Pics of newspaper finish

[remmelt]

It's probably not very durable but it does look good.
Newspaper glued to the alu box, then clear lacquer over it, a couple of coats.
True bypass switch with Sonic Annihilation option and very bright purple LED.

[object88]

That's really beautiful!  I gotta remember to ask you how it's held up in a few months...

[petemoore]

I like everything about working/reworking with laquer Except the odoR, and finikkiness about humidity/temperature.
 As far as the stuff itself, it dries hard and pretty fast, can be sanded, can be redone if damaged [within limits], and is very durable, has no problem sticking...BTW, what type of glue and prep did you use to adhere the aluminum to the newspaper?
 Very Vogue Box !!! I like the print on it...current vintage ?!

[Nasse]

If you give a word "decoupage" or something to the holy search engine you can find lots of info.

Yes it might not be the hardest and toughest surface but what a heck nowadays you can buy all kinds of water based stuff, they do use water based stuff for floors, and I did one rehearsal with my cheepo inkjet printer, printed some "vintage tweed" and glued it on cheap aluminium box and put some heavy layers of non poisonous (believe so) water based matt lack and it feels and looks just nice and quite strong. I´d like to compare that with black t-shirt stuff covered with spray acrylic

But I´m sure that works ok for home use, or moderate wear and tear

[Fret Wire]

Cool..... very novel

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

I guess the Danelectro guys are kicking themselves for not using that finish for their "Fish and Chips" equaliser :wink:

[ryanscissorhands]

I especially like the Chinese. Is that tha China Post?

[gez]

Paper mache is incredibly durable (or can be at any rate).  The Georgians used to make furniture out of it!

I knew a bloke who made a Telecaster body from the stuff.  Incredibly light weight.

[smccusker]

I knew a bloke who made a Telecaster body from the stuff. Incredibly light weight.

The sustain would have been awful though wouldnt it?

[gez]

I knew a bloke who made a Telecaster body from the stuff. Incredibly light weight.

The sustain would have been awful though wouldnt it?

It was about the same as a hollow-body jazz guitar.  I have to say, you could get a pretty decent tone out of it.  I don't know the method he used but it looked just like a tele, quite professional looking.

If you use laminating resin and reinforce it with paper pulp (not the cotton type, but ground recycled newspaper) you can get a very strong composite that is incredibly light weight.  I only ever knocked up samples to try this out, but I should imagine that sustain would be no problem.  

I'm pretty sure the guy I knew didn't use the resin approach as he made his on his kitchen table, I just wished I'd asked him in more detail how he did it as it's a wonderful way to make an instrument!

[gez]

Manual Torres built a paper mache guitar in the early 1900s.

brief mention here:

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/2007/Sor/history.html

I read up quite a bit on the history of paper mache at one time, fascinating stuff and some of the Georgian furniture is beautiful.

[smccusker]

I knew a bloke who made a Telecaster body from the stuff. Incredibly light weight.

The sustain would have been awful though wouldnt it?

It was about the same as a hollow-body jazz guitar.  I have to say, you could get a pretty decent tone out of it.  I don't know the method he used but it looked just like a tele, quite professional looking.

If you use laminating resin and reinforce it with paper pulp (not the cotton type, but ground recycled newspaper) you can get a very strong composite that is incredibly light weight.  I only ever knocked up samples to try this out, but I should imagine that sustain would be no problem.

Thats pretty cool, still, I wonder if he had any problems balancing the weighting. If the neck was heavier than the body, wouldn't it be sortof awkward to play?

[smccusker]

I knew a bloke who made a Telecaster body from the stuff. Incredibly light weight.

The sustain would have been awful though wouldnt it?

It was about the same as a hollow-body jazz guitar.  I have to say, you could get a pretty decent tone out of it.  I don't know the method he used but it looked just like a tele, quite professional looking.

If you use laminating resin and reinforce it with paper pulp (not the cotton type, but ground recycled newspaper) you can get a very strong composite that is incredibly light weight.  I only ever knocked up samples to try this out, but I should imagine that sustain would be no problem.

Thats pretty cool, still, I wonder if he had any problems balancing the weighting. If the neck was heavier than the body, wouldn't it be sortof awkward to play?

[gez]

Thats pretty cool, still, I wonder if he had any problems balancing the weighting. If the neck was heavier than the body, wouldn't it be sortof awkward to play?

About five years ago I got really serious about doing this, but after pratting about with laminating resin for a few weeks I had to knock it on the head as it wasn't practical (don't have a workshop and my parents weren't too pleased with the stink of polyester emanating from their garage - wow, that stuff is strong!).

His guitar was reasonably well balanced (probably the lack of horns that a Tele has), but I suppose a lot of it was the (human) body keeping the guitar's body tucked in, thus stopping it from slipping.  The thing I designed and wanted to build would have had built-in ballast at the body end to counteract this (easily done).

Don't know how this guy avoided 'creep' or warping though, bit of a mystery how he did it...

[Nasse]

http://www.flaxwood.com

[gez]

Nice link Nasse!

[Nasse]

Just a tube fakin box with fake tweed cover made of paper, on fake tweed guitar case

[mat]

Hi Nasse !

Do You have a tweed paper ? Or did You print that on a decal paper ?

mat

Just a tube fakin box with fake tweed cover made of paper, on fake tweed guitar case

[gez]

Has anyone ever used 'Fablon/sticky-back-plastic'?  If so, post pics please (wood-grain anyone?)!

[mongo]

what is the exact circuit you put in there by the way??? ;-D

Andy