Jun 07, 2012 this will be the first of several posts on building a les paul style guitar. I wanted to have a les paul made that really represented what i like in a les paul. These arlington, va, apartments offer more than 40,000 square feet of amenities positioned over a whole foods market, fitness studio and local coffee roaster on the ground floor. Ive been searching the web for years in order to find, and collect blueprints in pdf format. Paul bartlett swla is an elected member of the society of wildlife artists swla and won artist of the year in 2006 and the langford press award in 2012 at their annual exhibition at londons mall galleries. Every stage of the template is created in house, from cad to cut. Tom bartlett aged 1959 les paul replica burst brazilian. I recommend you make a strat or tele before attempting this one, there is a whole lot more theory and math involved in this build.
Paul bartlett mobile application developer georgia. Jun 27, 2012 about 2 years back, i went on a quest to look for the ultimate les paul. This charming design features all the amenities of a much larger home. The headstock is the one of the most defining aspects of any guitar. This guitar is aged 1959 brazilian board les paul replica by tom bartlett in 2011. While ill be keeping pretty faithful to a gibson 59 standard, this will not be a fake. He proved his point by moving his wife and son to france when paul was. Download les paul project detail imagery here zip, 4. This was built using old growth wood mahogany body, maple top and brazilian board. Tom bartlett 1959 burst reissue 2011 sunburst reverb. This print depicts an original patent for a gibson les paul as we know it today, with this version created in 1959 depicting every fine detail of this classic guitar. Diy guitars, guitar luthier, les paul kit, luthier tools, wood working. Jul 30, 2017 problem is, i have not gotten to actually play a bartlett guitar, and there is only so much you can get from youtube videos. Front, side, neck, neck pocket, pickup and electronics routing positions.
It was ordered with grovers, so it has a set of very old patent pending g. The bartlett book 2014 is a comprehensive and richly illustrated guide to the distinctive and radical work of the bartletts students and researchers across the schools undergraduate. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover paul bartlett s connections and jobs at similar companies. Difficulties bridge positioning, archedtop surface, neck pocket. I dont condone replicas, plus if i put all that hard work into it i want my name on it. Sticking with tradition, i used the standard gibson shape for this guitar. View the profiles of professionals named paul bartlett on linkedin. Paul wayland bartlett smithsonian american art museum. The retrospecs design is the brainchild of the esteemed and talented swedish industrial designer magnus malkersson, kim lafleur of historic makeovers and tom bartlett. Les paul alternatives page 1 joes guitars, amps and gear. Bartlett this charming design features all the amenities of a much larger home. You can tell a gibson from a martin from a epiphone simply by looking at the headstock. Buy set of 4 electric guitar plans les paul, les paul double cutaway, firebird studio, flying v all full scale actual size making guitar.
Additionally we lasered a routing template for a 1959 les paul body we just altered the electric cavity for the pots to a more convinient one. Ive cut stringers to do a hogmaplehog 3 piece neck, and i had several lengths of mahogany that i jointed and glued. Problem is, i have not gotten to actually play a bartlett guitar, and there is only so much you can get from youtube videos. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Bartlett guitars is a small boutique electric guitar company based outside of toronto, canada.
Paul bartlett original paintings prints the global art. Full sized, very detailed plans similar to one of the most soughtafter solid body guitars of all time. Gibson les paul guitar blueprint patent posters touch. View paul bartlett building services recruitments profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Template for guitar design guitar design, electric guitar design. Paul wayland bartlett january 24, 1865 september 20, 1925 was an american sculptor working in the beauxarts tradition of heroic realism. Paul bartlett building services recruitment director.
As soon as you complete your plan purchase with us, you will automatically be given a download link to access your plans. Black walnut, tiger maple and ebony click on image above for larger view. City of bartlett 6400 stage road bartlett, tn 384 phone. Ironically, while the elder bartlett taught modeling for many years at the massachusetts institute of technology, he was famously quoted as saying, i would never have a son of mine get his art education in this country. Solid body free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Paul bartlett original paintings prints the global.
The guitar features all of the same qualities you would find in the most collectable and coveted of electric guitars, the 1959 gibson les paul. Measurements and drawing carefully compared to gibson eds 1275 double neck sg. It is his first effort at making anything in wood, let alone a relatively complex project like the les paul. I have saved all guitar plans i have ever come across. Follow me on instagram inside the luthiers shop with. It includes a full wrapped porch, separate dining room and a powder room on the main level. Free and open source inkscape reads and writes pdf, but but there are certain inconsistencies, from time to time. Building a les paul style guitar geiger school of lutherie.
