm happy to get him a spare set

Hopefully he’ll answer the Bat Call

 

[Simon Says]

Hopefully he’ll answer the Bat Call

I will ask my sidekick Robin to hold fire with a parcel

 

[Alnus Rubra]

You are a top dude

 

[Simon Says]

You are a top dude

No, my friend, YOU are the top dude.

Usually, I would pass over whatever was left, but I have a history of dinging my guitars. All dents tell the story, and not all are of my making, lol.

If he is local to Gloucestershire, I'm happy to arrange meeting too

 

[Lewguitar]

Looks good. If you had a plug cutter or dowel cutter you could have cut the plugs from face grain and maybe hidden them better in the face grain of the peghead. But it looks good. Most people would have done it the way you did.

 

[Simon Says]

Looks good. If you had a plug cutter or dowel cutter you could have cut the plugs from face grain and maybe hidden them better in the face grain of the peghead. But it looks good. Most people would have done it the way you did.

True, but I'm super happy with Howard's crayons. Simple yet effective. I can't wait to see how it will look with the touch-up pens

 

[AjCalderon]

Bump for progress if any!

 

[Simon Says]

Bump for progress, if any!

No more progress, I'm afraid. The guitar is now on Reverb. If I kept it (still may), I would either keep it as is or eventually give it to PTC to refinish in Tabaco Burst with an opaque back

 

[StSpider]

Side note - if you don't like Phase III's for whatever reason - the hole pattern is same as SD90 Kluson style

Wait - does that mean I can swap the tuners on my early 2000 McCartys with Phase IIIs, no mods required? Is the hole for the shaft the same size?

 

[Simon Says]

Wait - does that mean I can swap the tuners on my early 2000 McCartys with Phase IIIs, no mods required? Is the hole for the shaft the same size?

I'm unsure about the shaft, but the holes may be similar.

Buy this https://g-gotoh.com/product/card-33/?lang=en

If it fits under your present tuners and the holes will align, the phase 3s will work, too