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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please " Black Pic's Up" |
I have made this Purple Heart Guitar with a Mahagony Neck . The more I get closer to finishing I wish I had used Lighter Maple for the Neck instead of the Darker mahagony .  BUTTT there is no way i'm gonna go and change it now  SO Opinions please . Should I leave well enough alone and finish it like I have it now " still some prep work i know" Or should I consider adding a little amber to the top to tie it closer into the darker mahagony neck ? What say yeeee ? |
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| Author: | Ken Franklin [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
Make a maple neck and save the mahogany one for another guitar. |
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| Author: | Mark Groza [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
Ken Franklin wrote: Make a maple neck and save the mahogany one for another guitar. +1 My thoughts exactly 
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
I appreciate the thoughts guys , I have already kicked that thought around . However this is a glue in neck NOT bolted , so the work to change it is way beyond what I want to do . I have another thought and that was to go black with the neck and leave the top nautural . So back to my Orig . Question Amber top ? Black Neck ? Leave as is and learn from the mistake? |
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| Author: | Mark Groza [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
I would go black neck then. Amber top might not look so good with the purpleheart just like the mahogany.What did you use for binding? |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
Mark Groza wrote: I would go black neck then. Amber top might not look so good with the purpleheart just like the mahogany.What did you use for binding? Black Plastic Binding and Black Plastic rosette |
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| Author: | Mark Groza [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
I would go black neck on that one Jim 
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
Mark Groza wrote: I would go black neck on that one Jim Seems to make the most sense dont it . Hey I never claimed to have any taste !
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| Author: | theguitarwhisperer [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
Post a picture so we can see. Might be fine the way it is. |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
I think Im going black on the neck . The more I look at and think about it that seems to be best idea . Attachment: 100_1324.jpg Attachment: 100_1326.jpg
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| Author: | dpm99 [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
I think this is one of those cases where a problem turns into a feature. Maple would have been nice, but I think a black neck is perhaps even more appropriate. |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
The Blackness has started . I have commenced to laying the black paint to the neck in light coats and let it build up . Yep , Its already looking like the right way to go . Thanks guys I will post another pic when shes painted .
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| Author: | Jim Kirby [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 5:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
What was the matter with it as it was? (I don't see it.) |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
Jim Kirby wrote: What was the matter with it as it was? (I don't see it.) Agree. I rather like the purple and mahogany combo, and they'd get even closer in color as they age. But black is ok too. |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
DennisK wrote: Jim Kirby wrote: What was the matter with it as it was? (I don't see it.) Agree. I rather like the purple and mahogany combo, and they'd get even closer in color as they age. But black is ok too. It was just a bit too contrasting to me , I liked it when i started and less and less as I went along , And they wont get closer as they age because I made a dye that was almost exactly the Purple in the purple heart and dyed the purple heart with it so that it would keep its color longer . But thanks guys for the vote of confidence ! ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up")
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Sun Dec 25, 2011 11:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
I painted the Mahagony neck last night and it looks good black . I decided to apply several coats of laq over the paint today before I take it out of the spray room. I still have some prep work to do on the body and i believe the laq will help keep it scratch free . Will post a pic soon. |
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| Author: | york [ Sun Dec 25, 2011 12:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
A black/dark filler on the neck would have darkened it nicely and might have brought down the contrast enough for your tastes????? Sounds like it worked out well. Looking forward to a photo of the black neck..... |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Sun Dec 25, 2011 12:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
york wrote: A black/dark filler on the neck would have darkened it nicely and might have brought down the contrast enough for your tastes????? Sounds like it worked out well. Looking forward to a photo of the black neck..... Well , it can always be stripped and redone if i dont like it painted . Once its dyed or filled thats pretty much it . So I still have room to work if I dont like the black painted finish . |
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Sun Dec 25, 2011 2:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
Looked nice to me too... |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Sun Dec 25, 2011 5:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please |
Here it is Black . 4-5 coats of Laq Attachment: 100_1336.jpg Attachment: 100_1334.jpg Attachment: 100_1333.jpg Attachment: 100_1332.jpg Attachment: 100_1331.jpg Obviously touch up to be done , but I think it makes the Purple "pop" better . Honest Opinions Welcome Please . |
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| Author: | Lincoln Goertzen [ Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please " Black Pic's Up" |
Well, Jim, I honestly think it is quite an improvement. I likey! If it had been me, I would have experimented with black filler, as has been suggested, and then some sort of a black 'burst or a "transparent" black, then the solid black. (Maybe you did all that already.) That is just because I like the look of wood. But again, I like how the neck fits the rest of the decor. Merry Christmas! Lincoln |
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| Author: | Mark Groza [ Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please " Black Pic's Up" |
Looks alot better now Jim! The neck matches the binding and looks like it belongs on that guitar instead of another.
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| Author: | Bobc [ Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please " Black Pic's Up" |
I think the black looks great. |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please " Black Pic's Up" |
Bobc wrote: I think the black looks great. Thanks Bob So do I , I am pleased with how it turned out . No I hope the Laq session does well .
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| Author: | Joe Hill [ Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opinions on the Purple Heart Build Please " Black Pic's Up" |
IMO...It does bring out the PH with the black neck...you guys amaze me. |
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