I have been working on my telecaster copy for a while now. This is not a steady project. It happens in little punctuations. Anyway, I have an idea reborn. I thought about making a semi-hollow body for it. Of course, that involved buying new wood for it. That does involve money which I don't want to spend at the moment.
So, my mind traveled to what I already have (these thought journeys occur in the 1/2 hour drive to and from work). In the deep and dark recesses of my garage I have pine headers from building our house and also a fair amount of redwood. I am not sure which to use. Telecasters have been made from pine at various times in history, but redwood? The only redwood guitar I am familiar with is made by Breedlove. It costs an amazing amount of money, so maybe there is something to it.
It would have three parts to it. The middle would be hollow in the upper bout, while the center would be solid and the lower bout would be open for electronics. It would involve much cutting, gluing, sanding, and finishing, but it would create a body much nicer than the one I currently have. It would also have that great "jangle pop" tone of a semi-hollow Tele. Perhaps this weekend.
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