My wife, the Luthier
by David P. Wescott
Modifying knobs and switch
In the following I will show the creation / modification of the knobs. As you can see I used a stock set of Charvel volume and tone knobs and mounted them to a shaft and turned down the centers on the lathe to accept a birdseye insert.
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Removing the center part of the top.
Another angle.
Ready to receive a birdseye inlay
I did the same thing with the black anodized switch tip I also made.
Again, removing the center part.
Ready.
I just used a washer to get a nice size circle of birdseye for the V/T knobs...
...and I already had an extra from the fretboard inlays for the switch tip.
I used 2 sided tape attached to the end of a piece of brass...
...and "sized it up" with the 220 grit.
All done!
I have no more pics to show you of the process. The next and final page will show you the finished guitar!