francis
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Post by francis on May 9, 2016 7:21:15 GMT
Superb build Rosie, Love the choices of timbers on this one - internal as well as the external. Looking forward to completion and the sound.
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Post by RosieTGC on May 9, 2016 7:58:30 GMT
I'm amazed luthiers ever actually sell any guitars on the basis that you are all so honest that 'the next one will be better' - of course, if we all waited for the next one, you'd all give up cos you never actually sold any guitars  Haha Leo! I think if your next guitar stops being better than the last then you've gone wrong somewhere!  |
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francis
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Post by francis on May 23, 2016 11:01:29 GMT
Thread seems to have gone very quiet...  |
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Post by RosieTGC on May 25, 2016 10:08:08 GMT
Hi francis I know I'm sorry! I had a show a few weekends ago which upset the workflow on this one. Update coming tomorrow! Thanks for sticking around. |
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francis
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Post by francis on May 25, 2016 11:42:21 GMT
Hi francis I know I'm sorry! I had a show a few weekends ago which upset the workflow on this one. Update coming tomorrow! Thanks for sticking around. No problem - how did the show go? |
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Post by RosieTGC on May 25, 2016 14:28:43 GMT
No problem - how did the show go? Yes it went very well thank you. Lots of people stopped by and had a go on the guitars. Got some really great feedback too! |
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Post by RosieTGC on May 26, 2016 20:03:28 GMT
Hi everyone, Guitar show over and I'm back! Firstly an update on the fingerboard. The inlay channels were being cut in my last update and here you can see the inlay on the 3,5,7 and 12th frets. The theme continues with the black/white design running throughout the guitar (they look very white in this photo - they're not quite that bright in reality). The fingerboard still needs to be radiused and is a little messy but this gives you a good idea of how it will look once finished.  And now back to the body. The purfling channel is done using a hand gramil to score in the line and then the material is removed with a chisel, the binding channel is done using a router. The purfling is stuck in first and the individual strips are glued in as I go around. The little squares are used with the tape to ensure the purfling stays nice and straight.  This is also done on the back with one strip of veneer (pic later to see) and then the binding is placed on. For this one I'm using Ebony bindings with an added white veneer on the bottom. I bent them first in the bender - but find that touch ups are needed to get it as close as possible which I do by hand on the hot iron. The binding is largely attached using twine which applies the necessary pressure to get a tight fit. A good strong glove is needed for this step, otherwise I'd lose all the skin on my hand!  I'm pretty happy with my first Wingert inspired roundover, getting all the binding and purfling right was quite a job!  Then the rest of the binding is brought flush with a scraper and it starts to come together nicely.   Here you can see the end graft which I decided to keep simple as there is a fair bit else going on on this guitar.  That's it for now - thanks for checking in and I will update you again soon! Rosie |
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Post by leoroberts on May 26, 2016 21:11:15 GMT
Looking lovely, Rosie |
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Post by R the F on May 26, 2016 21:36:10 GMT
3, 5, 7 and 12: that's a good idea. I believe that's quite an old formula for fret-markers and seems to make sense to me. I've been going rather over the top with these four plus 8 and 10 and that just confuses people, (unsurprisingly). Besides, with the amount of work that must go into your markers, I'm not surprised you keep the number down! Very nice work indeed - as always.
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francis
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Post by francis on May 26, 2016 22:02:25 GMT
Really superb work Rosie. Surprised by the twine - does that not cut/press into your bindings and leave small indents? or do you round over the edges to remove them?
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Post by dreadnought28 on May 27, 2016 1:06:19 GMT
I've played several of Rosie's guitars and they are excellent. Funny feeling I might order one in the not too distant future. Rosie is a Kathy Wingert in the making. Buy while you can afford it!
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Post by earthbalm on May 27, 2016 6:40:20 GMT
That top is a peach Rosie. Love the look of the guitar.
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Post by yorkie on May 27, 2016 8:27:35 GMT
+1 to all the comments above.
Very attractive design and skilfully executed,
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Post by RosieTGC on May 27, 2016 19:26:20 GMT
3, 5, 7 and 12: that's a good idea. I believe that's quite an old formula for fret-markers and seems to make sense to me. I've been going rather over the top with these four plus 8 and 10 and that just confuses people, (unsurprisingly). Besides, with the amount of work that must go into your markers, I'm not surprised you keep the number down! Very nice work indeed - as always. Guitar players like being challenged right? Why not throw them a 'reference' curve ball every now and again - keeps 'em on their toes! |
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Post by RosieTGC on May 27, 2016 19:30:26 GMT
Really superb work Rosie. Surprised by the twine - does that not cut/press into your bindings and leave small indents? or do you round over the edges to remove them? Good question. You have to be careful in the order you bind - keep the purfling above flush and leave the back until the top's done or vice versa. I have been keen in the past and done both channels at the same time and have just used a bit of masking tap on the edges to protect and that seems to do the job. Depends on the wood too - Ebony seems untouchable as far as dents are concerned! |
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