On the bench: 2 neck gibson EH 150: finished

Xavier Baron · Post by **Xavier Baron** » 17 Aug 2021 6:55 pm

I'll have to go back to school

I ordered 7 left and 7 right tuning machines... I miss a left one now...

Xavier Baron · Post by **Xavier Baron** » 21 Aug 2021 3:42 pm

Necks are glued

Now that the C clamps are removed, I can work a little more on FP on the fretboards.

Heres' how I deal with PUs height:

Foam under the PU to push it outside, and screws to bring it inside.

I miss now just a tuning machine (but I can wait for it with 6 strings only) and the Bridges and nuts that are somewhere in the USPS mail network...

Xavier Baron · Post by **Xavier Baron** » 29 Aug 2021 5:17 pm

Almost done!

The missing parts should arrive here in the next days.

Allan Revich · Post by **Allan Revich** » 29 Aug 2021 5:45 pm

Looking pretty sharp Xavier!

Brian Evans · Post by **Brian Evans** » 30 Aug 2021 10:33 am

fwiw, I think of your G6 tuning as Em7, it really makes playing typical II-V-I and other common sequences very easy. I like your work on the lap steel very much.

Xavier Baron · Post by **Xavier Baron** » 2 Sep 2021 5:47 pm

Got my stuff this morning.

Was finished at noon

And I made her cry!!!

Nic Sanford · Post by **Nic Sanford** » 2 Sep 2021 5:53 pm

Amazing work

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 2 Sep 2021 5:59 pm

Nice! Congrats on your beautiful new instrument.

David DeLoach · Post by **David DeLoach** » 2 Sep 2021 6:44 pm

So awesome!

I can barely nail two 2x4's together, so I greatly admire you guys who can build instruments.

Greg Forsyth · Post by **Greg Forsyth** » 2 Sep 2021 6:51 pm

Beautifully built steel Xavier! I love the grain match and finish you have done. I bet she crys like an angel.

I'm curious about the tuners and whom you bought them from. I haven't heard elsewhere about being able to buy odd quantities of them.

Thanks,
Greg

Nic Neufeld · Post by **Nic Neufeld** » 3 Sep 2021 5:53 am

That's a stunner for sure! Well done!

Xavier Baron · Post by **Xavier Baron** » 3 Sep 2021 10:56 am

Thanks guys.

The tuners are GOTOs Schaller-style Knob, the only ones that Stewmac solds separately. Had to go with it.

Samples soon!
Used to play with 6 and 8 strings, 7 disturbs my mind a bit.

Xavier Baron · Post by **Xavier Baron** » 3 Sep 2021 11:26 am

Here's a quickie with my son playing his "BARON" dreadnought.

It's just for the lap sound (through a Spark amp), better played to come.

https://fb.watch/7Oc146q9ZI/

Allan Revich · Post by **Allan Revich** » 3 Sep 2021 11:42 am

Well done Xavier. Looks absolutely stunning!

Joe Elk · Post by **Joe Elk** » 3 Sep 2021 1:12 pm

Great Looking Steel!!!!!
Joe Elk Central Ohio

Allan Revich · Post by **Allan Revich** » 3 Sep 2021 2:48 pm

Xavier Baron wrote:Thanks guys.

The tuners are GOTOs Schaller-style Knob, the only ones that Stewmac solds separately. Had to go with it.

Samples soon!
Used to play with 6 and 8 strings, 7 disturbs my mind a bit.

Seven is the â€œmagic numberâ€!

If you donâ€™t have a tuning in mind already, take your favourite 6-string tunings, and then add that one extra note that youâ€™ve been missing all along.

Xavier Baron · Post by **Xavier Baron** » 17 Mar 2022 7:44 pm

Hi there,

She finally got her case... I had to build one, pine and laminate and foam and Tolex...

She's safe now!

David DeLoach · Post by **David DeLoach** » 18 Mar 2022 3:48 am

Amazing work!!!

Joe Cook · Post by **Joe Cook** » 18 Mar 2022 2:52 pm

That is beautiful, Xavier! Very nice. It deserves a good case.

Glenn Wilde · Post by **Glenn Wilde** » 18 Mar 2022 7:33 pm

Killer! Job well done