Traq Guitars

physicist and guitarist/singer and now hobby guitar builder.
Swirl finish demo video:

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and the little piece of quilted maple is now helping #coffee leave the portafilter. Time to get back to #guitarbuilding :)

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Assebled with one pickup and all strings to test drive the neck and heel shapes and check the ergonomics #traqguitars #traq #guitar #custom #handmade #guitarbuilding #electricguitar #

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working on the neck profile and heel shape on the poplar top build #traqguitars #traq #guitar #custom #handmade #guitarbuilding #woodworking #

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Building a "different" #strat again. This one is bolt-on, but with a more ergonomic neck joint and a strange but comfortable neck profile.
#traqguitars #guitar #custom #handmade #guitarbuilding #traq #woodworking #stratocaster #electricguitar

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The #cmsguitar in the @cmsexperiment on the cover of Physik Journal in 2014. Guess that makes her a #covergirl and ..me a #coverboy? :P #traq #traqguitars #sciencerocks #particlephysics #physikjournal #physics #custom #guitar #electricguitar

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First time I made wood sing in the low register. Locating the bridge and checking alignment on my first #bassguitar build. #multiscalebass # #5stringbas
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Finished shot of the guitar from the previous post. Danish oil finish, Tesla pickups (HB and mini-HB), Gotoh hardware. #traqguitars #traq #guitar #custom #handmade #guitarbuilding #

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Starting out: one of my very first builds, 5 years ago (:o time flies..) Slightly carved sapele body, maple neck, macassar ebony fingerboard. #traqguitars #traq #guitar #custom #handmade #guitarbuilding #woodworking #electricguitar

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Another shot of my #traqguitars crazy #multiscale #7string #strat with #brianmay wiring. Full demo https://t.co/Kt0j3j0T2B #traq #guitar #custom #handmade #guitarbuilding #instaguitars #neckthru #swirlfinish #stratocaster #fanfret #fannedfret #swirl #electricguitar #blueswirl

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Drilled and routed for the bridge - this is a good moment to verify alignment before moving on with this build #traqguitars #traq #guitar #custom #handmade #guitarbuilding #

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Wasn't sure what to do for the heel of this #neckthru #flyingv .. went to the belt sander and ended up with this. #traqguitars #guitar #custom #handmade #guitarbuilding #instaguitars #woodworking

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What's so unique about Brian May's tone in the Bohemian Rhapsody solo? How to get that sound?
Find out in this #guitarvideo #! https://t.co/LGACZoZwzb #brianmay #bohemianrapsody #queen #guitarsolo #guitartone #howto #traqguitars #traq #kemperprofiler #kemper #profiler

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The mini-guitar that I built for my daughter in 2014. Quilted maple top over meranti body, mahogany/maple neck and pao ferro fingerboard. The full build video https://t.co/gXm3D4JY8U #custom #guitar #traqguitars #handmade #guitarbuilding #tutorial #video #guitarvideo #traq

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On my bench now: just cut the neck pocket in this angled "V-top" basswood body with poplar veneer top. The neck pocket reaches under the pickups, hopefully this will allow the guitar to have a smooth, comfortable heel. #traqguitars #traq #guitar #custom #handmade #guitarbuilding

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"The Druid" #flyingv closeup. Featuring the Schaller low profile floyd in the vintage copper finish that I absolutely love. Goes well with the ovangkol #neckthru and walnut wings. Finished in #truoil #guitar #guitarporn #custom #handmade #traq #traqguitars #guitarbuilding

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Etna. A #6string #baritone with lace alumitone pickups. wenge/padouk neck, bloodwood fingerboard, padouk body with cracked wenge veneer. And a piece of the Etna volcano embedded between the pickups. #traqguitars #traq #guitar #custom #handmade #guitarbuilding #instaguitars

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The original #manuscript :P for the #Higgs #boson #sonification. Hear it on my YouTube and on… https://t.co/TLreHyycPS

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Proudly presenting the crazy @traqguitars #multiscale #strat #guitar at the #cern #hardronic… https://t.co/ZfozGAiGAN

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On the #cmsguitar I replaced the factory fingerboard with this chunk of #ebony, with and inlay showing #muon particles being bent by the magnetic field of @cmsexperiment, and with an electromagnetic shower at the 12th fret. #traqguitars #custom #guitarbuilding #sciencerocks

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I'm a sucker for cool fingerboard woods. These four black&white ebony blanks have been waiting a few years for a worthy project (still are..) #traqguitars #custom #guitarbuilding #handmade #fingerboard #ebony