MartyGrass 223 Posted Thursday at 01:19 AM Share Posted Thursday at 01:19 AM I've been very impressed with ThaliasCapos, a family owned company that makes fancy truss rod covers. They are sturdy, well made and pretty. I've bought some for my G-brands (Gibbies and a Guild). I was so impressed I ordered some Gretsch TRCs. The MOPs that sometimes come with Heritages are beautiful but can be fragile. These are half the price and are backed by two thin layers of wood. I've been working with Andrew, one of the craftsmen at ThaliasCapos, to produce Heritage as a line for TRCs. He sent me a template that looks good for size but needs a slight tweak on screw hole placement. My hope is that he'll have a prototype soon. If so and it works, I believe the company will open up all of their designs to fit Heritages. Check out what they have. https://www.thaliacapos.com/collections/truss-rod-covers I'm not making a thing off of whatever they sell, not even a complementary TRC. I can't even promise they will make the Heritage line, but it does look like it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jaguarguy 87 Posted Thursday at 03:33 AM Share Posted Thursday at 03:33 AM Really nice looking! Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gianluca 116 Posted Thursday at 04:27 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:27 PM cool 1 Link to post Share on other sites
High Flying Bird 334 Posted yesterday at 04:42 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:42 AM I had this one made at some place in Kentucky who were doing Heritage's special inlays. Link to post Share on other sites
Gitfiddler 708 Posted yesterday at 05:08 AM Share Posted yesterday at 05:08 AM Brian England's Custom Inlay, Inc. did a lot of Heritage custom truss rod covers over the years. https://custominlay.com/shop?olsPage=products%2Fmother-of-pearl-truss-rod-cover Philadelphia Luthier Tools did a nice job on the Custom Shop HOC H-137 truss rod covers. https://www.philadelphialuthiertools.com/truss-rod-covers-1/ Link to post Share on other sites
skydog52 558 Posted yesterday at 07:46 AM Share Posted yesterday at 07:46 AM I’ve had quite a few made by Custom Inlays. Great people to work with. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
skydog52 558 Posted yesterday at 08:02 AM Share Posted yesterday at 08:02 AM 1 Link to post Share on other sites
High Flying Bird 334 Posted yesterday at 08:20 AM Share Posted yesterday at 08:20 AM 3 hours ago, Gitfiddler said: Brian England's Custom Inlay, Inc. did a lot of Heritage custom truss rod covers over the years. https://custominlay.com/shop?olsPage=products%2Fmother-of-pearl-truss-rod-cover Philadelphia Luthier Tools did a nice job on the Custom Shop HOC H-137 truss rod covers. https://www.philadelphialuthiertools.com/truss-rod-covers-1/ Guit, did either of these companies do the small blocks on your custom? I drove to Kalamazoo to get that factory photo of your guitar. ;^) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
skydog52 558 Posted yesterday at 10:59 AM Share Posted yesterday at 10:59 AM 2 hours ago, High Flying Bird said: Guit, did either of these companies do the small blocks on your custom? I drove to Kalamazoo to get that factory photo of your guitar. ;^) Wow! I want to see a picture of that beautiful thang finished. Please Link to post Share on other sites
Spectrum13 161 Posted yesterday at 12:58 PM Share Posted yesterday at 12:58 PM 1 hour ago, skydog52 said: Wow! I want to see a picture of that beautiful thang finished. Please The big surprise is how loud it is acoustically. Like a flat top. Still a brain twister. Link to post Share on other sites
skydog52 558 Posted yesterday at 01:29 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:29 PM Found it. Nice play Tim! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
skydog52 558 Posted yesterday at 03:16 PM Share Posted yesterday at 03:16 PM Saw this one on Gretsch sight. Link to post Share on other sites
Gitfiddler 708 Posted yesterday at 07:40 PM Share Posted yesterday at 07:40 PM 6 hours ago, Spectrum13 said: The big surprise is how loud it is acoustically. Like a flat top. Still a brain twister. Recalling a very special visit from HOC'ers, Spectrum (Dan) and NickNickHall, once you started playing the H525, you refused to share it with Nick or me, clutching it to your bosom, making a (loud) joyful noise. It is almost as loud as an H575! Here's a close-up of a couple of the pearl mini-blocks done by Custom Inlay. (And yes, I use flatwounds on this git). 2 Link to post Share on other sites
High Flying Bird 334 Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago Here is Marv taking me up to see Guit's guitar. I was so mean to the Guit, I only sent the photos of the head stock at first. It is a stunning guitar. Where else could you have done this on a factory tour? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
MartyGrass 223 Posted 9 hours ago Author Share Posted 9 hours ago That first pic looks like he's getting the guitar out of a mausoleum. The finish is a masterpiece. Link to post Share on other sites
skydog52 558 Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago I rode that elevator many times. Those where the Days! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gitfiddler 708 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Ron's painfully slow teaser photos of bits and pieces of my under construction 525 drove me up the wall! To quote the great Muhammad Ali..."He's a BADDD Man!" 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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