KR Sound
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Looks amazing!
What’s on *YOUR* workbench?
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Laundryroom David
Keyboard Cowboy 🤠
Oh man. That is gorgeous. Well done!
benny_profane
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Incredible. That’s beautiful! I’m down for this one too.
steviejr92
Authorized Vendor
You got it! Ill be sure to put away a Dirty Magic and Wild Copper enclosure for you!
steviejr92
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Those are light dependant.
Put the cover on and try again.
swelchy
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Cover was on for testing….
Feral Feline
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FYP!
No applepolywoggies!
Let me know when you have Orange or Deep Purple back in stock, SVP.
steviejr92
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I believe there is one purple left! I’ll make another in purple, since it seems to be popular!
dawson
Well-known member
continued from #3,162
So I set the prototype bridge up and *almost* got it intonated:
It's a replacement top for a Wilkinson tremolo bridge that's basically got a handle on its' rear so I can do dives and bends without having the 'whammy bar' installed.
As you can see- the saddles need to be too far back for the springs to fit, and the low E is a hair sharp in the high frets even though it's positioned as far back as it can go.
Other than that easily fixable issue and some rough surface finishes, this prototype is performing really well- it's even a bit more comfortable to use than I expected so I'm quite pleased!
So I set the prototype bridge up and *almost* got it intonated:
It's a replacement top for a Wilkinson tremolo bridge that's basically got a handle on its' rear so I can do dives and bends without having the 'whammy bar' installed.
As you can see- the saddles need to be too far back for the springs to fit, and the low E is a hair sharp in the high frets even though it's positioned as far back as it can go.
Other than that easily fixable issue and some rough surface finishes, this prototype is performing really well- it's even a bit more comfortable to use than I expected so I'm quite pleased!
Harry Klippton
Not Interested
continued from #3,162
So I set the prototype bridge up and *almost* got it intonated:
It's a replacement top for a Wilkinson tremolo bridge that's basically got a handle on its' rear so I can do dives and bends without having the 'whammy bar' installed.
As you can see- the saddles need to be too far back for the springs to fit, and the low E is a hair sharp in the high frets even though it's positioned as far back as it can go.
Other than that easily fixable issue and some rough surface finishes, this prototype is performing really well- it's even a bit more comfortable to use than I expected so I'm quite pleased!
Wonder if the led is causing any issues.
Though, iirc the data sheet said these primarily operated in the UV and IR spectrum.
swelchy
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yah... when I was testing the whole batch it actual takes a good bit of direct light to get them to start affecting the HFE.. if you put a bright led on it and measure the hfe goes down to about 5 from 75
Erik S
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That is sexy AF.
You could sand and polish and bead blast the tooling marks away until it looked like it came outta a factory, but for my money it’s cooler if you leave some “evidence of the hand of the maker”.
benny_profane
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I feel like Steve Albini would love this. I’m not Steve Albini, but I do.
dawson
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Thanks @Erik S! I gave it about thirty minutes of Scotch Brite and called it 'good.'
@benny_profane thanks, dude! I don't know much about Steve Albini, but I grew up listening to a lot of Modest Mouse- this dude Isaac Brock would just beat the shit out of a Floyd Rose with no whammy arm until he started getting bridges kinda' like this one
custom made for him.
They're not for sale to us lowly public so I had to make my own loosely based on that design:
@benny_profane thanks, dude! I don't know much about Steve Albini, but I grew up listening to a lot of Modest Mouse- this dude Isaac Brock would just beat the shit out of a Floyd Rose with no whammy arm until he started getting bridges kinda' like this one
custom made for him.They're not for sale to us lowly public so I had to make my own loosely based on that design:
JTEX
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Reviving my very useful but long-neglected low battery indicator. Blinks green when battery is good, more and more yellowish as the voltage falls, finally turns solid red at 7V. 30µA current draw while blinking. If anyone wants to build one, you'll find the the schematic somewhere on my site.
Laundryroom David
Keyboard Cowboy 🤠
Absolutely nothing. Sometimes creating new stuff means wiping out the old stuff, so I moved everything out and did a deep clean. Feels good.