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Knobs 297 & 298, Argentinean Osage Orange

Posted on July 21, 2017 by admin

  These knobs were made from horizontal grain Argentinean Osage Orange, with a somewhat fine and even grain, and nice iridescence in the side grain.  The colors are a bit less intensely yellow than seen here – more like an … Continue reading →

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Knobs 295 & 296, Zebrawood

Posted on July 21, 2017 by admin

Knobs 295 & 296 These knobs were made from horizontal grain Zebrawood, with a very distinctive grain, and nice iridescence in the side grain.  It’s a beautiful wood and cuts nicely.  The colors are a bit less yellow than seen … Continue reading →

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Knobs 292, 293 & 294, Kiaat

Posted on July 21, 2017 by admin

These knobs were made from horizontal grain Kiaat, ~April 2017, finshed with Minwax Polycrylic.  The grain is only moderately distinctive and has only little iridescence.  It has a tendency to raise when wetted with the water-based acrylic, and required repeated … Continue reading →

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Knobs 288, 289, 290 & 291, Cali “Fossilized” Bamboo

Posted on July 21, 2017 by admin

These knobs were made from vertical grain Cali™ “Fossilized” Bamboo, product 759148 (blond or natural) and product 759147, heated to a caramel color.  Bamboo is not wood, but grass.  In this product, strands of bamboo are apparently melded together under … Continue reading →

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Theory has to be tested

Posted on June 22, 2017 by admin

I used to work in numerical modeling – a computer algorithm approximating an ideal equation approximating a physical process.  One of my best papers demonstrated that for decades other Ph.D.s had been using approximations that produced non-physical results even in … Continue reading →

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How many humbucking tones from 2HB & a single?

Posted on June 21, 2017 by admin

It has taken a long time to develop the math and topologies to answer questions like this.  Research is when you search for an answer, get it wrong, or not entirely right, and re-search and re-search and re-search …    I’ve … Continue reading →

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New PPA filed – June 20, 2017

Posted on June 21, 2017 by admin

On June 20, 2017, I filed a new Provisional Patent Application with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.  It covers modifications to two types of electro-magnetic guitar pickups, with horizontal and vertical coils, to provide information on the orientation of … Continue reading →

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Second Patent Filed

Posted on June 8, 2017 by admin

Second Patent Filed: Combinations of Pickups with Potentially Unique Tones – Patent filed June 7, 2017 developing the math and circuit topologies to show how many different tones are possible from 1 to 8 single-coil pickups (Table 1), 1 to … Continue reading →

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Searching for articles on custom knobs

Posted on April 16, 2017 by admin

Do you see that little “Search” box to the right?  All of the custom wood guitar knobs shown here have serial numbers, up to 287 at this point.  And except for one cited as an “unknown” (white) wood, most all … Continue reading →

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Patent Pending Dual Humbucker Switching Beats 3-way Switch

Posted on April 14, 2017 by admin

See  Preliminary Results of Patent Pending 20-way Dual Humbucker Switching

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