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Telemaster for my little girl's Birthday
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:40 am
by cooter
My little girl is about to turn nine this week. I've been working on a guitar for her birthday. She has
a cheap acoustic but she's been asking for an electric. I found a little Harmony electric
in a local thrift store and I used it for parts. The neck, electronics and hardware mainly.
I had a Squier Duo bridge in the parts box and a scrap piece of poplar just big enough
for the body. The pickguard was made from a leftover scrap of pearloid I had.
I reshaped the harmony headstock into a tele shape and refinished the neck. It actually plays
pretty nice and blue is her favorite color.
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:48 am
by speedfish
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:54 am
by cur
Yeah, that's cool. Is it just volume or did you do a push pull volume tone?
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:58 am
by Thom
Looks great, she will love it. My little girl turned 4 this weekend, and she loves playing on her pink ukelele, but I am looking forward to when she asks for her first proper guitar
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:21 am
by mixtape
You are an awesome dad. She's in for a very happy birthday.
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:50 am
by Awstin
Ah. I've been waiting to see this. Absolutely beautiful. Lucky girl. Happy birthday! The paint came out really nice by the way. Professional job as usual Richard.
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 2:51 am
by ultratwin
A champ and a gentleman!
Can't imagine anything much finer for a young lady's future.
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 5:05 am
by robert(original)
that is a wicked awesome guitar, i bet she will be thrilled.
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:41 am
by gusman2x
Top Dad, and top gift!
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:08 am
by gdayj
dadoftheyear
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 10:17 am
by cooter
Thanks everybody. She saw it all finished last night and asked if that was one I was keeping or was it for someone else?
I told her I would probably keep it around for a little while. She said, "good, I like that one." My wife just grinned at me.
I'll put her a wall hanger up this week and tell her it's for her acoustic. Then I'll sneak the electric in and hang it up
on her birthday. I guess I can kiss my little Roland cube amp goodbye after that.
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 11:12 am
by MattK
DAD POINTS +1000000000000
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:48 pm
by jagsonic
So great!!!
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:59 pm
by Freddy V-C
The best dad.
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 2:12 pm
by Janine
That's so damn cute.
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:11 pm
by sunshiner
I hope one day I'll be as good father as you
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 2:54 am
by DGNR8
That is exceptional.
I was happy I got a card with a photo of a guitar on it a few years ago from my mom. My dad hated electric guitars.
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:17 pm
by paul_
Made me grin ear to ear, nice one dude.
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:25 pm
by Chris Fleming
If I tidy my room, can I have one.... very nice. My parents had a thing about pianos
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:36 pm
by serfx
ultratwin wrote:A champ and a gentleman!
Can't imagine anything much finer for a young lady's future.
^this.