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A Selection of Instruments From Kendall Guitar Works
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Kendall Deluxe Special — 24K Gold Bubinga
October 2023
This 2023 Kendall Deluxe Special was built entirely by hand, with genuine laminboard, natural bubinga veneer, a hand-carved maple neck, and 24K gold plated hardware.
| Construction | Alder laminboard body, and thick maple neck, with natural mottled bubinga veneer finished with 2K high gloss clear coat |
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| Pickguard | RSConversions custom pickguard, half-moon tremolo tail plate, and matching truss rod cover |
| Bridge | Cyber Shop replica roller bridge with enhanced snap-in, two-piece rollers, plated with 24K gold |
| Tremolo | Cyber Shop replica combination knife edge/bolt block tremolo with replica tremolo arm and 'knitting needle' tip, plated with 24K gold |
| Knobs | Cyber Shop replica aluminium volume and tone knobs with black painted locator dimple, plated with 24K gold |
| Tuners | Gold Gotoh SG381 locking tuners, with custom tortoiseshell buttons |
| Fretboard | Ebony fretboard with gold frets, polished with lemon oil |
| Strap Buttons | Cyber Shop replica Burns-style 24K gold-plated brass strap buttons, with red fibre washers and Grolsch style rubber strap locks |
| Pickups | Three single coil Yonderbosk™ Soverign pickups, with 24K gold plated covers |
| Switches | Gold toggle switches |
| Shielding | Conductive black paint in the pickup and switch cavities, and copper tape on the back of the pickguard |
| Strings | Optima Gold 24K gold plated 9-42 |
| Availability | Not for sale |
BMG Special LE Natural Conversion
May 2023
This 2022 BMG Special Limited Edition, with its Natural finish, was converted using RSConversions and The Cyber Shop parts. The pickups were upgraded to modified Kent Armstrong tri-sonics.
| Pickguard | RSConversions replica pickguard with Maystar inlay, half-moon tremolo tail plate, and matching truss rod cover |
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| Bridge | Cyber Shop replica roller bridge with enhanced snap-in, two-piece rollers |
| Tremolo | Cyber Shop replica combination knife edge/bolt block tremolo with replica tremolo arm and 'knitting needle' tip |
| Knobs | Cyber Shop replica aluminium volume and tone knobs with red painted locator dimple |
| Tuners | Original BMG locking tuners, upgraded with Gotoh® pearloid buttons |
| Fretboard | Original rosewood fretboard, stained black with India ink, and polished with lemon oil |
| Strap Buttons | Cyber Shop replica Burns-style nickel-plated brass strap buttons, with red fibre washers and Grolsch style rubber strap locks |
| Pickups | Three single coil Kent Armstrong Tri-Sonic pickups, neck pickup modified with non-magnetic base plate |
| Switches | Upgraded to white Switchcraft slider switches |
| Shielding | Conductive black paint in the pickup and switch cavities, and copper tape on the back of the pickguard |
| Strings | D'Addario XL nickel wound 9-42 |
| Availability | Not for sale |
Gold Tele Partscaster
Circa 2004
David's first attempt at constructing a guitar, the body was a random find at Encore Music Exchange, and the neck and gold parts were ordered from Songbird Music. The result was this gold Tele-style partscaster.
| Body | Tele-style swamp ash body with gold burst quilted maple top with white binding |
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| Neck | Generic maple neck with rosewood fretboard |
| Bridge | Gold Tele-style bridge |
| Knobs | Gold Tele-style kobs and mounting plates |
| Pickups | Gold Tele-style pickups |
| Tuners | Gold Grover® Rotomatic locking tuners |
| Strap | Fender® vintage guitar strap |
| Case | Fender® tweed classic case |
| Availability | Sold |
Availability
Kendall Guitar Works generally builds and converts instruments to order. If you see something you like, or have something in mind, please get in touch and let us know. Everything we do can be customized.