Harmony Special Addition Silhouette
The 'Cadillac' of Silhouettes
...and a red Cadillac at that. The only color this guitar came in !
Made only for Silvertone. Model 1488.
~~~ 3 DeArmong Golden Tone Pickups, Block Inlay, 3 Rocker Switches, Tremelo, Lipstick Red ~~~
~ Site Map ~
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INITIAL LISTING PAGES:
Case
Top views
Bottom views
Close views of few dings
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WORK PAGES; CUSTOMER'S WORK IN PROGRESS OR ACCOMPLISHED:
Switches and knobs functions intro
Switches and knobs functions charts:
Electronics schematic
Bridge and vibrato Inspections, removal and clean-up.
Body, neck and headstock inspections.
Pickguard / electronics assembly inspections, removal and clean-up.
Dealing with the bridge glue.
Reassembly of pickguard / electronics and vibrato.
Investigating retrofit of a roller bridge for vibrato action.
Work Page 7:
BLANK; Reserved for roller bridge work if desired.
Work list, progress and info.
Electronics schematic.
Trussrod cover repair.
Rear pickguard's body screw hole repair.
Vibrato arm swap out with donor Silhouette
Donor vibrato arm cleaned up & compared to new replacement arm for donor guitar.
No bad-luck page 13
Strings ground wire solution.
Preparing for the camouflage paint.
Applying the camouflage paint.
Securing the wire's mobility.
Guitar strung, tested and set up for finding bridge intonation datum.
Marking the intonated bridge datum.
Applying the tape friction footing to the pickguard and bridge.
Bridge reglue;
(And vibrato arm curvature shape footnote).
The intoned saddle slots angular displacement.
(Forethought considerations; ahead of the curve)
Overview of guitar almost finished.
Case repairs.
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PACKING:
Nesting guitar into case 1.
Nesting guitar into case 2.
Carton fabrication.
Packing into cartons.
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Work Page 8 in the above links lists all work done and items remaining.
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