{"id":1244,"date":"2010-11-02T19:01:40","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T18:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/?p=1244"},"modified":"2010-11-02T19:01:40","modified_gmt":"2010-11-02T18:01:40","slug":"finishing-touches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/2010\/11\/02\/finishing-touches\/","title":{"rendered":"Finishing Touches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out this new chrome finish for the EGS tuners! I will be able to offer this at the same cost as other custom colors (which are obtained through anodization). Two notable differences:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The surface is electrically conductive, which means that there is no need for springs and other special grounding arrangements.<\/li>\n<li>Machining marks are still visible (i.e. from turning the round parts and milling the flat parts). The regular finish is glass blasted to remove the machining marks prior to anodization, to leave a satin-smooth finish. It is possible to polish the parts prior to anodization (at an additional cost), but I do not have the resources to polish them routinely. I have tried tumbling, which removes the marks, but leaves the parts looking &#8220;worn&#8221; for lack of a better word.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If demand is sufficient, I can offer this as a standard finish.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1244 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/IMG_3491.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/IMG_3491-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/IMG_3492.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/IMG_3492-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/IMG_3493.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/IMG_3493-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/IMG_3494.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/IMG_3494-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/IMG_3495.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/IMG_3495-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/IMG_3496.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/IMG_3496-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out this new chrome finish for the EGS tuners! 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