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The Tenacious D inlay was done early in the construction
process. We selected the proper font,
did some redrawing magic to adpat the letters to the fingerboard and voila... instant
typographic success! OK, maybe it wasn't instant, it took Mica a couple of hours to make the drawings and James quite a few
more to cut all the letters by hand, then inlay them in the fingerboard.
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Here the body is firmly attached to the neck and the rough shape is cut.
There's many miles to go 'till we're done.
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For this sculpted detail, Kris made cool custom moulding that
he fit just right around the shape with carefully mitred corners.
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Sealer coats over the wood and plastic cast. Ooooh - shiny!
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Flat black is the first color in this recipe. The back of the neck and peghead
(and of course the fingerboard) were masked to preserve the natural Maple color.
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With a smaller airbrush, it's on with the Rowdy Rust color. Some facial and
abdominal details are left purposefully thin to suggest a more scuplted look.
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Susan's turn for fun! A brown "antiquing" glaze is applied over a lightly
scuffed surface. This is painted on carefully and wiped of even more carefully.
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The peghead is carved by hand. Initially
we were going to use the antiquing glaze on the peghead, but on the experimental pieces, the look wasn't
enhanced, which is just a nice was of saying it was ugly. Other than the shape and a slightly thicker front
plate to accomodate the carving details, this peghead is made just like any other on an Alembic instrument. This was a fun and whirlwind project. We got to experiment with a variety of new techniques and collaborate with some great artists. And what a nice story that the Love Giver can make music as well as defeat evil in Brutal Legend. Enjoy! |
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