Prairie Custom Guitars

That first page was getting a bit long so I decided to start page 2

First thing is to buff out the headstock and get the tuner bushings installed

 I used the drill press to push them in,worked pretty slick

Now one thing I noticed when I went to install the tuners

There are a couple tabs on the back that keep the tuners from sitting flat

on the headstock.I presume they were just sucked into the wood with the screws but...

I am a little concerned that the little screws might twist off or strip out,that would be my luck  so...

I turned the tuners over and marked the tabs with a sharpie

Then I put the tuner in place and pressed it in position

 That left sharpie tracks on the wood.I then took a small drill bit and did a little 

countersink to help the tabs sit in the maple

 Then I was able to install the tuners

I marked a drill bit with tape to make sure I did not drill too deep

Drilling through would suck

And there we are,tuners installed 

Now it's time for the nut

I ordered a slotted Tusq nut but it was a bit thick for the nut slot

What a crappy pic

Nothing a little sandpaper wont fix

It's a bit wide too,hmmmm

Well I have blank nuts here if the strings are too close to the edges of the fretboard

This will work for lining up though 

Now it is time to clean the lacquer out of the neck pocket

A utility knife blade works good for this

Now I stick on the neck and bridge to see how we line up

Since everything looks to be lining up I took the guard and put some

copper shielding tape on the back

 I also give the pickup cavities and the control cavity a coat of shielding paint

Got the pickups out but decided to call it a night

The shielding paint needs to dry and got to check to see if SP made it to Seattle 

Well SP showed up,actually early

We checked out the bass and then did a few things on it

It has been a long day for every one

Today we are having a big dinner and then it's back to work on the bass

Back home and back to work

SP made a new friend

Well we got it all buffed out

I had to put SP to work

We hit a few snags,but she is together now

Now it's off to my New Years Gig

SP is coming along,and bringing the new bass

All set up and ready for action

SP and my mom wowing the crowd with some old time country dance songs

SP taking a well deserved break

This was your good old time country family dance

Our photographer seemed to miss SP and his bass in all the pics

Here we are just before the 12:00 countdown

What an amazing last few days

Great to see SP again and have him come play

He will be heading back to Calgary in the morning and heading home

This was one special build!!!!