Light Weight Techniques

[volhoo]

Hey Guys - I did a search and could find much info about the specifics of this.

 

Does anyone have any pictures or information about how Heritage actually reduces the weight of there LW guitars?

 

I am hoping to see some pictures of H150's being built that show the bodies drilled or chambered or routed out to reduce weight.

 

Gibson does a good job of explaining their technique here:

 

http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/weight-relief-gibson-les-paul-guitars-0615-2012.aspx

 

I have a custom H150 CM LW being built as I write this that I am hoping to see a picture of soon - please Ren.

 

I am getting a factory installed Bigsby on it and have asked them to chamber the body to keep the weight down.

 

Cheers.

 

Hopefully it will look like this - yes it will have a H157 pick guard.

 

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[FredZepp]

I think this is it...

 

[volhoo]

Oh - OK, that's great Fred - thanks much.

 

That is exactly what I was looking for.

 

Cheers.

 

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[volhoo]

BTW - couldn't figure out how to edit the original post - couldn't find - instead of could find.

[FredZepp]

I remember another pic... but I can't find it right now.

 

That looks like it's going to be an awesome 150 that you've spec'd out.... We'd love to see pics when you can..

 

 

 

[Thundersteel]

Unfortunately, there is a flaw to their design. To mount the plastic backplate, there are four small pieces of wood shaped in a half-circle, but only about 1/8" or so thick. My LW I had several years ago had two of these pieces broken when I bought it new (thanks, Graham).

 

They need to do it how Guild built their Bluesbirds: have the half-circles be as thick as the entire mahogany base, instead of the thin pieces they have now.

[FredZepp]

Unfortunately, there is a flaw to their design. To mount the plastic backplate, there are four small pieces of wood shaped in a half-circle, but only about 1/8" or so thick. My LW I had several years ago had two of these pieces broken when I bought it new (thanks, Graham).

 

They need to do it how Guild built their Bluesbirds: have the half-circles be as thick as the entire mahogany base, instead of the thin pieces they have now.

 

Hmmm... I hadn't heard of others with LW having this issue...

 

I wonder if some are done differently...?

[Thundersteel]

This is what I'm talking about. This is from a Marty Grass post, so I hope he doesn't mind me using it here: Notice how thin the "mounting ears" are. On mine, the top one (the one on the right in this picture) was completely broken off, and the bottom one was about ready to. On Bluesbirds, they really don't have "ears," and I feel their design is much better. It's too bad Heritage doesn't do it this way.

Here's a Bluesbird control cavity:

[volhoo]

Got a couple of shots from Ren this morning - I'm getting pretty excited - should be arriving here at home around Thanksgiving.

 

 

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[FredZepp]

Wow... That looks great, both front and back.

 

I think that if I was to do a custom order right now, it would likely be a LW too. Made by the pro's in Kalamazoo, yet with a bit less weight.

 

Duncan pickups?

[bolero]

stunning guitar!!

[HANGAR18]

I'd be willing to bet that guitar will be light as a feather.

 

Beautiful!

[tulk1]

Interesting pattern on the top. Gonna be another stunner!!

[golferwave]

Lookin' good!

[Gitfiddler]

Oh yea!!

 

That's going to be a good one!

[volhoo]

Thanks guy's - yeah I had it weight relieved because I'm having a Bigsby installed and trying to keep it within reason.

 

I'm a little concerned about the color, I had ordered OSB to match my 535, seems very light. Looks great, just not what I expected.

 

Here is a shot of my H-535 that I was hoping to match.

 

 

 

Here is the info on what I ordered:

 

Heritage H-150 CM (Curly Maple) LW (Chambered) OSB (Original Style Sunburst)

 

Body: Curly Maple top, Honduran Mahogany back and sides with cream binding

 

Finish: Nitrocellulose laquer

 

Neck: One piece honduran mahogany

 

Long neck tenon option

 

CTS control Pots w/ Spraque caps

 

Fingerboard: Rosewood (dark colored, well grained)

 

Fretboard Inlays: mother of pearl “Trapezoidal, or crown” inlays.

 

Bound Headstock

 

Inlayed M. O. Pearl “The Heritage” logo on Headstock

 

Bigsby

 

Graphtech Nut

 

Schaller Roller Bridge

 

Grover Rotomatic Tuners

 

H157 style pickguard – Trans Black with cream binding

 

Seth Lover Pick-Ups

 

Black Pick-Up Rings

 

PLEK’d (Jay Wolfe)

 

The Heritage Hard Case – size to fit Bigsby.

 

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[Genericmusic]

All right now!! That is going to be keeper. Just down right beautiful.

[volhoo]

Ren just sent me another shot showing the color better and the bound headstock as well.

 

 

 

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[HANGAR18]

Ren just sent me another shot showing the color better and the bound headstock as well.

 

 

 

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That looks great!!!!

[DavesNotHere]

Ren just sent me another shot showing the color better and the bound headstock as well.

 

 

 

 

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That is going to be spectacular!

[peterbright]

A beauty

[Guest HRB853370]

Very nice! My LW has a bound headstock too. Here are some shots of it!

 

 

 

[HANGAR18]

I never knew they did bound headstocks on H150's until very recently.

[volhoo]

That's a beauty Slammer.

 

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[RhoadsScholar]

something to look forward to for sure..... She'll be a nice one once she is all dressed up