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speedfish
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 Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 1:51 am Post subject: Adding Storage to Vintage style Fender guitar case |
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I was unhappy with the prospect of my whammy bars, tuners, and other junk providing a beating to my prized short scale guitars. If they're gonna get chipped and scratched they'll have to earn it honestly! So I added storage to my vintage style Fender guitar cases. I used 1"x 4" pine for the back and sides (ripped down to the proper height). 1/4" engineered laminate for the top(can't recall exactly,but I'll update the post later when I remember-same stuff that I've been using to make pickguard templates). Fake "long" fur from Hancock Fabrics. Leather straps, die, rivets, fasteners and black dye from Tandy Leather. E600 glue. 1/4" staples in the end pieces ( unnecessary in retrospect). 1 1/4" finish nails via my small nail gun. For tools I used a miter saw, table saw, finish nail gun, hammer, scissors, the tools to set the rivets and poppers, silver paint pen, but should've used a white chalk pencil instead as the paint made a mess of things in places.
Here's my results:
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Awstin
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 2:13 am Post subject: |
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That's awesome. Good job. Looks factory.
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speedfish
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 3:36 am Post subject: |
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| Awstin wrote: |
| That's awesome. Good job. Looks factory. |
Thanks. It took me two attempts before I was happy with how the fabric fit the back and top together. The E600 provides a much better bond than what Fender used and it was a real chore pulling the fabric off after my first try. I initially tried to use a faux leather fabric on the inside between the back and top, but it was to thick and failed.
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Fakir Mustache
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:34 am Post subject: |
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| There's a lot of space in there, you could even add a second thing. |
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speedfish
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Fakir Mustache wrote: |
| There's a lot of space in there, you could even add a second thing. |
I never thought of that, but you're right. I could add another compartment for picks and smaller bits, so that don't all get jumbled up. I don't recall ever seeing a case with that type of feature. Great idea!
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