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Post by francis on Apr 2, 2024 10:56:45 GMT
I've had the plans for this build for a while now and I've spent some time going over them deciding what I wanted to keep and omit. The plans include an inner reflector and resonator which formed part of the original Maccaferri design but was later dropped when Selmer took over the production of the guitars. It's this simplified version that I'm going to try and replicate. There are other differences too: The back and sides of the guitar as designed are plywood. Whilst this is a laminated ply rather than your B*Q special flexi ply, I'm using solid wood and heat bending it to shape using a slotted base board as my pattern. The Santos Rosewood sides will be bent with a hot pipe so that the sides fit (hopefully) in the body outline. I have shown a extract from the plans below which shows the resonator/reflector originally fitted inside the body of the guitar to help project the guitar's sound forward so it could compete with other instruments.
Materials selected for this build: Back and sides: Santos Rosewood Soundboard: Sitka Spruce Neck: Mahogany. Bindings etc: to be decided
Full mock-up to follow...
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Post by brianr2 on Apr 2, 2024 11:13:10 GMT
Fascinating - I look forward to seeing the evolution of this wonderful guitar.
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Post by ocarolan on Apr 2, 2024 11:13:38 GMT
This looks interesting and exciting, Francis!
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Post by Alan J on Apr 2, 2024 11:45:57 GMT
OMG. Just when you think that guitar building is just to multi factoral someone decides to build a resonator guitar.
What an exciting project you have picked Francis, I wish you many a joyful head scratching moment during the process.
Material choices will be key I suspect. I look forward to reading all about it.
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Post by Phil Taylor on Apr 2, 2024 12:10:34 GMT
Looking forward to this Francis Will it be the extra long scale length?
Phil
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Post by francis on Apr 2, 2024 12:34:58 GMT
Looking forward to this Francis Will it be the extra long scale length? Phil Hi Phil, No. because it has a cutaway rather than a full body it will have a short scale with a 12th fret neck body join.
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Post by leoroberts on Apr 2, 2024 12:40:02 GMT
Yay! Another build thread incoming!
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Post by Phil Taylor on Apr 2, 2024 13:40:14 GMT
Looking forward to this Francis Will it be the extra long scale length? Phil Hi Phil, No. because it has a cutaway rather than a full body it will have a short scale with a 12th fret neck body join. Do they work ok with 630mm scale length? Phil
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Post by francis on Apr 2, 2024 15:45:12 GMT
Couple of hours later...
Well maybe three. Sides thicknessed to 2mm and the cutaway side bent to shape. Fitted in it's slot. I'll leave this till morning (it now has some support blocks to stop the ends from curling up) and start on the bass side which should be easier. I'm expecting to need some touch-up work on the cutaway bends to make sure the two edges have matching curves once it dries out.
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Post by francis on Apr 2, 2024 15:55:45 GMT
Hi Phil, No. because it has a cutaway rather than a full body it will have a short scale with a 12th fret neck body join. Do they work ok with 630mm scale length? Phil Phil Taylor Scale length for this one is 640mm
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Post by francis on Apr 3, 2024 13:27:28 GMT
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Post by colins on Apr 3, 2024 15:12:46 GMT
Nice pipe work Francis.
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Post by Alan J on Apr 3, 2024 17:39:16 GMT
That Santos Rosewood(?) is really pretty. I like the dark stripes running through it.
Really looking forwards to seeing the progress, especially of the inner resonator soundbox.
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Post by francis on Apr 11, 2024 13:16:28 GMT
Been quiet this week or so but I have been tinkering with the D-hole rosette and I've played around with a design and come up with something that is probably more traditional (for me) but not the usual rings of B&W lines...
The rosette has had a light sanding to bring it down to the soundboard surface, I haven't removed the soundhole itself yet as I wanted to get all the rosette pieces in place first so the inner ring of spruce withstood all the pulling around as the B&W lines and hardwood pieces were (eased!) into place. You have both photos as I couldn't decide which one to use...
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Post by Alan J on Apr 12, 2024 23:44:03 GMT
Beautifully executed as we have all come to expect from your work Francis. I’m sure that shape wasn’t half as easy to make as it is elegant.
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