Oska Burman Guitars
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My main instrument is: Steel String Acoustic Guitar
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Post by Oska Burman Guitars on Mar 15, 2022 21:51:44 GMT
Looks lush. I'll see you in Ullapool! Oh thanks. Nice one, I'll see you there too!
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Oska Burman Guitars
Luthier / Guitar Maker
Posts: 74
My main instrument is: Steel String Acoustic Guitar
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Post by Oska Burman Guitars on May 4, 2022 19:22:48 GMT
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Phil Taylor
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Post by Phil Taylor on May 5, 2022 6:31:59 GMT
Interesting photos! May I ask what the principle of the side construction is?
Phil
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Oska Burman Guitars
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My main instrument is: Steel String Acoustic Guitar
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Post by Oska Burman Guitars on May 5, 2022 7:22:02 GMT
Interesting photos! May I ask what the principle of the side construction is? Phil Hi Phil, In a nutshell, the general theory is that the stiffer/more rigid the sides are, less vibrational string energy from the top is lost in them, making for more efficient sound production. Oska.
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garynava
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My main instrument is: Stanley No.5
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Post by garynava on May 5, 2022 15:00:51 GMT
Nice to see a proper dovetail being used! Lovely clean work. Cheers Gary
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Oska Burman Guitars
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My main instrument is: Steel String Acoustic Guitar
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Post by Oska Burman Guitars on May 6, 2022 6:49:55 GMT
Nice to see a proper dovetail being used! Lovely clean work. Cheers Gary Thanks Gary.
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Post by fred7 on May 10, 2022 21:14:19 GMT
Another fan of the rosette here.
That Bog Oak looks stunning - will be amazing when finished. Are you planning a gloss or satin finish?
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Oska Burman Guitars
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My main instrument is: Steel String Acoustic Guitar
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Post by Oska Burman Guitars on May 12, 2022 7:37:42 GMT
Another fan of the rosette here. That Bog Oak looks stunning - will be amazing when finished. Are you planning a gloss or satin finish? Cheers. It will be a gloss finish for this guitar.
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Oska Burman Guitars
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Posts: 74
My main instrument is: Steel String Acoustic Guitar
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Post by Oska Burman Guitars on Jun 5, 2022 19:56:43 GMT
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Oska Burman Guitars
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My main instrument is: Steel String Acoustic Guitar
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Post by Oska Burman Guitars on Jun 28, 2022 17:46:38 GMT
It's getting very close to completion now! Here we have a lot of headstock, fingerboard & neck work going on, as the body is largely complete. Being a former student of renowned Scottish luthier, Bill Kelday, some of you may perhaps spot similarities in my style of work/build processes. After the front & back headplates are glued on, the headstock is shaped & then tuner holes drilled.
The "OB" logo is hand cut with an extremely fine blade & jeweller's saw. This one is Gold mother of pearl.
After cutting the pearl to shape, a bit of filing is done with various needle files to fine tune it.
It's the one on the left. After sanding it flush, the gold MOP actually had an interesting rainbow of colours to it.
Really shows up in the sunshine. Oh yes, the front headplate edge has also been given a micro bevel. I like this instead of binding the headstock. It exposes the white veneer beneath the headplate (when viewed from the front), giving it a nice framed effect.
Planing the nut end of the Ebony fingerboard square with my trusty old Stanley no. 7 plane. (Some sharp eyes might notice that this is marked as the "MD" fingerboard). I didn't photograph the OM one, but these two guitars are being made together & the process is the same.
With the Ebony fingerboard now slotted & cut to length/width, the Ebony binding will be glued on. This is a really nice way to hide the fret ends for a "clean" looking fingerboard, whilst not having a visibly bound fingerboard.
After the binding has been glued on & the correct taper planed (i.e. correct width at the nut & soundhole ends), I use my shop made side dot drilling jig. This is one of my favourite shop made jigs, helping to drill clean, tear-out free holes that are all equidistant from the bottom of the fingerboard. It still has to be lined up manually to the centres of the fret locations, then clamped in a vice before drilling thought the bushing guide.
Fine tuning & checking the neck angle with a straight edge, prior to fitting the dovetail neck joint.
Chalk fitting the dovetail joint, for a nice solid fit to the body - this being a critical joint in the construction of a guitar.
The dovetail has now been fitted & glued in place. I'd call this one "good"!
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Phil Taylor
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Post by Phil Taylor on Jun 29, 2022 8:21:13 GMT
Beautiful work...
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leoroberts
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Post by leoroberts on Jun 30, 2022 6:01:11 GMT
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Oska Burman Guitars
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My main instrument is: Steel String Acoustic Guitar
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Post by Oska Burman Guitars on Jul 4, 2022 19:19:39 GMT
Thanks Phil. I had a good listen to your YouTube channel the other day. Lovely compositions & playing.
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Phil Taylor
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Post by Phil Taylor on Jul 4, 2022 21:59:56 GMT
Thanks Phil. I had a good listen to your YouTube channel the other day. Lovely compositions & playing. That's very kind of you to say so. Thanks
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Oska Burman Guitars
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Posts: 74
My main instrument is: Steel String Acoustic Guitar
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Post by Oska Burman Guitars on Jan 8, 2023 20:54:52 GMT
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