Building the Hitchhiker Guitar

[Ted Crocker]

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Another touring/recording rig. Right now it's just a slab of African Mahogany. All I have to do is remove the wood that's not the Hitchhiker and craft the parts that are...

 

Stay tuned!

[bairfoot cajun]

this will be a most interesting build indeed.i will stay tuned to this one cause i like the sound of the name--------hitchiker guitar.

[Dave K.]

Don't Panic!

[jaakko ryynanen]

"Thoughts in time and out of season
The Hitchhiker
Stood by the side of the road
And leveled his thumb
In the calm calculus of reason..."

By the Jim Morrison 1970 (music by the doors 1975). Listen hole poem/song: Album An American Prayer

[Ted Crocker]

Wow Jaak!

I just got a jolt and you added some of you to this creation. Jim is already in the mix...

Thanks

[Ted Crocker]

[bairfoot cajun]

and so the magic begins yep.great location fer the body shape in sync with the grain of the wood ted.

[Ted Crocker]

Rough shaped body with mineral spirits to bring out the grain

[James Hawkins]

Gorgeous...

[Ted Crocker]

Shop's open again after shutting down and dismantling benches and stations for almost 3 weeks while the three stooges construction company finished the renovations for last Thursday and Friday's inspections!!! I got caught up on pickup orders and back to work on 5, no 6 guitars on nice clean benches. Today I routed 3 neck pockets, here's the one you want to see:

[Ted Crocker]

More body shaping and rough sanding