[cigarfan]

Well ... ~635 pics and videos later, we are narrowing in the final posts in this thread (good thing cause the 300 post limit is approaching). We were waiting on our laser etching man to complete his work. Todays post covers the addition of gold and silver leaf to the etched pickguard, then placing it on the guitar. Final strings go on and the glamour shots are taken in the shop.

Tim is shipping "Slim" today and I expect delivery early next week! Feels like a dream. I am actually going to be playing this guitar very soon! WooHoo!

Here is the pickguard as it left the laser man and arrived at Tim's shop.





Then using his special application tool (q-tip) Tim applies the gold leaf. It dries very quickly so a section at a time has the gold leaf added and excess buffed off quickly.









They will be calling Tim gold thumb for weeks!