Another Stinkin Guitar......
Another Stinkin Guitar......
Hi Folks!
Yesterday I finished another guitar and thought that I would share some pics with my ANZLF friends.
This is an OM sized guitar with a 25.4" scale. The specs are below:
Back and sides: Cuban Mahogany from Uncle Bob aka: Zootman
Top: Carpathian spruce also from Uncle Bob
Bindings, rosette, heel cap, bridge pins, but wedge: BRW
Purfling: B/EIRW/B 10/20/10
Bracing: Adi
Weight: 3 pounds 12 ounces
Special thanks to Joe White of Sunset Finishing for his superb Cat Poly finish!!!
This guitar was started nearly a year ago and got lost in the shuffle when I moved and had a million things to do, including building a new shop. This guitar is also special to me because it was kind of like a final exam in as much as it was the mule for a set-up class that I took with David Collins. Most of the set-up David did and he did a superb job, as always, while I took notes and learned some new tricks - many new tricks.... Notice too that the fret wire has a slight gold cast to it. David suggested that we use this wire because of the gold tuners, browns and gold of the mahogany and spruce and I am very pleased with the results.
So I'll shut the heck up now and show some pics. Sorry no sound clip since I am a crappy player and not willing to subject you all to Smoke On The Water again......
But the guitar sounds great, very warm and mellow and it is currently set-up for finger style with a very low action but it will flat pick fine too so long as it's not Pete Townshend wielding the pic....
Also - please excuse the lousy pics - it's still winter here even though today was very warm but the light is funky....
Thanks for looking!
Yesterday I finished another guitar and thought that I would share some pics with my ANZLF friends.
This is an OM sized guitar with a 25.4" scale. The specs are below:
Back and sides: Cuban Mahogany from Uncle Bob aka: Zootman
Top: Carpathian spruce also from Uncle Bob
Bindings, rosette, heel cap, bridge pins, but wedge: BRW
Purfling: B/EIRW/B 10/20/10
Bracing: Adi
Weight: 3 pounds 12 ounces
Special thanks to Joe White of Sunset Finishing for his superb Cat Poly finish!!!
This guitar was started nearly a year ago and got lost in the shuffle when I moved and had a million things to do, including building a new shop. This guitar is also special to me because it was kind of like a final exam in as much as it was the mule for a set-up class that I took with David Collins. Most of the set-up David did and he did a superb job, as always, while I took notes and learned some new tricks - many new tricks.... Notice too that the fret wire has a slight gold cast to it. David suggested that we use this wire because of the gold tuners, browns and gold of the mahogany and spruce and I am very pleased with the results.
So I'll shut the heck up now and show some pics. Sorry no sound clip since I am a crappy player and not willing to subject you all to Smoke On The Water again......
But the guitar sounds great, very warm and mellow and it is currently set-up for finger style with a very low action but it will flat pick fine too so long as it's not Pete Townshend wielding the pic....
Also - please excuse the lousy pics - it's still winter here even though today was very warm but the light is funky....
Thanks for looking!
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Mmmmmm Melted cheese there Hesh! Love the rosette, so clean & simple looking & I like the grain on the carpathian too, nice visible grain that is spaced out further than some people consider 'ideal'. Personally I love (I have a Martin OOO with similar grain) this type of top it has character & can sometimes look better than the fine master grade stuff. All topped off with a gorgeous piece of cuban Mahogany to finish off the meal.
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Many. many thanks my friends!!!
I am on a fast track to get out of here and go to work today so no time to take any more photos but I will do so later this evening and try to catch the fret ends.
Fret ends are kind of like a DNA signature for builders and repair folks so this one does not have David's fret ends on it and he does not use hemispherical ends either. I'll take some pics and post them later.
I DO hope to be posting more and would like to be posting more here too now.
More to come and thanks again.
I am on a fast track to get out of here and go to work today so no time to take any more photos but I will do so later this evening and try to catch the fret ends.
Fret ends are kind of like a DNA signature for builders and repair folks so this one does not have David's fret ends on it and he does not use hemispherical ends either. I'll take some pics and post them later.
I DO hope to be posting more and would like to be posting more here too now.
More to come and thanks again.
WOW, Hesh, that is a killer. Pretty good for a stale project and an out of practice builder. No surprises though. We only expect the best from your shop.
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OK here are some more pics of the set-up etc. My macro photography skills are a little rusty so please excuse the fuzzy pics.
First here are some pics of my nuts.....
And here are some pics of the fret work and fret ends:
I like to build in .010 - .020 fall away measured at the last fret at the sound hole. This guitar came in at about .015 - me, I'm not proud....
And here is my stinkin bridge, ebony, with some BRW 3 degree, unslotted bridge pins. The nut and saddle are unbleached bone which I think polishes up very nicely:
Again David Collins gets all the credit and I get all the blame....
Thanks for looking!
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Thanks guys!
Nick my friend this fret wire is not the same as the LMI EVO wire and no longer available. My understanding is that it was a one-off that was specifically made for one very large client to the client's specs.
It contains 2% titanium and is slightly harder than 18% nickel wire but not nearly as hard, or as tough on tools to work, as stainless wire.
It was a joy to use in as much as it cuts and files well and as you can see polishes up very well too.
Originally I was not at all keen to use gold wire but this wire has a very subtle gold look to it that is more of an amber cast than a bright gold look. I was talked into using it and I have to agree that it was a great suggestion.
Thanks again everyone!
Nick my friend this fret wire is not the same as the LMI EVO wire and no longer available. My understanding is that it was a one-off that was specifically made for one very large client to the client's specs.
It contains 2% titanium and is slightly harder than 18% nickel wire but not nearly as hard, or as tough on tools to work, as stainless wire.
It was a joy to use in as much as it cuts and files well and as you can see polishes up very well too.
Originally I was not at all keen to use gold wire but this wire has a very subtle gold look to it that is more of an amber cast than a bright gold look. I was talked into using it and I have to agree that it was a great suggestion.
Thanks again everyone!
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