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Elvis has entered the building
At last I can share the build that I completed for the Elvis Movie. This is a replica of the Gibson Super 400 that belonged to Scotty Moore and featured in the 68 comeback special. There was a really tight deadline of 3 weeks to build, spray, make metal parts etc whilst still running my guitar making school and my design business (lot to be said for being an old ADHD kid).
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Martin Taylor Last edited by martint; 08-12-2022 at 08:21 PM. Reason: images not working?? |
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Wow! Looks like you nailed it. Really nice work!
You ever use Coachwood or Turpentine wood in guitar building? Was just listening to "Tarkine" by Midnight Oil. Cheers!
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Wow. That is amazing. Well done!
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Wow Martin that's super inspirational work thanks for taking the time to share the pics with us all.
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Just gorgeous. Well done. Thanks for sharing.
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Wow, beautiful work on a great looking guitar!
- Glenn
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Great looking guitar. What is that mechanism at the nut?
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That's called a Van Epps string dampener. It basically does exactly what it says.
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Elvis & Scotty Would Love It, Martin--Great Work!
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Did it have to be good looking and playable?
I loved the movie and one of the things I tell folks is that there was so much attention to detail. Thanks for sharing and yes, that is a beautiful guitar.
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Coachwood, yes for necks etc but Turpentine isn't really well suited for guitars unfortunately. However there are many Australian timbers that are fantastic tonewoods.
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Thanks, it sounds great. They even used in for the post production sound recording in the movie!
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Thanks, I built the guitar and then hired to Warner Bros so that I would get the guitar back after the movie production. It now hangs in my workshop (and gets played a bit!)
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