Question Favorite Part of the Factory Vids

[jakedawgwhite88]

Hey fellow ebmm addict's
its safe to say that everyone really enjoyed the video's that premier guitar did with the factory tours and that some curiosities were settled with the video. Personally I would watch things like that all the time. The reason for the thread was to discuss your favorite part of the vids. What absolutely caused you to pay attention more what left you curious ..... as if we're all not curious all the time about something this company is working on... LOL. Its been a while since we peered into the making of the the best guitars and basses period. What intrigued you and would want to see some more in depth footage.

Me personally I was very curious how and why the necks were so good other than finish/unfinished and shape. The truss rod back bow sand flat section really caught my attention and I still think about it from time to time. I'd like to learn more about how that works but sterling can't but all his secrets on the forum. LOL

 

[beej]

This is one of those times when I'd actually like to know how the sausage is made

(Having had the privilege of the factory tour at an open house some years back ... I still can't get enough of that stuff.)

 

[ScreaminFloyd]

What amazed me the most was Ursula. Second was the room that removed the water from the wood. That process would probably take years under normal conditions at home. The attention to detail and love that is put into each instrument. Last thing was how clean the factory is. I can't wait untill the GameChanger the "Movie" comes out.

 

[peterd79]

One thing that always stands out is the family atmostphere- it's very present and that they all love what they do.

but from a technical spec i was amazed with how BP uses a microchip to tell Ursula what guitar is coming in and how it responds and adjusts to that guitar so quickly and keeps everything moving along.

 

[straycat113]

I was blown away by the whole build process and would never of imagined how many little intricate processes there are going on, I also could of listened to Sterling and Dudley talk shop for another two hours and seriously I was amazed like Floyd said how damn clean the factory is. I grew up across the street from a kitchen making factory and can still remember as a kid all of us going in to get wood to make go-carts and it looked nothing like that lol. On a little side note the head carpenter was a guy named Nicky who was really good to us when we were kids(think Dead End Kids lol). Anyway they built this huge vacuum type unit on the roof that would suck up all the saw dust, I will never forget after 30+ years on his last day Nicky did not put the safety guide on the saw and cut off four of his fingers on his left hand which they could not re-attach as they got sucked up into that vacuum. Today it is a 64 unit condo complex.

 

[DaPatrooch]

I liked when they went over to those racks with all the roasted necks, looked like candy!

 

[Zippoman]

I think we're all in agreement here with how much ASS Ursula kicks! Pun intended.

 

[Lou]

Favorite BP quote: "More accurate than your dentist."

 

[Spudmurphy]

Me personally I was very curious how and why the necks were so good other than finish/unfinished and shape. The truss rod back bow sand flat section really caught my attention and I still think about it from time to time. I'd like to learn more about how that works but sterling can't but all his secrets on the forum. LOL

I was talking to my mate about this and he says that after he has cut the slots in a fingerboard blank, it's fret insertion time! His take on it is that when he inserts the frets into the board, it induces tension and creates a bow.
By sanding the backbow out when the frets are inserted you end up with a flat neck.

Don't query me on this - just telling ya what he said.

 

[bbake1]

How the MM binding is done and URSULA.