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Something to add: the switch is Switchcraft.
White Les Paul Studio for Sale
- Thread starter smitty_p
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Something to add: the switch is Switchcraft.
Precisely why I made one...
Amp Mad Scientist
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OP
In the category of "Keeping a Thread Alive" I figured I'd post up pics of the packing process before the White Wonder makes it's journey.
To start with, I loosened the strings. I kept them just tight enough to hold the bridge and tailpiece in place. But, they are pretty loose.
Then, I cut a strip from a 100% cotton towel and placed it underneath the strings to protect the fret board, as shown below. I used a 100% cotton towel because I didn't want to take any chances of the plastic bubble wrap reacting negatively with the lacquer finish.
I took this pic after I had already wrapped the headstock in a cotton towel strip and wrapped bubble-wrap over that.
Next, I cut more strips from the towel and folded those over to make spacers. I used them to fill any voids around the body to hold the guitar in place so it wouldn't shift around inside the case. Anywhere I needed some padding against the actual guitar, I used strips cut from the cotton towel.
Then, I covered the whole guitar and neck with a large section of the towel:
With the towel n place, I added bubble wrap to keep the guitar in place. I folded the bubble wrap over several times at the end of the guitar body to take up the gap caused by the arched top:
Next, I wrapped the case. I started off wrapping the case in several layers of the clear bubble wrap with the smaller size bubbles. Then, I finished up with a few layers of bubble wrap with larger bubbles:
Before putting the wrapped up case into the box, I inserted two pieces of 2" thick, dense, packaging foam in the bottom of the container and added a layer of packaging peanuts. Then, I put the wrapped case into the box. After that, I just added peanuts until the box was nearly full. I added the peanuts slowly and pushed them down into any voids.
Here's the box almost ready to close up:
I put the same foam on top as I did at the bottom of the container. Here's a pic of one of those pieces of foam:
The last of the foam and peanuts, just before closing everything up:
Finally, all boxed up and ready to take a trip. I wonder where it could possibly be going!
To start with, I loosened the strings. I kept them just tight enough to hold the bridge and tailpiece in place. But, they are pretty loose.
Then, I cut a strip from a 100% cotton towel and placed it underneath the strings to protect the fret board, as shown below. I used a 100% cotton towel because I didn't want to take any chances of the plastic bubble wrap reacting negatively with the lacquer finish.
I took this pic after I had already wrapped the headstock in a cotton towel strip and wrapped bubble-wrap over that.
Next, I cut more strips from the towel and folded those over to make spacers. I used them to fill any voids around the body to hold the guitar in place so it wouldn't shift around inside the case. Anywhere I needed some padding against the actual guitar, I used strips cut from the cotton towel.
Then, I covered the whole guitar and neck with a large section of the towel:
With the towel n place, I added bubble wrap to keep the guitar in place. I folded the bubble wrap over several times at the end of the guitar body to take up the gap caused by the arched top:
Next, I wrapped the case. I started off wrapping the case in several layers of the clear bubble wrap with the smaller size bubbles. Then, I finished up with a few layers of bubble wrap with larger bubbles:
Before putting the wrapped up case into the box, I inserted two pieces of 2" thick, dense, packaging foam in the bottom of the container and added a layer of packaging peanuts. Then, I put the wrapped case into the box. After that, I just added peanuts until the box was nearly full. I added the peanuts slowly and pushed them down into any voids.
Here's the box almost ready to close up:
I put the same foam on top as I did at the bottom of the container. Here's a pic of one of those pieces of foam:
The last of the foam and peanuts, just before closing everything up:
Finally, all boxed up and ready to take a trip. I wonder where it could possibly be going!
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OP
I suppose so.
A certain "person of interest" is going to have a LOT of unpacking to do!
But, said person will have some free shop rags!
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Umm In case anyone wonders, that is a far superior packing job than the factories do for all their guitars shipped world wide. The Gorillas at the UPS, FED Ex etc all are a crap shoot at how gently they will handle any packages.
OP
Suffice it to say, I shall let him or her announce his or her own new guitar day!
and -- thank you
Amp Mad Scientist
Ambassador of Heresy
I'm glad you packed my guitar as well as it deserves to be.
There are so many sellers who ignore good packing.
Congratulations Ampmad kick ass instrument
Amp Mad Scientist
Ambassador of Heresy
It's a birfhday present. From me, to me.
You are aware that I have its twin
And happy birthday when it’s appropriate
Amp Mad Scientist
Ambassador of Heresy
The evil twin, but which one is evil?