Build Thread - OM - Italian Spruce/Indian Rosewood
Jan 14, 2024 12:37:52 GMT
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Post by Oska Burman Guitars on Jan 14, 2024 12:37:52 GMT
Hello again everyone.
The other build currently on my bench is this lovely short scale OM in Italian Spruce & Indian Rosewood. If you've read a little about my past builds, you'll know that I have some exceptional & well seasoned Indian Rosewood from master luthier Stefan Sobell's collection & this is yet another cracking example if it! Close & straight grained, heavily striated with a range of dark, rich colours & very well quartered.
My client here has also opted for an arm bevel, to alleviate the stresses on his right shoulder. These arm bevels, whilst an optional extra, make for a very comfortable (and well worth it in my opinion) playing experience. There is also a very subtle element included in this build to mark a particular anniversary, which will only be known to my client himself
He also plays exclusively with the fleshy part of his fingers, or "pads", so we're going for a really clear, responsive, voluminous tone, without the aid of a pick or fingernails.
Once again, I hope you all enjoy following along with this build & do feel free to add your comments along the way.
Cheers,
Oska.
The Indian Rosewood back is joined with my favourite method, the traditional Spanish rope & wedges
After scraping it down, the magic of this lovely set is revealed
My classic tiled mosaic rosette made from Hawaiian Koa will be used on this guitar
First step of inlaying is to rout a channel for the main element & glue that into the soundboard
Here I am spreading glue in order to laminate the sides
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Then the sides are wrapped tightly with old bicycle inner tubes to keep them in place
Before finally being put into the vacuum bag to cure
Sometimes you do things very accurately!
Onto gluing the top & bottom blocks to the rimset
The are bevel support block is marked out before shaping...
...on the bobbin sander...
...then glued to the rimset
The inside of the arm bevel block is then shaped once attached to the rimset
The other build currently on my bench is this lovely short scale OM in Italian Spruce & Indian Rosewood. If you've read a little about my past builds, you'll know that I have some exceptional & well seasoned Indian Rosewood from master luthier Stefan Sobell's collection & this is yet another cracking example if it! Close & straight grained, heavily striated with a range of dark, rich colours & very well quartered.
My client here has also opted for an arm bevel, to alleviate the stresses on his right shoulder. These arm bevels, whilst an optional extra, make for a very comfortable (and well worth it in my opinion) playing experience. There is also a very subtle element included in this build to mark a particular anniversary, which will only be known to my client himself
He also plays exclusively with the fleshy part of his fingers, or "pads", so we're going for a really clear, responsive, voluminous tone, without the aid of a pick or fingernails.
Once again, I hope you all enjoy following along with this build & do feel free to add your comments along the way.
Cheers,
Oska.
The Indian Rosewood back is joined with my favourite method, the traditional Spanish rope & wedges
After scraping it down, the magic of this lovely set is revealed
My classic tiled mosaic rosette made from Hawaiian Koa will be used on this guitar
First step of inlaying is to rout a channel for the main element & glue that into the soundboard
Here I am spreading glue in order to laminate the sides
Then the sides are wrapped tightly with old bicycle inner tubes to keep them in place
Before finally being put into the vacuum bag to cure
Sometimes you do things very accurately!
Onto gluing the top & bottom blocks to the rimset
The are bevel support block is marked out before shaping...
...on the bobbin sander...
...then glued to the rimset
The inside of the arm bevel block is then shaped once attached to the rimset
Jo whoever he is.
