Corvus Guitar Works - builds, paint, mods/servicing, Cambs

Corvus · April 2022

Wow, that's very nice, cheers Jay

guitartango · April 2022

Very Nice Bill @Corvus ;

Corvus · April 2022

Cheers Mike, hope you're doing OK there.

bodhi · April 2022

paulnb57 said:

Corvus said:

Was hoping for a quietish spell so I could get a bunch of things done, but it's been busy. So a late few pics.

Already seen but for completeness, the Esquire+ build

7lbs of fun.

I recently received this very guitar in a Fretboard trade and I have to say it is utterly superb.
It has made me consider selling everything else, I am truly smitten.
Only change is the pickups, it is now a true Esquire with Eldred…

I think about this guitar a lot. Thoroughly regret not buying it.

Corvus · June 2022

There's a thread on this Alembic resto but adding some pics for completeness here.

Before

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/alembic-1.jpg

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/alembic-1-collage_700.jpg

After

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/alembic-14-assembled-700.jpg

Corvus · June 2022

Trying to get a second version of this new model going but it's pretty delayed, a lot of repair & setup coming through lately. Loads of Mex Teles in particular, tons of 'em.

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/kensei_v1/kensei-body-2-700.jpg

Corvus · June 2022

And Joe's G&L SC2, refin and couple of mods

This was black with faux binding and a hard/sharp corner on the top body edges. That was duly rounded over to match the back.
The neck made satin, and the dodgy barrel jack consigned to history in favour of a Switchcraft jack socket & plate.

Painted vintage/off-white nitro. I cannot get colours to come out right.. drives me potty. It's a light cream/yellow kind of shade, not like the pic unfortunately.

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/joes-sc2-3.jpg

Corvus · October 2022

Long overdue pics. Partly busy, partly bad at photos, part rather not be sat at a PC. Some bits & bobs in no particular order, some things from forum guys -

Paul's (or Mrs tPD's) parts bass. Nice finish Paul did and sounds really good too. Wiring tidy-up for the Bartolini active, setup tweaks, board darkening

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/prettydamned_bass.jpg

Si's super nice Hamer -

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/si-hamer.jpg

Luke's Strat in for HSS and a new neck

Corvus · October 2022

Robot alien faces living in a compressor.

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/compressor-1.jpg

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/compressor-2.jpg

Not keen on having to dig in but it is a hell of a lot cheaper than getting someone to do it. Should be good for another 16 years now.

A couple of planes scored at a local boot sale for cheap. Spend an hour or two stripping, de-rusting and cleaning them, flatting the soles and sorting out the irons. The WS with the bronze cap iron is from pre-1953, the company closed then. Both been pressed into service and working well. Little Stanley seems to be pre-60 or so.

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/planes.jpg

Corvus · October 2022

A 1965 Gibson EB2, in for a neck sort-out and refin. It was scabby and rough with lacquer flaking off, the owner wanted smooth without ageing & checking. Bottom pic is after paint direct from the gun, after a flat & polish up to high gloss it got knocked down in shine, to match the body sheen. The neck was rough but the rest of it in really tidy nick -

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/eb2-1.jpg

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/eb2-3.jpg

Corvus · October 2022

What's clear, black, purple, clear, white, black, red and clear all over? With maybe another white in there.
An '89 Hamer Chaparall Elite, that's what. Seems to be levitating as well.

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/alex-hamer-1.jpg

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/alex-hamer-3.jpg

Seriously thick layered paint in there, took a while to strip it.
Very nice 1-piece honduran mahogany, it's light (lots of routing aside) and very lively. It's getting a nitro refinish.

Corvus · October 2022

Non-trad LP in non-trad colour.
Quick polish just to see what it looks like in daylight, more to come -

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/ross-lp11.jpg

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/ross-lp10.jpg

Corvus · November 2022

Andy's bass in candy apple micro flake: silver groundcoat, then silver flake, red candy, clearcoat. The body & neck were supplied, needed some correction like pocket angle on the skew and some worse things... Gave the board a bit of natural darkening up while at it.
I hope the spangly glow thing comes across, found it hard to get that showing in pics =

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/ag-bass-body-1.jpg

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/ag-bass-flake-detail-1.jpg

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/ag-bass-flake-detail-2.jpg

TTony · November 2022

There’s some seriously shiny guitars.

Very nice work.

Corvus · November 2022

Cheers Tony.

Another one, the Hamer formerly wearing about 8 colours/clears before stripping back is now in nitro -

Image: http://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/hamer-chaparall-700-3.jpg

grappagreen · November 2022

Corvus said:

Cheers Tony.

Another one, the Hamer formerly wearing about 8 colours/clears before stripping back is now in nitro -

Love it Bill! As a Hamer man I'm looking forward to seeing this come to fruition..

Corvus · November 2022

Cheers Si

Hopefully I'll get completed pics, the owner's taken it away to put back together.

Corvus · December 2022

As seen elsewhere, for completion: GSP husk, purple stain with nitro and a couple of candy tricks pulled. Not that it shows here really but -

Image: https://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/purple-lp-modern-top-11.jpg

Corvus · December 2022

Here's a baritone Jazzmaster, routed for a single active EMG plus battery box. Custom pickguard, custom nut spaced to suit custom string gauges. For a top local chap's noise/filth band project:

Image: https://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/scuz-jm-bari-700-1.jpg

Corvus · December 2022

And a pre-CBS Strat owned by a chap for many a year, in for some repairs and repaint, more pics later, just assembling it later today -

Image: https://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/barrie-64-strat-head-600.jpg

TTony · December 2022

Corvus said:

As seen elsewhere, for completion: GSP husk, purple stain with nitro and a couple of candy tricks pulled. Not that it shows here really but -

Reminds me of my first car.

1973 (mk1) Ford Escort 1300E, in “purple velvet metallic”.

Paintwork finish on the guitar will be just slightly better

Corvus · December 2022

Cheers, I looked that up, great colour, just right in the times

Corvus · December 2022

And a sneak preview of something hopefully all done by the end of the week -

Image: https://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/fire-ice-preview-500.jpg

webrthomson · December 2022

Corvus said:

As seen elsewhere, for completion: GSP husk, purple stain with nitro and a couple of candy tricks pulled. Not that it shows here really but -

With some light:

Sounds every bit as good as it looks - Thanks Bill @Corvus

paulnb57 · December 2022

Corvus said:

And a sneak preview of something hopefully all done by the end of the week -

Wow! What an amazing finish, how did you achieve that?

Corvus · December 2022

Cheers, it's basically a super-saturated solution that crystallise to form a mask or resist. A simple idea in theory, in practice a bit more like herding cats.

grappagreen · December 2022

Corvus said:

And a sneak preview of something hopefully all done by the end of the week -

I'm getting excited now Bill

normula1 · December 2022

Have a couple of wows

Corvus · December 2022

Cheers normula

Corvus · December 2022

Here's a 1964 Strat that the owner's had for 40-45 years, some repair and refinish in arctic white - he wanted it non-aged/new, so that's what we've got.
There's replacement parts but he's got the originals, replacement fretboard done a long old time ago too. The prev refin had yellowed loads quite quickly, which the owner didn't like, along with unsightly cracking (not in your vintage fashion) from stress risers like holes etc. It was also massively thick -

Image: https://corvusguitarworks.com/images/misc/barrie-64-strat-700.jpg

This one plus my own, having a rest -

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