MartyGrass Posted April 8, 2021 Posted April 8, 2021 I've been very impressed with ThaliasCapos, a family owned company that makes fancy truss rod covers. They are sturdy, well made and pretty. I've bought some for my G-brands (Gibbies and a Guild). I was so impressed I ordered some Gretsch TRCs. The MOPs that sometimes come with Heritages are beautiful but can be fragile. These are half the price and are backed by two thin layers of wood. I've been working with Andrew, one of the craftsmen at ThaliasCapos, to produce Heritage as a line for TRCs. He sent me a template that looks good for size but needs a slight tweak on screw hole placement. My hope is that he'll have a prototype soon. If so and it works, I believe the company will open up all of their designs to fit Heritages. Check out what they have. https://www.thaliacapos.com/collections/truss-rod-covers I'm not making a thing off of whatever they sell, not even a complementary TRC. I can't even promise they will make the Heritage line, but it does look like it.
High Flying Bird Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 I had this one made at some place in Kentucky who were doing Heritage's special inlays.
Gitfiddler Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 Brian England's Custom Inlay, Inc. did a lot of Heritage custom truss rod covers over the years. https://custominlay.com/shop?olsPage=products%2Fmother-of-pearl-truss-rod-cover Philadelphia Luthier Tools did a nice job on the Custom Shop HOC H-137 truss rod covers. https://www.philadelphialuthiertools.com/truss-rod-covers-1/
skydog52 Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 I’ve had quite a few made by Custom Inlays. Great people to work with.
High Flying Bird Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Gitfiddler said: Brian England's Custom Inlay, Inc. did a lot of Heritage custom truss rod covers over the years. https://custominlay.com/shop?olsPage=products%2Fmother-of-pearl-truss-rod-cover Philadelphia Luthier Tools did a nice job on the Custom Shop HOC H-137 truss rod covers. https://www.philadelphialuthiertools.com/truss-rod-covers-1/ Guit, did either of these companies do the small blocks on your custom? I drove to Kalamazoo to get that factory photo of your guitar. ;^)
skydog52 Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 2 hours ago, High Flying Bird said: Guit, did either of these companies do the small blocks on your custom? I drove to Kalamazoo to get that factory photo of your guitar. ;^) Wow! I want to see a picture of that beautiful thang finished. Please
Spectrum13 Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 1 hour ago, skydog52 said: Wow! I want to see a picture of that beautiful thang finished. Please The big surprise is how loud it is acoustically. Like a flat top. Still a brain twister.
Gitfiddler Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Spectrum13 said: The big surprise is how loud it is acoustically. Like a flat top. Still a brain twister. Recalling a very special visit from HOC'ers, Spectrum (Dan) and NickNickHall, once you started playing the H525, you refused to share it with Nick or me, clutching it to your bosom, making a (loud) joyful noise. It is almost as loud as an H575! Here's a close-up of a couple of the pearl mini-blocks done by Custom Inlay. (And yes, I use flatwounds on this git).
High Flying Bird Posted April 11, 2021 Posted April 11, 2021 Here is Marv taking me up to see Guit's guitar. I was so mean to the Guit, I only sent the photos of the head stock at first. It is a stunning guitar. Where else could you have done this on a factory tour?
MartyGrass Posted April 11, 2021 Author Posted April 11, 2021 That first pic looks like he's getting the guitar out of a mausoleum. The finish is a masterpiece.
skydog52 Posted April 11, 2021 Posted April 11, 2021 I rode that elevator many times. Those where the Days!
Gitfiddler Posted April 11, 2021 Posted April 11, 2021 Ron's painfully slow teaser photos of bits and pieces of my under construction 525 drove me up the wall! To quote the great Muhammad Ali..."He's a BADDD Man!"
MartyGrass Posted April 14, 2021 Author Posted April 14, 2021 Thaliacapos is sending me a plastic blank with what we believe are the Heritage TRC dimensions. We have gone back and forth trying to get this exactly right. If this works, they will be able to make custom Heritage TRCs for you. I got a couple of these for Gretsches.
mark555 Posted May 9, 2021 Posted May 9, 2021 On 4/10/2021 at 4:16 PM, skydog52 said: Saw this one on Gretsch sight. I saw this myself recently on the same site, when I get my Gretsch I'm going to have to have one of those truss rod covers!
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