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Putting binding on a tele

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Is anyone set up to rout a tele body for binding on the top. Could I ask you please to do this for me, in return for beer/parts/hand shandies?

Also, does anyone have any binding, please? Cream or white.
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Are you doing it to a new unfinished body or an existing one? I had this done by Lostinverness (Grant) once on a Tele and it can be very tricky. It depends on how much round over the edge already has if it can be done.
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Finished, with typical amount of edge round.
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werdna wrote:Finished, with typical amount of edge round.
I would say an experienced person would be able to do it but don’t think I’d be giving to my home handyman mate!
You got a pic of the front edge?
I’m sure someone else here would be able to advise better than me.

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Completely irrelevant but I once saw how Music Man do binding. When the body is still just a square slab they cut a channel and pour in the material that'll eventually be the binding. Once it sets they cut the body out with the usual CNC-type stuff and there it is, already bound. Cool way of doing it I guess but not one you could replicate on an existing body, so I'll just get me coat...

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Just get a roll of white electrical tape from the supermarket and run it around the edge, job done!
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:D Put a photo up of the tele you want butchered... How relicked is it? :D
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Very happy to do it... bearing in mind we'll need these

https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/T ... currency=O

And thats a fucktonne of beers to start with ;)
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Bg wrote:Very happy to do it... bearing in mind we'll need these

https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/T ... currency=O

And thats a fucktonne of beers to start with ;)
you may find that it still doesn't work properly depending on how thick the binding is. Normal width is still not thick enough to manage the round over.

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Reg18 wrote:
... but don’t think I’d be giving to my home handyman mate!
isn't this what you did??? :lol:

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Lostininverness wrote:
Bg wrote:Very happy to do it... bearing in mind we'll need these

https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/T ... currency=O

And thats a fucktonne of beers to start with ;)
you may find that it still doesn't work properly depending on how thick the binding is. Normal width is still not thick enough to manage the round over.
Yeah I was thinking that too
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You're right chaps. Lots of times I wish Adrian was around with that limitless supply of guitar bodies. I should just go out and get a Texas Tea Tele Ultra, but I am too Scottish.
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werdna wrote:You're right chaps. Lots of times I wish Adrian was around with that limitless supply of guitar bodies. I should just go out and get a Texas Tea Tele Ultra, but I am too Scottish.
He probably still has tele bodies.


he, at least, knows where they're buried.
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Bg wrote:Very happy to do it... bearing in mind we'll need these

https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/T ... currency=O

And thats a fucktonne of beers to start with ;)


Don't be so tight :lol: very handy to have
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ChAoZ wrote:
Bg wrote:Very happy to do it... bearing in mind we'll need these

https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/T ... currency=O

And thats a fucktonne of beers to start with ;)


Don't be so tight :lol: very handy to have
Not when I do so few ;) I'd rather pay you to do one :P
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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