Project: Duo Sonic
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It looks great Danny!
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Ever wonder if you chose the wrong career path? You should have been a guitar builder. Very nice work, Danny - wish I had your skills!
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GattonFan wrote:Ever wonder if you chose the wrong career path? You should have been a guitar builder. Very nice work, Danny - wish I had your skills!
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The Duo looks great!
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Very nice! Can't wait to see it finished. Sorry if it's been mentioned already, but, are you going to use the original Duo-Sonic type bridge, or something else?
Can't speak for Danny, but I felt the same way for a long time. After I got out of high school I even applied (but never went) to the Roberto Venn school of luthiery. After speaking with several luthiers who graduated from there and ran their own custom guitar shops, I decided it would be more work than it was worth, for me. Skills are one thing, but it also takes a lot of money, and good business knowledge. I'd still love to go there some day; from time to time I still dream of working on guitars professionally. But for now, I'm happy building and customizing my own guitars at home
Sarah93003 wrote:GattonFan wrote:Ever wonder if you chose the wrong career path? You should have been a guitar builder. Very nice work, Danny - wish I had your skills!
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Don't I know it! I wish I could have done this at 18 years old!
Can't speak for Danny, but I felt the same way for a long time. After I got out of high school I even applied (but never went) to the Roberto Venn school of luthiery. After speaking with several luthiers who graduated from there and ran their own custom guitar shops, I decided it would be more work than it was worth, for me. Skills are one thing, but it also takes a lot of money, and good business knowledge. I'd still love to go there some day; from time to time I still dream of working on guitars professionally. But for now, I'm happy building and customizing my own guitars at home

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Dillon wrote:Very nice! Can't wait to see it finished. Sorry if it's been mentioned already, but, are you going to use the original Duo-Sonic type bridge, or something else?
I ordered a bridge assembly from Fender via Guitar Center for the current remake of the Duo Sonic, however it is way over due so I'm considering spending 'too much' money for an original on eBay. Either that or I'll have to make one from scratch. I'd rather not do for this simple guitar project that was started because I already had most of the parts and material. This was just a BS project for nostalgic reasons.
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what about a new one on ebay?
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oipunkguy wrote:what about a new one on ebay?
The only new ones I've found on eBay are for the later style. Do you know of any new made early versions like this.

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I thought the duo's bridge was shaped like a trapezoid. I'm guessing that's the later model. I'll start looking around my area if you want. I have a few good sources for hard to find parts like this. Is this the same bridge that you ordered from guitar center?
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Isn't this what you're looking for:
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-1959-FENDER-MUSICMASTER-DUOSONIC-GUITAR-BRIDGE-/250650122918?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Guitar&hash=item3a5be95aa6
It looks like you could make a reasonable fascimile of the Duo Sonic bridge by cutting down a Telecaster bridge. The outside mounting holes aren't in the same place though.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-1959-FENDER-MUSICMASTER-DUOSONIC-GUITAR-BRIDGE-/250650122918?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Guitar&hash=item3a5be95aa6
It looks like you could make a reasonable fascimile of the Duo Sonic bridge by cutting down a Telecaster bridge. The outside mounting holes aren't in the same place though.

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