New line of Glamorous Heritage Truss Rod Covers- Probably

[MartyGrass 223]

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.

 

[Jaguarguy 87]

Really nice looking!  Thanks for sharing.

[Gianluca 116]

cool

[High Flying Bird 334]

I had this one made at some place in Kentucky who were doing Heritage's special inlays. 

[Gitfiddler 708]

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/

[skydog52 558]

I’ve had quite a few made by Custom Inlays. Great people to work with. 

[skydog52 558]

[High Flying Bird 334]

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.  ;^)

[skydog52 558]

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 

[Spectrum13 161]

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.

[skydog52 558]

Found it. Nice play Tim!

 

[skydog52 558]

Saw this one on Gretsch sight.

 

 

[Gitfiddler 708]

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).

 

[High Flying Bird 334]

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? 

[MartyGrass 223]

That first pic looks like he's getting the guitar out of a mausoleum.

 

The finish is a masterpiece.

[skydog52 558]

I rode that elevator many times. Those where the Days!

[Gitfiddler 708]

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!"