Upstairs you will find 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths in addition to a spacious laundry room. Here you can find all you need for making a gibson like les paul standard, following the 1959 specifications, download the les paul plan we offer as shareware and for free. Size standard les paul size time taken to complete 12 weeks. Other a site plan also may be required in conjunction with other application procedures such as planned developments and special use permits, if it is necessary to show compliance with relevant standards. Tom built from the oldest honduras mahogany he have in stock. Paul bartlett s place in space federalsheraton side board. When bartlett was nine years old, the bartlett family moved to france.
The really marvelous thing of this guitar is its light weight. Bartlett 7014 3 bedrooms and 2 baths house plans the. Tom bartlett aged 1959 les paul replica burst brazilian reverb. This real size blueprint of a les paul and a stratocaster will serve you as a reference of.
Towering over both pentagon and crystal cities, the bartlett features 26 stories of extraordinary residences and expansive communal space for life on a whole new scale. Mar 20, 2012 the headstock is the one of the most defining aspects of any guitar. I studied all the big names of les paul makers and believe it or not, my research had my choices narrowed down to the 2 builders mentioned here. I promptly hung them on my living room wall, and stared at them forever. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. I ordered my 59 plans last week and i got them in the mail friday.
Rhino 4 can read vector pdf, not sure about writing. Here you can purchase an assortment of vintageaccurate replacement parts and luthier materials to fit or repair your original 50s guitar. For those with experience with these guitars, what are the things that set them apart from gibson historic les pauls, tonewise. Paul wayland bartlett in 1918 paul wayland barlett c. Les paul alternatives page 1 joes guitars, amps and. Unless otherwise specified, all plans are sold as electronic downloads. I have a prs tremonti, amazing guitar, very comfortable and fast neck, super high quality and great tone.
Free guitar plan download by jaguitars john anthony. Its built times better than a les paul, and every detail is really well done, but it does not sound like a les paul. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover pauls. An editable blueprint of a les paul and a stratocaster will serve you as a reference of size and shape. These plans are drawn from one specific burst from 1959. Simply open this file with adobe illustrator, corel draw, or any other. Template for guitar design lospennato electric guitars. Old growth mahogany, brazilian, eastern maple, hide glue, correct material plastics and inlays, bartlett rings, hard thin nitro checked naturally.
This will be the first of several posts on building a les paul style guitar. Paul bartletts place in space federalsheraton side board. Most manufacturers have been using the same headstock profile for almost a century. Ive found quite a few and would now like to share them with my fellow forum members and friends here at. This is a tom bartlett replica built, i believe in 2011. These blue prints are being made available here for academic non commercial use only.
Free and open source inkscape reads and writes pdf, but but there are certain inconsistencies, from time to. Some of these boutique builders are pretty crazy accurate and tom is one of them. Bartlett studied art at the ecole des beauxarts in paris, where he developed an affinity for sculpting animals. Join facebook to connect with paul bartlett and others you may know. Building a les paul guitar body luthier building process 59 copy. Rather than share out each plan, you can just put them in your skydrive public folder and post the link to that. These templates save hours of guitar building time. I love prs, but i have to go with my 2005 les paul standard to have that sound youre probably looking for. Summaries of requirements for submittal and contents of required site plans. Building the slash les paul from plans by john anthony. Paul wayland bartlett was born in new haven, connecticut, in 1865, the son of the minor sculptor truman howe bartlett. And i have not seen any videos that ab a bartlett against a historic les paul. All templates are cad drawn, and laser cut on 14 mdf for accuracy and durability. Paul wayland bartlett was the son of noted sculptor, art critic, and historian truman bartlett.
View paul bartletts profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. This guitar has turned out to be a bit of a gem, being built from old timber the body is one piece, forty year old brazilian mahogany and the benefits are clearly audible check out the demo. We carry highly specialized items that cannot be sourced anywhere else. I did not expect those huge plans to arrive in such an unassumingly small envelope. About 2 years back, i went on a quest to look for the ultimate les paul. Old growth mahogany, brazilian, eastern maple, hide glue, correct material plastics and inlays, bartlett rings, hard thin nitro checked naturally i.