garynava
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Post by garynava on Aug 22, 2015 16:42:40 GMT
Just working on what promises to be an interesting commission; I’m not going to go into the full spec, thought that it might be nice to see it evolve! The cedar soundboard has had its mother of pearl dot and diamond rosette inlaid ( details of the process can be found here)  And here’s guitar’s head along with a mandolin’s that is being built for the same client (and again details of the process can be found on the above link)  Cheers Gary |
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Post by yorkie on Aug 22, 2015 16:59:20 GMT
Hi gary
looks nice and my curiosity is piqued but the link just shows me the soundboard?
just me or is the link not as intended?
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Post by davewhite on Aug 22, 2015 17:17:27 GMT
Gary, Will it have a smiley moustache bridge  |
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Post by Martin on Aug 23, 2015 8:21:05 GMT
Hi gary looks nice and my curiosity is piqued but the link just shows me the soundboard? just me or is the link not as intended? I get the same, yorkie. Love the look so far, Gary, and that headstock is lovely. A tenor guitar? |
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garynava
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Post by garynava on Aug 23, 2015 14:34:20 GMT
Sorry Guys, "note to self; always check links" HERE IS THE CORRECT LINKWell, Dave, I think the bridge will have to have a bit of a grin. And Martin, how does a short scale, 4 string classical guitar sound? (when I say sound, I mean conceptually not audibly)  Cheers Gary |
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Post by yorkie on Aug 23, 2015 19:58:26 GMT
Nice Gary. Ingenious use of the clips.
is the black infill coloured epoxy or do you have a secret ingredient?
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Post by Martin on Aug 23, 2015 21:10:11 GMT
And Martin, how does a short scale, 4 string classical guitar sound? (when I say sound, I mean conceptually not audibly) Cheers Gary Sounds like a baritone uke  Seriously, those are great build pics, and it'll be good to see this develop. |
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garynava
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Post by garynava on Aug 24, 2015 7:21:15 GMT
And Martin, how does a short scale, 4 string classical guitar sound? (when I say sound, I mean conceptually not audibly) Cheers Gary Sounds like a baritone uke Seriously, those are great build pics, and it'll be good to see this develop. We discussed a a baritone uke but the client wants a longer scale Cheers Gary |
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garynava
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Post by garynava on Aug 24, 2015 7:22:10 GMT
Nice Gary. Ingenious use of the clips. is the black infill coloured epoxy or do you have a secret ingredient? I use epoxy mixed with a black pigment. Cheers Gary |
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Post by garynava on Sept 5, 2015 15:01:23 GMT
There’s been a good bit of progress with this guitar. It’s going to have a cutaway and I like my cutaways to blend seamlessly into the neck and that takes a wee bit of planning. So we start with this….  All of the various rulers represent the centre line, position of saddle, edge of the fretboard etc. And end up with this; the completed rim.  Clearly there’s a fair bit of work between these two stages and there’s more detail on my blog.And here we have the back fitted. All of the internal construction that you see here is made from cedar, so the guitar will also be a pleasure for the olfactory senses!  Here are some photos of the completed body.    I’m also making a mandolin for the same client and here’s the pair of them together.   Cheers Gary |
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Post by davewhite on Sept 5, 2015 17:46:09 GMT
Lovely clean work Gary. The pair are shaping up nicely  |
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Post by garynava on Sept 17, 2015 13:37:56 GMT
The bindings are now going onto the guitar’s body. I’m using ebony and it always amazes me how tight you can bend it. Cheers Gary    |
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Post by davewhite on Sept 18, 2015 11:50:07 GMT
Gary, Looking good sir  I always find African and Indian ebony a bit tricky to bend whereas Macassar ebony and Malasian blackwood seem to behave themselves on the bending iron. I think you need to do a video on how to mummify a guitar |
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Post by garynava on Sept 19, 2015 15:36:34 GMT
Gary, Looking good sir I always find African and Indian ebony a bit tricky to bend whereas Macassar ebony and Malasian blackwood seem to behave themselves on the bending iron. I think you need to do a video on how to mummify a guitar This is some very nice Indian ebony that I bought direct from a dealer over there and it bends like a dream. Ideally, the mummification process should be done when there's a full moon. Cheers Gary |
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Post by garynava on Sept 30, 2015 14:56:24 GMT
All the bindings and purflings are now on. Around the soundboard I’ve used two strips of fine black/white/black purfling and then bound the edges with ebony. Around the back edge I decided to use a boxwood line as purfling. I’ve always liked the cream colour and it complements both the walnut of the guitar and the mandolin’s (that I’m also making for the same client) pau ferro. However, rather than just a boxwood line I made some black/boxwood/black purfling. Although the black lines are only 0.16mm thick, it’s just enough to sharpen up and define the boxwood against the backs. What with all the tiny mitres it took a long time to do, but I’m very pleased with the results. Cheers Gary    |
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I always find African and Indian ebony a bit tricky to bend whereas Macassar ebony and Malasian blackwood seem to behave themselves on the bending iron.
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