I need to get a drum/spindle sander in order to finish off some of the custom guitars I'm working on, but quite frankly I've dumped more of my personal money into shop setup than I'd like to acknowledge.
What am I to do?
Maybe try building my own!!
I found a 1.5 HP electric motor in the basement.
I THINK I have parts from a broken electric drill somewhere... if I could find the chuck at least, that would be great.
I've got an old Masonite tabletop downstairs... and with that I'm just a few steps away from constructing my own Spindle Sander!
Will it work? I just don't know!... but I'll find out in the next few days... because I REALLY need to get a move on with these guitars!!!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
UPDATE: Manelectro.
Just a little update. It looks like there's nothing but some filled holes under the top paint... and oddly enough, there's no bridge pickup! I've never actually seen a Dano with just a neck pickup. Very interesting. More research is required... but I'm thinking white with gold hardware. Good times.
Malcolm Sex becomes the MANelectro.
Allow me to preface this post with a little background information on the above terms.
First. There was a company founded in the late 1940's called Danelectro. They produced what at the time were considered to be lower-end guitars and amps... but are now considered gems and fetch quite a price. (More info: Wikipedia)
Second. Malcolm X was an African American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans.[2] His detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence. He has been described as one of the most influential African Americans of the 20th century. (Source: Wikipedia)
Is stated earlier, I build and re-build guitars. A few weeks ago, I nabbed a 1958 Danelectro U-1 from ebay listen in "project" condition. I think even that was a bit generous. The guitar came with no tuners or electronics (save for an unwired insert). The pot-holes had been sealed over, and a portrait of Malcolm X had been painted on top.
Its a work in progress, but I am currently sanding down the entire body. It was a tough decision to make... someone had put a lot of time into this portrait... should I really do this? But I came to the conclusion that a guitar is meant to be played... and I just cannot see myself playing a guitar with a portrait of Malcolm X on it... and much as I am loathe to say it, I can't see myself SELLING such a guitar either (which is why I bought it in the first place). The portrait is not too bad when viewed from a distance, but up close you see that the majority of it is completed with Sharpie and White-out (dated at 1991 when the White Out Pen was all the rage).
Almost done... discovering what is underneath the surface paint will enable me to decide my paint scheme, but I've settled on either white or black, completed with gold hardware.
More soon!!
First. There was a company founded in the late 1940's called Danelectro. They produced what at the time were considered to be lower-end guitars and amps... but are now considered gems and fetch quite a price. (More info: Wikipedia)
Second. Malcolm X was an African American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans.[2] His detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence. He has been described as one of the most influential African Americans of the 20th century. (Source: Wikipedia)
Is stated earlier, I build and re-build guitars. A few weeks ago, I nabbed a 1958 Danelectro U-1 from ebay listen in "project" condition. I think even that was a bit generous. The guitar came with no tuners or electronics (save for an unwired insert). The pot-holes had been sealed over, and a portrait of Malcolm X had been painted on top.
Its a work in progress, but I am currently sanding down the entire body. It was a tough decision to make... someone had put a lot of time into this portrait... should I really do this? But I came to the conclusion that a guitar is meant to be played... and I just cannot see myself playing a guitar with a portrait of Malcolm X on it... and much as I am loathe to say it, I can't see myself SELLING such a guitar either (which is why I bought it in the first place). The portrait is not too bad when viewed from a distance, but up close you see that the majority of it is completed with Sharpie and White-out (dated at 1991 when the White Out Pen was all the rage).
Almost done... discovering what is underneath the surface paint will enable me to decide my paint scheme, but I've settled on either white or black, completed with gold hardware.
More soon!!
FOUND: The Survivors (LIVE) - Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis
AMAZING record. Easily the record find of the month.
Cash and Lewis are CLEARLY liquored up... Perkins is clear as a bell (I think he had "found Jesus" at this point)... with Cash you can definitely hear the sauce in his playing, but Lewis is the other way around; he plays beautifully but the booze comes out in his voice. Its a little irratating from time to time (Mid-set there's a few Git-Out-And-Walks, and they just can't seem to hold them together), but its kinda like adding two shots of Jack Daniels to your BBQ baked beans... its all flavor. Its about as real as it gets.
Do not get this record if you want to hear a straight-up greatest hits live record. There's a few on there, of course... Whole Lotta Shakin, Blue Suede Shoes... but honestly, if it were all "hits," I probably would have walked right past it. The bulk of the record is old gospel tunes... "May the Circle Be Unbroken" and "There Will Be Peace in the Valley" and the like.
When the three-part harmonies kick in between Perkins, Cash, and Lewis... man oh man, it just blows me away.
BIG thumbs up.
Find this record.
The Survivors (LIVE) - Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis
Side A:
Get Rhythm (Cash)
I Forgot to Remember to Forget (Cash)
Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad (Cash & Perkins)
That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine (Cash & Perkins)
Matchbox (Perkins)
I'll Fly Away (Cash, Lewis, Perkins)
Side B:
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (Lewis)
Rockin' My Life Away (Lewis)
Blue Suede Shoes (Perkins)
There Will Be Peace in the Valley for Me (Cash, Lewis, Perkins)
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (Cash, Lewis, Perkins)
I Saw the Light (Cash, Lewis, Perkins)
Cash and Lewis are CLEARLY liquored up... Perkins is clear as a bell (I think he had "found Jesus" at this point)... with Cash you can definitely hear the sauce in his playing, but Lewis is the other way around; he plays beautifully but the booze comes out in his voice. Its a little irratating from time to time (Mid-set there's a few Git-Out-And-Walks, and they just can't seem to hold them together), but its kinda like adding two shots of Jack Daniels to your BBQ baked beans... its all flavor. Its about as real as it gets.
Do not get this record if you want to hear a straight-up greatest hits live record. There's a few on there, of course... Whole Lotta Shakin, Blue Suede Shoes... but honestly, if it were all "hits," I probably would have walked right past it. The bulk of the record is old gospel tunes... "May the Circle Be Unbroken" and "There Will Be Peace in the Valley" and the like.
When the three-part harmonies kick in between Perkins, Cash, and Lewis... man oh man, it just blows me away.
BIG thumbs up.
Find this record.
The Survivors (LIVE) - Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis
Side A:
Get Rhythm (Cash)
I Forgot to Remember to Forget (Cash)
Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad (Cash & Perkins)
That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine (Cash & Perkins)
Matchbox (Perkins)
I'll Fly Away (Cash, Lewis, Perkins)
Side B:
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (Lewis)
Rockin' My Life Away (Lewis)
Blue Suede Shoes (Perkins)
There Will Be Peace in the Valley for Me (Cash, Lewis, Perkins)
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (Cash, Lewis, Perkins)
I Saw the Light (Cash, Lewis, Perkins)
Monday, September 15, 2008
Aloha.
I'm Ambrose. I'm a music junkie... musician, luthier, and vinyl nerd. I collect vintage guitars and keyboards and rebuild them... I'd love to make a living out of doing that, but well, we'll see what happens. I play in a lot of bands, so you'll probably find out about that here. I also buy a lot of records... new and old... and I'm a HUGE dollar-bin hound. So I'll be doing a lot of that here. Records and such. Good times. Just keep reading. It'll be fun. I promise.
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