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It would be very challenging and expensive to create the Carbon-glass composite on the fretboard and the neck of the guitar. Maybe try to just copy the shape and use an Ebony fretboard like the new NiteFly has.
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Yeah - that's exactly the problem; I don't really see the point of making a bolt on / through neck version of that guitar as it would be inferior regardless of the quality of the carpentry - anything I made would just be a nice looking (heavy) copy rather than something really comparable.
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Based on the comments Parker Fly guitars receive in general, I cannot promise you that a lot of people will agree it is pretty..
Keep me updated with your progress as it is very strange for a luthier to replicate an "ugly" looking guitar.. -
I'm an extremely amateur luthier ;) Personally I love them, though the top horn digs a bit on me. I've just been looking into carbon / wood bonding, might be doable...
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Well maybe if you search for carbon-glass composite raw material in the Chinese online market, you may find some gold there..
Parker used to bake the guitars in pizza ovens using an air-sealed plastic bag..
And there are neck tests, after the baking process, where a big guy stands and jumps on the neck and it doesn't bend at all... -
Yeah, they use big autoclaves, but maybe something could be done with a vacuum press; I've no idea really. There's a little queue of builds lined up first, and the rate I work on them I've probably got at least a year to 18 months to think about this before I get around to it.
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Not a clue. Cool guitar though. G'luck.
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Two can play at that game... Have I already posted this?
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Yep but it's still cool as all hell.
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Don't suppose anyone on here has bought a Rusty Box direct from Tronographic? I'd really like to buy one but if there are customs charges it would make it pretty pricey.