This was a fun project and took some time to complete. I had great direction and many ideas from Kevin Buell on the theme/color/look. I went so far as to take a small paint chip from the palace/Tillie wall, which is known as the Wonder Bar sign, to match that pistachio green. I also used several of the techniques I have invented with solvents and liquid nitrogen to age the finish. This color is two layers. The white sealer underneath the green gives that 1950s style perspective with color. The body is one-piece American alder wood. It is from the 1950s and was labeled in the Petillo wood storage as such. The neck is German hard maple with a French walnut skunk stripe. The nut is made of Wooly Mammoth ivory. The frets are Petillo Precision Frets (triangular frets) made of a medical grade stainless steel. My Father (Dr. Phil Petillo) chose this alloy for our frets due to his involvement in developing many patented surgical devices that are still in use today, saving lives throughout hospitals in the world. The hardware was tough to create. I had to find many rusted pieces of metal and then make them more rusted by leaving them outside after machining them to size. The bridge Im very proud of. I milled it out of brass then glued a thin piece of rusted steel overtop to show the rust. Working with rusted parts is a very delicate process because the string is resting on a rough surface area, and I had to make sure all the contact points the string touches are buffed and smooth to survive a long passionate show. The pickguard is white cellulose plastic that was lacquered and made to look 40 years old. The volume and tone knobs have an inlaid rusted plate circle inside the lathed out bezel. The rectangular jack plate was a copy of the one my Dad (Dr. Phil Petillo) made for the famous Esquire with drainage holes to release any water trapped inside the electronics cavity from a drenched show. The Fender decal on the headstock is done in a 50s style. I made the stain behind it green to match the pistachio green. This kind of darker color was common in the 50s because the decal would raise and debond away from the wood, making the decal change colors. It takes a lot of time to achieve this look. The entire project made a wonderful Christmas gift. #petillo #petilloguitars #petillofrets #trianglefrets #luthier #guitarmaker #guitarbuilder #fender #fenderguitars #tele #relic #palace #tillie #wonderbar #asburypark #newjersey #jerseyshore #bruce #brucespringsteen #kevinbuell #estreetband #esquire #esquirecopy #rust #pickguard #oneofakind #byhand #handmade #woolymammoth #christmasgift
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 01:25:12 +0000
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