Daniel Sorbera Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 MOJO are you at thorn guitars? did you build those guitars you posted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOJO Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 MOJO are you at thorn guitars? did you build those guitars you posted? ← no.. i'd probably glue myself to wood by mistake.. i've anly gotten as far as slapping a warmoth parts together... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 no.. i'd probably glue myself to wood by mistake.. laughhard.gif HAHAHAHHAAHHAA ya I know someone like that ------>Godin SD<------- o well life goes on... Nice guitars those thorns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybex23 Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Yes, that thorn guitar appeared a few months after i posted this pic on a forum to get some feedback. Coincidence?? Who knows... ← wow..they are quite similar,aren't they? ← Can you tell me how you bind the fingerboard with the abalone strips? Most of the guitars I have seen like this have fingerboard on the outside of the binding or inlay as well. Do you glue the strips of abalone on and then glue strips of the fingerboard material on over them or, is the abalone just inlaid along the fingerboard edge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasteven Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 I'm pretty sure it's done by just routing out a channel wide enough for the strip and then setting it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOJO Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 (edited) I'm pretty sure it's done by just routing out a channel wide enough for the strip and then setting it in. ← ron uses a dremel to create a channel just off the edge of the fingerboard and sets the purfling in..pretty much like stated above its not on the edge of the fingerboard so no outside binding is neccessaryto keep it in place.he also does the same thing along the headstock, the top of the body and the side of the body where the top wood meets the backing wood.. here's a good shot of it http://www.thornguitargallery.com/images/035-17.jpg Edited February 9, 2005 by MOJO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 I'm pretty sure it's done by just routing out a channel wide enough for the strip and then setting it in. ← ron uses a dremel to create a channel just off the edge of the fingerboard and sets the purfling in..pretty much like stated above ← well it IS a gorgeous alternative to standar binding methods. i think it would look great on a maple board with ebony strips...or vice versa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOJO Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 like this??? http://www.thornguitargallery.com/images/008-body.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 see i was right...it does look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasteven Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 those guitars are nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 I just wet myself at the matching pickup covers. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOJO Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 hre's the completed Thorn gallery to date ( for anyone interested ) http://www.thornguitargallery.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 MOJO, im not concerned at all I originally got the idea from a guy that wanted me to enhance his Rainsong. He told me about their shark logo, and i immediately thought of "PRS like sharks". Within 24 hours id drawn and inlaid them. However, its taken nearly a year to get the Rainsong done (im actually working on it right now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorn Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 MOJO, im not concerned at all ← Hello, Mojo - great to see you here and thanks for the support as always. rhoads56 - You're taking this like quite a gentleman I have to say. Mojo sent me the image of your fretboard a couple weeks ago. My e-mail reply to him was "he ripped us off". Now I read you posted the images months ago... I am no stranger to having my inlay designs "ripped" by other builders. Some blatantly. It stings. I can only hope that you can take my word that I had not seen your fingerboard prior to this. Based on your above post, it seems that you have already considered this. Thank you for giving me the benefit of the doubt. As Mojo explained, this concept guitar was in the works for quite sometime, close to a year. I have quite an extensive library of Dover copyright-free artwork/clipart books. Most of the sharks came from a variety of art books, coloring books, tattoos, and even children's stickers. (Mojo doesn't know that , however ). A little tweak here and there to fit within the frets was all. In any event, thanks again. I hope to spend more time over here - this is a great forum from what I've read so far. Sincerely, Ron Thorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOJO Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 MOJO, im not concerned at all ← Hello, Mojo - great to see you here and thanks for the support as always. rhoads56 - You're taking this like quite a gentleman I have to say. Mojo sent me the image of your fretboard a couple weeks ago. My e-mail reply to him was "he ripped us off". Now I read you posted the images months ago... I am no stranger to having my inlay designs "ripped" by other builders. Some blatantly. It stings. I can only hope that you can take my word that I had not seen your fingerboard prior to this. Based on your above post, it seems that you have already considered this. Thank you for giving me the benefit of the doubt. As Mojo explained, this concept guitar was in the works for quite sometime, close to a year. I have quite an extensive library of Dover copyright-free artwork/clipart books. Most of the sharks came from a variety of art books, coloring books, tattoos, and even children's stickers. (Mojo doesn't know that , however ). A little tweak here and there to fit within the frets was all. In any event, thanks again. I hope to spend more time over here - this is a great forum from what I've read so far. Sincerely, Ron Thorn ← Hey ron ..good to see you here buddy i do want to stick up up for Perry also..i didn't think it was a case of anyone ripping anyone off...just 2 great artist visionaries coming up with a similar idea..thats all as i stated earlier neither Ron nor myself had ever seen Perry's sharks before acouple of weeks ago and i had my guitar for acouple of months already by then and theirs no way Perry could have seen our sharks because it was never shown anywhere on the internet till after the guitar was completed and delivered in OCT (ron and i were very "top secret" about them no one except anyone who happened to wander by Ron's shop knew anything about them..well thats not true Jeff who designed the tribal shark F hole.knew what the inlays looked like ..but thats it ) Perry's a good guy and Ron's a good guy..no foul on anyone... Ron hope you stick around here some.. ron really is great down to earth guy and a wealth of information in not only inlay and guitar building but also designs and builds his own CNC machines and other goodies..he's like a mad little Dr Frankenstein..no challenge too crazy to attempt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 MOJO, im not concerned at all ← Hello, Mojo - great to see you here and thanks for the support as always. rhoads56 - You're taking this like quite a gentleman I have to say. Mojo sent me the image of your fretboard a couple weeks ago. My e-mail reply to him was "he ripped us off". Now I read you posted the images months ago... I am no stranger to having my inlay designs "ripped" by other builders. Some blatantly. It stings. I can only hope that you can take my word that I had not seen your fingerboard prior to this. Based on your above post, it seems that you have already considered this. Thank you for giving me the benefit of the doubt. As Mojo explained, this concept guitar was in the works for quite sometime, close to a year. I have quite an extensive library of Dover copyright-free artwork/clipart books. Most of the sharks came from a variety of art books, coloring books, tattoos, and even children's stickers. (Mojo doesn't know that , however ). A little tweak here and there to fit within the frets was all. In any event, thanks again. I hope to spend more time over here - this is a great forum from what I've read so far. Sincerely, Ron Thorn ← i would LOVE to see you hang around.it really looks like you have your stuff together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Hiya Ron, im well aware of the ripping off syndrome. Just got notification of a HUGE brand that has ripped of a body design of mine. HOWEVER, although my plans were never released on the web until three weeks ago (on paper for 18 months), this "huge" company had a finished guitar at the NAMM show. Good designers must think alike huh I first saw the shark guitar on the Jackson forum, back around October, maybe before. I posted my design on my website in July. Im under no false ideas that you went off and quickly put off all your other work to rush through a 'copy' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cracked Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 Back to the original topic: (not complaining at all, cool converstions, but I just stumble4d across this, this ummm... 'guitar') http://community.webshots.com/photo/202686...202686369gKrbJb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonjackson Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 that is a esp... i think one for the namm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 malikipkip, did you build that guitar, or just find the link? I'm really diggin that guitar. Not quite my cup o' tea, but there is some obvious attention to detail. I really like the diamond at the 12th fret. I'd love to see you hang around here, too, Thorn. That's some really fine work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Holy..... Those guitars are amazing The inlay is beautiful.. Did you make them? And if you did have they been in the guitar of the month yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 I can only dream of making guitars that look that good they're made by Ken Lawrence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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