"The Jimmy Crucifix way to get a Dean Michael Schenker Left Handed V"
BEFORE |
AFTER
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SCHENKER LEFT HANDED DEAN SAGA! By: Jimmy Crucifix This is sorta the way things went!... Sat Oct 18th Barbara Schenker Called me from her cell phone Back Stage from a Scorpions - Michael Schenker Show in England (2008). She Passed the Phone over to Her Brother Michael while I was working on the MS guitar, so he made me the official Dean Michael Schenker Lefty guy! I only worked on the guitar in my spare time on the weekends. During the week the polyurethane had drying time and coats applied. Also this gave the set neck joint glue time to dry and set. I wet sanded and re-coated on wednesday nights after work. This was a bolt-on neck and it is now a glue and set neck model solid as a rock. I left the plate w/screws for extra support. When I played it Live Nov 1, you could still smell the paint! it is still cureing and I will apply the final coats soon! This was a very fun project and the results are rewarding to me and the guitar plays & sounds great! Jimmy |
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Fri Oct 17th
/ Route & Drill |
Fri Oct 17th / Mask & Fill
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Sat Oct 18th / Paint &
Clear Coat
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Fri Oct 24th / Wet Sand
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Sat Oct 25th / File Frets &
Polish
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Sat Oct 25th / Wax & Check
Parts
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Fri Oct 31 / Shield & Prep
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Fri Oct 31 / Electronics
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Fri Oct 31 / Pickups
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Fri Oct 31 / Adjustments &
Set up
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10/31/08 2 Back Plates!
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The Final Product!
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Happy Halloween!
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Sat Nov 1st / In the case
to go!
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Sat Night Nov 1st @ the Gig!
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| Get Your
Wings! |
I Earned My
Wings!!! |
Thanks to Tony @ Dean Guitars |