HEL Guitars Mifflintown

So... today at the Mifflintown shop, I finished the neck carve and body modifications to this Jackson Kelly. The owner wanted a bit thicker neck profile than the razor thin stock one, and requested pretty much my standard HEL neck profile wich is a flattened C ( not quite a D) and .82 thick at the first to .88 at the 12th. (Stock measures around .73 at the first) It has a compound (12-16) radius ebony fingerboard, a solo shark fin at the 12th and is shelved for a Lo...k-N-Roll nut. (Sadly you can see the superdeluxeultra Allied Lutherie stainless steel truss rod in there...) Frets will be Jescar Supah Jumbo 58-118 Stainless. Body was modified for a more contoured heel with inset ferrules and no plate. I also joined up korina body wings and added wenge stringers to them to attach to a bubinga neck through next time for another customers guitar build. (But didn’t take any pictures.. booo).. Then... i looked at my 64 SG hulk, and promised it that I would finally bring it to SC and start the process of rebinding its poor, disheveled fingerboard. (Then left without it because i forgot to bring its case..) Then I hacked weeds down for the last half hour so that my dads dog can see the front sidewalk and bay like a lunatic as people walk by.. Busy day!!!

This one will be in the clamps soon!

Yeeeee Haw!!! It’s carbide death donut time!!!!

Lazer unclamped and the progress on the top this morning

If this little guitar was a Italian opera, it’s name would be El Clampo Profuso!

And installed on the back of the guitar!

Ok... ready to be set into the guitar!! There are others available in 7-String. But not how I wanted.