Skervesen Raptor Build

[Skervesen Guitars]

Al right people - we have a new word: SKERVESENISH .


...and a little something for you. Dave will show more at the right moment .

I almost passed on the top when I saw the raw wood because it seemed sort of plain...different than the initial picture. But then I read a build thread from Vik showing the difference in a burl top before and after the laquer. It really brings out all of the figuring in the grain.

 

[MetalDaze]

Yes! That varnish makes all the difference

Here's the neck with a version of the body cut out of MDF. I like that these guys actually make sure everything is going to fit right before cutting the real wood

 

[F4R537KTP09]

The headstock is quite surprising, and I'm not found on reverse headstocks, but for this one... Yes it seems just what was needed!
This top is just amazing.
If I can't wait to see it done, I can't even more imagine your impatience to see it done!
I'll definitely come back to follow the progress of this one!

 

[MetalDaze]

In my opinion, these guys are building at the speed of light. Yet, I have no concern that anything is being rushed. I'm very happy right now

Here's another view of the neck with MDF body:

 

[MetalMike04]

I'm so used to getting the "it's backwards", etc jokes that I embrace it now.

I still say the best part of being lefty is that people don't try to borrow my guitars

haha i embrace it as well, although the downside is going in to countless music stores and seeing the same epi les paul, squier strat and ibanez gio , but thats one thing that make us leftys appreciate a good guitar when it finally comes around we can just feel it ya know.

 

[commelina]

We are not building at the speed of light. We just do what we love.

Perhaps we enter into another dimension

 

[Vicious7]

Mmmmmm.....I want to eat this guitar.....

Can I have it?? >_<

 

[SiggyCertified]

Oh there's no doubt you guys love what you do.... But you are most certainly building at the speed of light in some kind of 6th dimension...

 

[commelina]

Dude, do not worry,Your top, also is glued .
Tomorrow will be happening

 

[MetalDaze]

There's a lot of love in this thread

 

[Amanita]

Dude, do not worry,Your top, also is glued .
Tomorrow will be happening

in speaking like Yoda, each time better you get

Sorri Jarek, couldn't resist
as far as speed of production goes. having a nice workshop tooled with a quality CNC rig and other nice stuff definitely helps.
and then Jarek is prolly one of the most no bullshit, no dilly-dallying people i had a chance to meet

 

[Skervesen Guitars]

I still say the best part of being lefty is that people don't try to borrow my guitars

Bad is when you have no one to borrow you .
So there are at least 4 lefties in that topic already...

 

[commelina]

in speaking like Yoda, each time better you get

Sorri Jarek, couldn't resist
as far as speed of production goes. having a nice workshop tooled with a quality CNC rig and other nice stuff definitely helps.
and then Jarek is prolly one of the most no bullshit, no dilly-dallying people i had a chance to meet

ble ble ble

 

[MetalDaze]

This thread needs another pic

 

[MetalDaze]

A test piece of the burl goes outside.

 

[mphsc]

SNAP! I actually use my main hand for fretting...

 

[MetalDaze]

Enough with the MDF! Let's see the real body with the top attached to it

Need to have some room to put the binding

 

[MetalDaze]

Now let's see some headstock binding:

 

[mphsc]

damn this is coming too quickly.... going to be awesome.

 

[SiggyCertified]

Dat top....