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kiwigeo wrote:Does the guitar come with the grubs that made the holes.....yum!!

Mmmmm barbied Hu Hu's

Toejam wrote:Now that is gorgeous and if I had a spare $52,500.00 then I would buy it.

Jim

Yeah Tain't cheap for something that the worms have had first dibs on! Gotta marvel at the guy for producing something most of us would throw away as crap wood.I'd love to hear what it sound's like

Not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but I was amused to see this guitar made by a guy who I admire not just as a luthier but all round good guy. http://www.benedettoguitars.com/images/bobsboutique/ilteredo-full1.jpg Yes they are real bug holes! god knows how he braced it? And the det...

Thanks Gratay,
Seeing others work posted here at ANZLF & I still have a ways to go to producing my perfect guitar but I'm learning more with every build.

sebastiaan56 wrote:Fabulous guitar Nick!. There is a Selmer style in my future, this thread is a keeper. THX!

Cool! & thanks for your words There are probably more experienced builders on the forum but if I can be of any use if you do do a "Super SebSelmer" in the future, then feel free to post.

Nice one

In the violin world I believe that there is a generally recognised link between the stiffness of the back and projection of sound. The Archtop is very similar although it doesn't have a tone post (which I believe is another important aspect to the violin sound) I guess but Bob Benedetto mentions in...

Poor Cat, but then what about the smoker? He'd be coughing up fur balls for days after that session! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: "if the cat dies or is found to have suffered permanent damage." Was last seen wearing a red bandana, listening to Janis Joplin & asking for directions to woodstock :) S...

Nick, thanks for the comprehensive reply. A further question if you don't mind:- the originals used fairly thin tops and backs, very close to 2mm for the top, for instance. Did you do the same? I don't mind at all. I did 2mm for both back & front for the one you see here but my latest one uses 2mm ...

Nick, thanks for the photos, and all the explanatory comments. I found them very useful. I may be anticipating difficulties that don't exist, but I wonder if you had any problems in getting a good fit between top and sides, given the complex nature of the doming/arching. Did you use Michael Collins...

I think I saw Bob Heinz playing this guitar at the Nelson Jazz festival. It sounds as good as it looks. Thanks for your comments Dean. I must admit I'm pretty chuffed when I hear somebody of Bob's calibre playing a guitar that I made. It was a pleasure & privilege making it for him & he's become a ...

Gee - I go away for a few days and there's more beautiful guitars here when I get back. G'day Nick and welcome to the forum. Nice work there and thanks for the pics on how you are doing things. Thanks also to you Bob, I've seen your work so your kind words really do mean alot. My next build (which ...

That is one great looking build Nick! And I'm with Dennis, I've only seen pics of these guitars, never realized that had that bent sound-board, pretty incredible! Joe Thanks for your words Joe :oops: They are an incredible little guitar and as far as I can ascertain, the tops were designed bent to ...

Thanks, Nick! For the elliptical soundhole I made, I dropped a piece of burl in to a rabbet on top, and a piece of (crossgrain) black dyed veneer into a rabbet on the underside, then cut the hole out. What I found difficult was that I could not make a piece (burl and veneer) exactly the correct siz...

Does indeed, thanks Jeff.

Absolutely beautiful Jeff. Great combinations of timbers used, I love the bridge shape and the ecentric rosette. There's just too many features to mention them all. I must find out how those round arm rest edges are done too, they're a great feature.

matthew wrote:Holy Maccaferri!

That looks like a job and 3/4. I'll have to digest all that over the next few days. Thanks for posting, Nick.

No worries & only too glad to post.

Toejam wrote:Nice Nick...by the way, that wasn't a yawn it was just my jaw hanging open.

Jim

Thanks Jim, it really does mean alot to me when I hear other makers enjoying my work as I enjoy looking & learning from theirs.
Now if I can only just convince a few Kiwi jazz muso's to part with their cash

Very, very far from a yawn, Nick! I must be blind. I had no idea Selmer's have a bent soundboard. What's your technique for the final shooting for the top seam? Also, you sure make that elliptical soundhole look easy, well, maybe I should say you left out the hard parts! :lol: Can you expand a bit ...

Wow, thanks Nick. I have never seen a Selmer before. Its way cool. Your work is meticulous. What a great guitar. Any chance you have a sound clip or three laying around? Thanks Lilian for your words :) I do like to take pride in my workmanship, even on bits that may not show, it comes from being an...

Paul B wrote:Nice clean work!

Very impressed.

Paul

Thanks Paul, Very much appreciated.

In response to Matthew & Mike Thomas who wanted some shots of my recent (but not latest) build of a Selmer Style, I've cobbled together some shots I took of the process. I've left out some of the more blurry/out of focus pics (I really must make an effort to improve my photography skills!). The majo...

welcome Nick. Absolutely fantastic work. Thanks for sharing. What finish did you use on the guitars?? Thanks Jay C for the welcome and the comment on my work :) Whilst I like making 'traditional' jazz instruments the traditionalists would cringe at my finish methods :oops: I use two pot Urethane (g...

I am now making moulds/jigs etc for the guitars, using the Francois Charles drawings. From your post I gather that you made your Selmer using solid timbers for the back and sides. Did you contemplate the laminated type of construction used on most of the originals? And how did you go with the "plia...

I've been toying with the idea of making a Selmer, too. But I have some more basses to complete first ... but its nice to see a selmer or two being made. Are you going to be able to post build shots? I have a pile I did for the customer of the first one so I'll round some of them up and only too gl...