# 19 off the bench

steve roberts · Post by **steve roberts** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 9:47 am

Hi Guys,
Latest off my bench (#19) - tried to be a little bit different. This is the first time I've used Ziricote - it bent relatively easily and I'm really pleased with the way the timber grain came up when finished
Specs:
Body size: 000
Top: Sitka Spruce
Back & sides: Ziricote
Neck: Qld Maple
Fretboard: Queen Ebony
Bridge & Headplate: Ebony
Bindings: Blackwood
Purflings: Paua Shell
Finish: Nitrocellulous lacquer
Neck finish: True Oil
Scale length: 25.4
Fitted with Fishman Pyrus pickup.
Head stock shape inspired by Matthew Artinger's design.
Regards
Steve

demonx · Post by **demonx** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 5:42 pm

You've made an incredible looking guitar there. Very nicely done and an excellent selection/combination of timbers

kiwinoz62 · Post by **kiwinoz62** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 8:06 pm

Steve,

+1

demonx wrote:You've made an incredible looking guitar there. Very nicely done and an excellent selection/combination of timbers

that finish is great. congratulations on an excellent looking guitar.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:54 pm

Nice work Steve. Its got bling but it's not crowded with bling. The headstock works for me too

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:14 am

Very nice looking twanger there Steve. When you say the Ziricote bent relatively easy, do you bend with forms & blanket? (I've got my first ziricote build in my calender and have heard it can be quite brittle unless bent on a form & blanket)

nnickusa · Post by **nnickusa** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:18 am

beautiful.

Have a Ziricote set I want to use on an OM 12-string--just because....

Also very interested i the bending process you used, as I only have a pipe, but could get access to blankets.....

Tod Gilding · Post by **Tod Gilding** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:19 am

Yeah What they Said Amazing

steve roberts · Post by **steve roberts** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:10 am

Thanks guys
I put more "bling" on this guitar than I would normally. The timber just seemed to warrant that little bit extra. I am pleased with the way it turned out and am glad that you guys don't seem to think it is overdone.
As to how I bent the Ziricote - I bent it over a form in a fox style bender and I used a heat blanket to bend the cutaway in a purpose built mould. I didn't know what to expect so I bent it very slowly and it all turned out well. I would be happy to build another guitar using the same material.
Regards,
Steve

P Bill · Post by **P Bill** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:24 pm

Very tasty Steve. I love Ziricote. In another life in LA we went through many M3 of the " poor mans rosewood". Not the case any longer.

Trevor Gore · Post by **Trevor Gore** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:29 pm

Nice one, Steve.

H3ytm@n · Post by **H3ytm@n** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:47 pm

Very nice. I like it a lot.

DarwinStrings · Post by **DarwinStrings** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:06 pm

Headstock, whooo ha!

Jim

martintaylor · Post by **martintaylor** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:59 pm

Wow, Steve, there's so much work in this. It looks amazing. What pickup system did you go with?

steve roberts · Post by **steve roberts** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:19 pm

Hi Martin
Fishman Pyrus sounds great but still don't like cutting big holes in guitars .
Regards Steve

colburge · Post by **colburge** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:00 pm

Very special Steve - those Blackwood bindings look like gold in the second photo.

Cheers

Col

Taffy Evans · Post by **Taffy Evans** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 6:33 am

Nice looking collection of timbers and I like the delicate looking headstock. well done.

MBP · Post by **MBP** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 11:15 pm

Excellent looking guitar, the entire guitar goes so well together.

You should be very proud of that effort.

willcall · Post by **willcall** » Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:21 am

Beautiful!

rocket · Post by **rocket** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 5:57 pm

lovely instrument there Steve, i especially love the headstock beautiful shape, i haven't had a go at a slotted one yet, i'll put that on the to do list. Full marks to you though for a very elegant instrument

Rod.

Rob the luthier · Post by **Rob the luthier** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 3:03 am

Wow that guitar is unbelievably stunning...

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