Well, it seems that my Rittenhouse (rittenhouseguitars.com) Telecaster is finished! Abe just needs to string and ship it my way.

Here is a picture update:

Past stories on this:

The Rittenhouse Telecaster Story - Part 3
The Rittenhouse Telecaster Story - Part 2
The Rittenhouse Telecaster Story - Part 1

Can't wait to get my hands on this baby!

Pierre.

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Do you remember The Rittenhouse Telecaster Story – Part 2 ? Here how the body was looking before Abe started the relicing process:

Here goes another picture update with the relicing job finished:

It looks cool he? I can't wait to play this baby!!

If you want to see other guitars built by Abe Rittenhouse, just head over to his website: rittenhouseguitars.com

Pierre.

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Here is a picture update on the Telecaster I won back in December 2009 and that Abe is building for me at Rittenhouse:

As per Abe e-mail, the body is fully cured and ready for the relicing process.

Can't wait to see the next stage!

Pierre.

Note: here is the link to The Rittenhouse Telecaster Story - Part 1

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All this story began with a post on Muzicosphere about a giveaway for a Rittenhouse guitar...
Then one morning, on December 24th 2009, barely awake as I was checking my iPhone I see this Boxcar popup with this tweet:

I had WON!!! I checked, double-checked, triple-checked but it was for real I had won a free guitar. On Christmas Eve, how cool is that, he??! 🙂

As The Guitar Channel is about... guitars, I have decided to blog about each and every step of the making of my dream telecaster.

Here are the specs:

Based on a Fender Reissue 52.
Keith Richards Micawber as a reference but with a single coil in the neck position.
Body: swamp ash, 1 piece. Hole for a possible humbucker in neck position.
Color: butterscotch, blonde
Finish: nitro-cellulose
Pickguard: black, if possible with a second one for an Esquire configuration.
Bridge: vintage 3x2 in bronze