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Mica Wickersham (mica)
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Post Number: 64
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Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 7:09 pm:   Edit Post

Susan finished the proposed drawing for your tricked out Tribute. Let me introduce you to Rosie:

body
The body can't have the contouring if we are to use the brass pickup ring.

Here's an alternate view without the ring:
body no ring

And finally just the inlay:
rosie inlay

Keep in mind these mock ups are meant to help your decision and the real thing will of course look much better. You can email my mom with your comments or post them on this thread if you like.
Mica Wickersham (mica)
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Post Number: 68
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 7:32 pm:   Edit Post

Here's the cowgirl version you requested:

joe's darkstar cowgirl

We used Lacewood for the hat to give it a nice texture and updated the leaves to silver like the stem.
Mica Wickersham (mica)
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Post Number: 78
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Posted on Friday, June 21, 2002 - 5:28 pm:   Edit Post

New hat in black Tahitian Pearl:
Rosie hat#2
Joe Onishchuk (dark_starfarm)
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Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 9:11 am:   Edit Post

Any work started on my Tribute yet?

Joe
Mica Wickersham (mica)
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Post Number: 193
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Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 2:37 pm:   Edit Post

We've been working on your guitar. Here's your neck:

joes's neck

and the top laminate we selected:
joe's top

We've also got the whole brass pickup ring engineered for the contoured body on your guitar. If you've been following Henry's Tribute, we spent a good amount of time getting everything just right for doing a neck through Tribute (Henry's is the first, yours is the second).

I suspect I'll be posting some pictures of what looks very much like a guitar for you next week.
Mica Wickersham (mica)
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Post Number: 334
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Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 6:03 pm:   Edit Post

That was some long week, huh? Anyway, the guitar is much father along, and these shots are from last Thursday:

Joe's Guitar
Inlay detail

Look how nice that top popped out with the finish. We've got sealer coats on and the fingerboard inlay completed (as well as fingerboard levelling and fretting). James has started cutting the pieces for the body inlay.
Mica Wickersham (mica)
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Post Number: 364
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 4:28 pm:   Edit Post

James has been working on the body inlay. He's got all the little shell doodads cut out:

rosie in pieces
These are the reverse of each piece. With the paper pattern on the finished side, there isn't alot to see there. Also, the silver pieces are not yet cut (the stem). Note the black mother of pearl doesn't look too black from the back, but looks nice and dark on the reverse.

I couldn't resist trying to do the puzzle:
rosie somewhat solved

Yikes! There's a lot of little pieces in that! This is the paper pattern I was referring to above. Judging from my attempt, you're probably very glad your inlay in the the capable hands of James.
Mica Wickersham (mica)
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Post Number: 492
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Posted on Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 10:50 am:   Edit Post

Here is the finished inlay.

Rosie completed

The image is slightly overexposed - the Mother of Pearl isn't completely washed out, there's lots of figure in it.
Joe Onishchuk (dark_starfarm)
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Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 1:25 pm:   Edit Post

Susan:

The inlay looks great! Do you have any idea when the guitar will be ready?

Joe
Brent Forman (brentf)
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Post Number: 10
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Posted on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 5:12 pm:   Edit Post

Congrats on your Featured Work of Art.

I love looking at it.
Joe Onishchuk (dark_starfarm)
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Posted on Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 4:34 pm:   Edit Post

Here's a picture of me and the finished guitar.

Joe
Joe Onishchuk (dark_starfarm)
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Posted on Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 4:43 pm:   Edit Post

Joe's Custom Tribute

OK, here's my second try!
Joe Onishchuk (dark_starfarm)
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Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 - 3:05 am:   Edit Post

Mica:

I haven't heard from you lately? Any progress on the replacement case and the CD with the photos and stuff?

Joe
Mica Wickersham (mica)
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Post Number: 777
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Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 - 10:01 am:   Edit Post

From my inbox today, I see you got the message about the CD and the case. Let me know when you receive everything, and maybe you can find a good home for the other case.

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