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Post by francis on Dec 20, 2023 15:01:06 GMT
Just recieved two sets of full sized plans from F. Charle for Grande and Petite Bouche Maccaferri guitars. All in French so that's the first hurdle (never got on well in French classes at school!)... Hi Francis. Congratulations on getting these - these are great quality plans to work from! I have the English translation of the Petite Bouche model of these plans if you're interested? I'd be happy to send it to you if you'd like? All the best, Oska. Thanks Oska, As you say good drawing quality but easy enough to work out what the French were meaning to say 🤫. It’s the grande bouche I’m more interested in to start with and that I can see is a plywood construction for back and sides. I’ve already set aside a b&s set of santos rosewood for the build with a sitka soundboard. But that’s all for later.
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Post by francis on Dec 20, 2023 10:22:44 GMT
Just recieved two sets of full sized plans from F. Charle for Grande and Petite Bouche Maccaferri guitars. All in French so that's the first hurdle (never got on well in French classes at school!)...
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Post by francis on Dec 18, 2023 20:46:55 GMT
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Post by francis on Dec 18, 2023 10:52:07 GMT
Linings have now been fitted to the sides (ribs), left proud of the upper edges to allow for shaping to match the curved profiles of the soundboard and back plate surfaces. Side reinforcements will be added next followed by the two end blocks (neck and tail).
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Post by francis on Dec 14, 2023 17:29:15 GMT
Today has seem me cutting thin strips of mahogany from an old cabinet shelf for the linings. These have been thickness' to 2mm, sprayed with water and hot bent to shape. Then placed against a former to retain their shape whilst they dry out. Once dry they will be sanded and glued together. Each lining will be made up of three laminations. The inside edge will be rounded over and when fitted to the side it will sit just proud so it can be sanded to either a 20 foot or 15 foot radius (front and back radii respectively). Sides have been cut down in height and then planed and sanded to either a 15 ft or 20 ft radius against a sanding dish.
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Post by francis on Dec 9, 2023 14:27:53 GMT
That wood!!! 😍🥰 Is this build an order for someone, Francis, or is there, as yet, no buyer? Replied by PM
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Post by francis on Dec 8, 2023 11:59:46 GMT
Sides were bent yesterday and left in the former to dry overnight, I thank colin for his mention of the veneer softner in the expensive wood thread. That helped with the very curly grain on the flamed jarrah sides. Initially they looked quite patchy from the softening solution but a light sanding this morning has removed any staining. The back plate was also joined yesterday and that has been trimmed oversize and thicknessed this morning down to 2.8mm, still has a good ring when taped. The alpine soundboard is currently curing and I'll take a look at that next week. Photos of the back plate and the sides having been trimmed to length and placed back in the former.
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Post by francis on Dec 7, 2023 23:07:32 GMT
#34 First mock-up of a 12 fret to the body parlour build I'm starting. I was going to wait until the new year but itchy fingers and all that. More details as things progress but to keep you guys happy here's what's on the menu at the moment: Scale length 632mm Soundboard Alpine Spruce Back-n-sides Flame Jarrah Neck Mahogany Soundboard bracing Falcate with carbon/resin Back bracing Spruce/live pattern
Rosette, headstock face Flame Jarrah Frets Jescar Gold
To be decided Fretboard Bridge/pattern/material
Bindings Purflings Tuners
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Post by francis on Dec 3, 2023 15:09:51 GMT
colins I agree with everything you've said. Better a resource like that is used rather than being destroyed. But sadly because of their history they are a finite resource. I also envy your experiences using more exotic materials, going well beyond my modest building to date. I can however also claim to be a user of reclaimed materials when possible.
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Post by francis on Dec 3, 2023 11:33:35 GMT
Bog Oak gets mentioned a lot but I would take it as a rare timber, hardly sustainable, once its gone its gone. At least with rosewoods new trees can be grown. I'm not sure burying oak trees in bogs and reclaiming them in 10K years makes them sustainable...
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Post by francis on Dec 1, 2023 10:23:19 GMT
Thank you
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Post by francis on Nov 29, 2023 10:49:40 GMT
I use some mahogany from old furniture for necks, Adrian Lucas uses reclaimed materials quite a lot in his builds
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Post by francis on Nov 25, 2023 12:26:37 GMT
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Post by francis on Nov 24, 2023 20:07:33 GMT
I don't know who that is I'm afraid Luthier supplies:
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Post by francis on Nov 24, 2023 19:58:29 GMT
Nice. Not heard of flame jarrah, Australian? Yes. Bought from David Dyke probably about 8 years ago.
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