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Customer wants to be able to take this out of the frame to play it. I made two formed rods from a coathanger, covered the ends with shrink tubing and painted them.
The mounting board is bonded to correx
The channels that the board is made from are handy for holding the rods, just remove the surface above one, or as many as you need. The rod is made 'squiggly' to give more purchase and is stuck in with something that dries rock hard, to prevent swivelling.
.... and that's it mounted.
Should finish this tomorrow - it's going in a slip-over frame.

Doesn't look like I will get this finished today - anyway - here's the box that will fix to the wall with mirror plates which the outer frame will conceal. Lined with same colour board. Moulding used is the flat one you see in front of the box, but mitred on its side.

Outer box done - arqadia 612 247 000.

Capped.

All done.

The mount conceals the inner box and also provides a space for the customer to store the shoulder strap.

Very nicely done, John Turner!

JER

John what is the capping moulding please, and does the gig stick stay put with gravity or do you melinex around it to hold it in place.
Looks very classy.
Keith

This is the capping moulding http://www.arqadia.co.uk/productdetails ... =216620000

The thing just sits on the two hooks and can be lifted off whenever the customer wants. I can't store it for collection like that as I don't want to walk about with 3 loose bits.

very nice job, as a mater of interest , what are you using to hold the cap to the outer box? more epoxy?

No, it's screwed to it, I used a pocket hole jig - useful bit of kit.

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I want one.

This is the one I have http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003G2Z626/? ... B003G2Z626

It's great for loads of stuff like this, esp making really deep boxes that would be too tall for your underpinner in one go.

Most impressive, some very innovative techniques. Corex does offer the framer some interesting properties, I was dismantling a letting agents property sign that was dumped over my hedge, and was amazed at the strenght of it.

The Pocket hole jig is a great innovation, wish we had had it when I was in business, offers the framer a cheaper alternative to the biscuit jointer for putting frames on the front of boxes, thanks for sharing this information.

That is a very cool frame and very clever.

How does the outer box fit to the inner box once that is screwed on the wall?

Screws? Velcro? Magnets?

You don't need anything, it's a very snug fit over a fair depth. The mirror plates securing the box to the wall could have washers on the bottom ones so that it tips ever-so-slightly back, but no real need on something this depth.

If there's a concern, which there might be for a shallow box, then a countersunk screw or two could be put through the top of the outer frame in to the box.

I've had this one on the wall in the shop for years and it actually tips forwards slightly.

Outstanding. Like that.

had a guitar brought in for framing today, I really wanted to use your method , unfortunately he had seen a rather gordy one done on the internet and wants me to copy the design,. bahhh.

thought I'd post it just because, a bit disappointed the customer couldn't play it so just wanted it sealed.

Is that a coved mount? Looks the biz anyway How did you mount it?

I rotated it ... so however you mounted it, this proves it holds both ways

this job had very little input from me, and was mainly completed while I was Christmas shopping

We degordyfied it somewhat, from the picture the customer brought in, i would have idealy made the mount a little bigger but it is 48 x 36" as it is and the customer needed it quickly, was picked up today, and was very happy.

it's held in with 4 large screws and a stainless steel plate, that also hold the guitar together. I have used this method before, and know it holds firmly both ways.

yes that is a cove box, lots of PVA, hot glue and strengthening pieces underneath, it's quite a heavy guitar.

Jamie who framed it started with us 5 years ago at the tender age of 17, I think he's doing pretty good.