Two projects: Prehistoric Mustang/Petrified Jagmaster

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:51 am

freekandy wrote:thats a lot "cooler" than i expected it to look, its really good looking

I had faith in ya! Even when Freak-Andy didn't!

Narco Martenot · Post by **Narco Martenot** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:03 am

I haven't done anything to the body yet -- I am waiting for paint to arrive. The colour will be "light blue poly", a Mercedes-Benz colour used from 1958-1960.

Here is a picture of the headstock (1974 Music Master neck):

And the unifinished/unassembled strap (Harris Tweed outter, cotton inner, leather ends):

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:40 am

That's one funky strap! One part hippie, one part country-bumkin! Nice!

Narco Martenot · Post by **Narco Martenot** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:07 am

Ha. That's not what I had in mind, but interesting.

In fact, I had exactly the opposite in mind -- high-end hand made clothing. I had luxury goods in mind when designing the guitar. I have a high appreciation for true luxury items (not to be confused with designer brands like Gucci, for example, which I do not consider true luxury). I mean items made with quality materials and superior craftsmanship but done in a tasteful manner; whether if it's a suit, a shoe, or a chair.

euan · Post by **euan** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:30 am

And hence the Harris tweed? Is it real tweed?

Interestingly the entire tweed industry on Harris was saved by an order by Nike so they could make tweed trainers.

Narco Martenot · Post by **Narco Martenot** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:44 am

euan wrote:And hence the Harris tweed? Is it real tweed?

Interestingly the entire tweed industry on Harris was saved by an order by Nike so they could make tweed trainers.

Yes, it is made of real Harris tweed taken from a jacket.

Narco Martenot · Post by **Narco Martenot** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:29 pm

I thought I would post an update for those of you who are interested.

I am still waiting for the body paint to arrive, and dinosaur bone for the control knobs. However, the pickguard is done:

Mirror shine:

I was unhappy with the first strap, so I started another one. Also in this picture is the tremolo bar with a Spinosaurus tooth (lol @ drilling into something that is 100 ma) attached to wood -- this still needs a bit of work:

I'm sad that this project is almost over... I think I want to start another.

Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:22 pm

is this the dino poop guard? looks awesome. not something i would have, but still awesome.

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 3:41 pm

Narco Martenot wrote:Mirror shine:

Wow! It came out REALLY Flat! Nice job! Can't wait to see the finished product!

ElCapitan · Post by **ElCapitan** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:14 pm

Artificial petrified wood has been produced in a Washington lab. In the process small cubes of pine were soaked in an acid bath for two days then in a silica solution for another two. The product was then cooked at 1400 Â°C in an argon atmosphere for two hours. The result was silicon carbide ceramic which preserved the intricate cell structure of the wood. Soaking in a tungsten solution produced a tungsten carbide petrified wood.

good luck trying that.

Narco Martenot · Post by **Narco Martenot** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:50 pm

Mo Rocca wrote:is this the dino poop guard? looks awesome. not something i would have, but still awesome.

Thanks. No, it is flamed maple painted (watercolour and arcylic paints, with about 15-20 layers of clearcoat) and polished to look like petrified wood.

Narco Martenot · Post by **Narco Martenot** » Tue May 13, 2008 3:59 pm

Thescelosaurus vertebra knobs!

Still no paint. It never arrived and I just cancelled the order.

Narco Martenot · Post by **Narco Martenot** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:12 pm

I should probably add this picture of the knobs before they were cut so you can see the details:

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:41 pm

no offense but the trem tip looks like a dogs dick.
its still a pretty original idea so i solute you.

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Tue May 13, 2008 6:39 pm

Looks like everything fit up ok with that body and pickgaurd!

I though you were gonna paint it blue!?

Tex-czech · Post by **Tex-czech** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:57 pm

robert(original) wrote:no offense but the trem tip looks like a dogs dick.
its still a pretty original idea so i solute you.

haha Its a totally laugh but it is truly rad! Good job.

Narco Martenot · Post by **Narco Martenot** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:49 pm

robert(original) wrote:no offense but the trem tip looks like a dogs dick.
its still a pretty original idea so i solute you.

Haha, kind of. The guitar looks sort of terrifying in person.

Dave, the paint never arrived; I think it was lost in the mail or something. I cancelled the order today -- it might have been for the best because I am so used to the guitar being white that I think I want to keep it white, or maybe white with the slightest bit of blue in it.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:12 am

are you from canada or something?
where did you order the paint from?

analogsystem · Post by **analogsystem** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:22 pm

Is the dino-poop stuff that the guard was made out available in different thicknesses? You might as well make a body out of it too.....

ElCapitan · Post by **ElCapitan** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:30 pm

the mustang trem looks kinda out of place with just the one pickup. i'd put in a musicmaster bridge or something.
i like how far you've gone to be original.