A batch of small and large custom paperweight stands for Manson Glass
MY THURSDAY morning guitar student is away this week so I head straight to the office and finish off a big batch of paperweight stands for Will (Manson Glass). I’m quite proud of my design and production 🙂
I’m on a mission to find a way of flying with second guitar and have all sorts of ideas. One of my ideas is to add a piezo bridge to my telecaster and replace the neck bots with something that will stand the wear and tear of multiple neck removals.
I call Jimmy Egypt but he’s in the midst of building a new workshop and can’t take anything on for the time being. I email Glasgow’s Guitar Workshop..then start looking at other options.
The ‘collapsible’ Journey guitars might be an option – the carbon fibre model is good in all ways except looks. Can’t quite see myself on a festival stage playing one, even if it is only for a few ‘non-bottleneck’ tunes in standard tuning, The wood one may be an option – seems Jimmy Egypt has a second-hand one in the shop…so I might drop by and see what it’s like.
Other options are the incredible value (£100) EastCoast telecasters which feature a P90 pickup in the neck position. Like all teles, the neck can be bolted/unbolted so this might be a good ‘tryout’ that won’t cost much, especially if I fuck it up.
Similarly, the Fender’s Acoustisonic might be an option..the ‘player’ edition is 2/3 of the price of the ‘American’ model and I’ve been hankering after one for a while. The bolting/unbolting of the neck might be an issue tho’…mmmmm…
There’s a table sale next week at the village hall and I’ve booked a table to try and generate some local interest in West Highland Way Gifts’ stuff – mostly custom gifts and also a range of earrings and stuff. I pull together some ideas of what I might make to take along…
We have an early dinner then head to hall for a talk from the Ben Lomond ranger service and the National Trust for Scotland. It’s interesting and nice to see folks albeit a poorly attended event.
Back home we watch the Lewis Capaldi film on Netflix then off to bed.
