Bad Brian Guitars JOISTCASTER SHARKEY old growth reclaimed UP cycled Wood guitar kj4uapSZSD4

Tele shaped body made from reclaimed old growth Douglas Fir - one piece solid body. Wood was used as floor joists. Salvaged from North Toronto Collegiate Institute (NTCI) which was built in 1911 and torn down in 2010. 100 years of air drying (under pressure).

A chance to own a piece of Toronto history!

Boards were 18 ft. long - straight as an arrow. Joists were cut from old growth trees with extremely tight grain. Many rings are narrower than 1mm. They sure had strong winters back in the day! Judging by the number of rings, the trees that these joists were made of, started growing somewhere in 1600s. I did some research and these old - growth trees were pretty much gone by the early 20th century - when the school was built.

Sap is completely crystallized. Wood is dense, tight grained, surprisingly hard and heavy for "softwood" and very resonant. I'm planning to re-saw some of these boards for soundboards - they are that good.

HEAR Gearmanndude's video demo / review, below!

Neck

Custom 1 piece Constructed Neck. Canadian Rock Maple shaft and fingerboard. Rosewood Skunk Stripe. Custom made to order by Musikraft, USA. Red Volkaert, the "Uncrowned King of Tele", among others, uses their necks.

SCALE LENGTH: 25.5
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
NUT WIDTH: 1-5/8 (41.28mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
HEEL WIDTH: 2-3/16 (55.56mm) Standard Fender
TUNER HOLE SIZE: 10 MM (Gotoh/Shaller/Sperzel)
TRUSS ROD TYPE: Dual Acting at the Head (Requires 4mm Hex Wrench)
FB RADIUS: 10
12TH DOT SPACING: Wide (Vintage Pre 64)
NUT SLOT STYLE: 1/8 Flat Bottom Style
SHAFT WOOD: Canadian Rock Maple
Finger Board WOOD: Canadian Rock Maple
FB STYLE: Slab
TOP DOTS: Black
SIDE DOTS: Black 2mm
SIDE DOT LOC: Centered on Finger Board Wood
FB EDGES: Semi Rolled Standard
FINISH: Hand rubbed French Polish, Wax

Fender pickups: '64 Telecaster

All cavities shielded with Copper foil.

Pickup selector

4 - Way pickup selector switch: Position 1: Neck, 2. Both pickups in series , 3. Both pickups in parallel, 4. Bridge.

Bridge
Through - body. Ashtray cover. GraphTech saddles. FLerrules on back.

Pick guard

Hand tooled leather. Made by Dragan from Knigovez, Ohrid, Macedonia.

Tuners: Grover

Finish

Hand rubbed wax / shellac / analine water stain / acrylic.

Hard Shell Case (HSC) included.

Lightweight and durable, lined in soft crymson plush. The interior has an accessory compartment and an extra wide neck support. Exterior features gold hardware and two locking latches.

Case candy includes BadBrian leather guitar strap, and a leather hand stitched pick holder.

Sound

Very loud, bright and resonant when strummed unplugged. Due to minimal finish, player can really feel the guitar vibrate and resonate. Clear and well defined, unique, but still very much Tele like character when plugged in. Exceptional sustain and clarity. (Listen do Video Demo, by GearmannDude below. Lots of highs an' twang but a lot of bass, too. Great clarity and detail. Loves tubes. Will get growly when pushed.