Neil's Custom Darling

[neilvg]

Any Updates?

[mica]

Dad and Bob are working on your guitar now.

[neilvg]

Great.  How is it coming along?

[neilvg]

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[neilvg]

Any Updates???

[mike1762]

Based on Rusty's pictures, I think it's still in finish.  It's Cocobolo, so who knows how long it will take to get it right.

[neilvg]

Rusty's pictures?

[bob2]

neil, mike is referring to this picture:
 
 
from this thread:
http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/108386.html?1309920618
 
i may be mistaken, but i believe this is the set-up room, not the curing room. the next picture even has a sign on the door that says the setup room.  
http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/108404.jpg
 
an actual alembic employee may correct me, but, based on the picture, it looks like the guitar is in set up. and it looks like the tailpiece, nut, one tuner, and most of the frets have been installed. rusty said his trip was last week, so that might have been last week or last week from last week which is two weeks ago unless he has a time machine, then all bets are off.

[mike1762]

Ooops... my bad.  But that's better for you!!!

[mica]

The guitar is in setup, and it's getting some work performed on it every day now.  
 
Fitting the RMC pickups in the bridge is proving harder than we thought, but my dad drew up some great plans last night.  
 
We've already test fitted pickups on the bridge, and they are going to work great (they are loud!), but the way we did the first round was just simply put not very beautiful. Dad's new plan for the integration is really elegant. Hope to have something to show you very soon.

[neilvg]

Hi Mica - How are things coming along?  I hope well - My Birthday is July 15th so I'm hoping things will work out

[mica]

Probably won't be quite ready for Friday  but we're still working on it every day and getting closer to completion.  
 
It's probably not too soon to start thinking about if you are going to come here to pick up your guitar or if we will coordinate delivery with one of my Bay Area trips.

[neilvg]

Any new pictures?  What's the status?  Depending on when it is done I can either come by, or receive it from you when you come this way.  I live in Emeryville now so depending, it may or may not be easier to come my way (than before).
 
Neil

[neilvg]

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[mica]

Home stretch here, but I had to order another set of pickups from RMC to complete your guitar - the first set didn't quite survive as we learned how to fully integrate them. They should be here in a few days so we can get it done.