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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Falcon

FALCON - A recent refurbishment of a guitar previously given to me by a friend years ago.

Finally completed after years of delay. Truss rod adjustments; Checking, adjustments, and lubrication of nut slots; Adjustments, cleaning, and lubrication of the bridge; Adjustments of the tremolo system; Checking and adjustments of bridge saddles; Bridge and saddle heights set to very low; Setting intonation; Pickup height adjustments; Checking and tightening of all screws; Conditioning of fretboard; Appropriate cleaning of instrument

Repairs included leveling and refretting of twisted neck, replacement of all electronics, replacement of missing tremolo system, and minor refinishing of neck.

Modifications included amendments of tremolo cavity routing to accommodate new system.

Specifications
Hardware: Black.
Tuning Machines: Standard machine heads.
Neck: Maple.
Fingerboard: 24 fret Rosewood with Pearloid Shark Tooth inlays.
Neck Construction: Bolt-on.
Pickups: 1x Entwhistle HVX humbucker.
Electronics: 1 volume control; Coil-split toggle switch.
Features:
  • Plain gig bag.
  • SV Guitars Tremolo system.
  • DIY Red LED lights in electronic cavity.
  • A long-delayed refurbishment!
  • Survived the years well!
  • A rocking stage guitar!

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