24.5" cast "Tenor Pan"

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 1 Apr 2018 12:32 pm

I was invited to participate in a local art exhibit ... and they asked me to cast a guitar on site as a demonstration to conclude the show yesterday...

I figured I'd do up a long scale Tenor pan to go with my 22.5 incher ...

I cleaned it up abit this morning ... probably wont have time to mess with it til summer (one more quarter at school)

Everyone seemed to have a good time ... I'll be playing it this fall the HSGA Denver convention

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 1 Apr 2018 2:06 pm

Very cool! That was a neat process to demonstrate at an art show.

Former Member · Post by **Former Member** » 1 Apr 2018 2:35 pm

Wow you did a great job!
-wish I was there

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 1 Apr 2018 2:57 pm

Mucho mahalos ...

Here's a video someone shot ... I hit the weights moving between sprues ... glad I was wearing steel toed boots ðŸ¤

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oFDMFXQzax0&sns=fb

Andy DePaule · Post by **Andy DePaule** » 1 Apr 2018 3:40 pm

I'm impressed Rick,
The video was a nice add and the photos are nice too.
Hope you'll keep posting until it's a done deal?
Also thanks for the tips.
Best wishes,
Andy

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 1 Apr 2018 4:53 pm

Great job as usual Rick !!

Steve Wilson · Post by **Steve Wilson** » 1 Apr 2018 8:11 pm

Very impressed! Great job!

Mark Helm · Post by **Mark Helm** » 2 Apr 2018 7:53 pm

Sweet! And just a tiny bit scary. We're glad you were wearing steel-toe boots, too!

Keep us posted on the progress!

Mark Roeder · Post by **Mark Roeder** » 3 Apr 2018 11:26 am

Beat that is going to sound amazing, those long scales really sing

Kirk Francis · Post by **Kirk Francis** » 4 Apr 2018 8:48 am

i for one would be interested to know what your preferred 4-string tunings are, when you get a chance. thanks.

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 4 Apr 2018 10:32 am

Hi to Lo

E B G# E ... E Maj ... I use this the most

E C# G# E ... C# min ... for my Sol and D. McIntire

E C# A E ... A Maj ... for the real oldies

E C A E ... A min ... for my C6 tunes

Gauges

0.016 0.018 0.022 0.030

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 4 Apr 2018 11:04 am

Here's a tune on the 22.5" tenor using E maj ...

https://soundcloud.com/rick-aiello-5693 ... kukapulani

Kirk Francis · Post by **Kirk Francis** » 4 Apr 2018 11:46 am

mahalissimos!

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 8 Apr 2018 3:04 pm

First day of sanding ...

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 8 Apr 2018 6:14 pm

I'll bet that long scale will sound great !!

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 14 Apr 2018 2:01 pm

Figured I'd go horseshoe for this one

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 7 Jul 2018 3:35 pm

Almost done ...

Acrylic inlays

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 23 Jul 2018 3:12 pm

All done ... super happy with it

I went with a "satin" finish ...

My 'ol buddy HowardR came by yesterday to see it ... and the pigs

Once I get used to the longer scale ... I'll post a tune that I'm playin' in Ft Collins in a few months ... it is more "articulate" than its little brother ...

Jim Newberry · Post by **Jim Newberry** » 23 Jul 2018 3:23 pm

Spiffy! Can't wait to see it in person at Ft Collins. Great job as usual.

C. E. Jackson · Post by **C. E. Jackson** » 23 Jul 2018 3:24 pm

Great job, Rick. Look forward to hearing the tune.

C. E. Jackson

Bill Sinclair · Post by **Bill Sinclair** » 23 Jul 2018 5:45 pm

She's lovely, tall and skinny - and definitely the only one on your block! I'm looking forward to hearing it as well. Where'd you get the spiffy octagonal "carousel" knob? Personal stash or is somebody making them again?

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 24 Jul 2018 1:13 am

She sure looks and sounds terrific, Rick!

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 24 Jul 2018 8:11 am

Bill , I cast that knob from a mold I made off my A22's knob

Bill Sinclair · Post by **Bill Sinclair** » 24 Jul 2018 9:57 am

Rick Aiello wrote:Bill , I cast that knob from a mold I made off my A22's knob

It figures. Aiello the Amazing.

Bill Groner · Post by **Bill Groner** » 24 Jul 2018 11:21 am

Question Rick, those pinholes...is there anyway to alleviate those? Is there some kind of filler? If you were to polish the Lap Stl. they would be even more visible.

I remember in 9th grade metal shop we did some castings and everyone's in the class had pin holes and even bigger. I'm not sure, but I think they come from grains of sand dropping down from the upper part of the mold? Is this what happens? Our stuff I think was some kind of "pot metal" and all holes got filled I believe with plastic wood and later got painted, so it didn't matter. You did an admirable job Rick and hope you post a video once you get her up and running.

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