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Well i don't know but i might take the record for the slowest build of an instrument, started this one about 13 months ago, needless to say the customer is very patient.
Anyways The 17" arch top has figured maple B+S, Sitka spruce belly, Qld Maple neck, IRW fingerboard, Jarrah binding and headplates, Seymour Duncan pickup, Schatten vol and tone controls, Schaller tuners, finished in Mirotone nitro.
Cheers,,
Rod.

Damn. That's well.......damn!

That recurve shaping is about the nicest I've seen Rod. I'm in awe.

Allen wrote:Damn. That's well.......damn!

That recurve shaping is about the nieces I've seen Rod. I'm in awe.

Allen is spot on. Q. Seriously, how good is this? A. Wow

Steve

Steve and Allen thanks for that<< but seriously though this build was doing my head in, because i took so long on the build i think i lost touch a bit and started making little mistakes, only small things but enough to piss you off, even at the last minute i was having to cover my tracks, but i got there in the end hooray
Rod.

Damn. That's well.......damn!

That pretty much sums up what I was going say

Hot. As usual.

Nice one Rod! This is the bolt on from when Frank and I visited, yes?

Stu

Yes Stu this is the same, although the dovetail is a very good, strong joint and i was quite happy to continue using it as an effective means of the construction, i'm glad i took the step out of my comfort zone and made this little transition, besides the obvious maintenance practicalities it gives the builder better access to the intersection to allow more even finishing.
Cheers,,

Rod.

Very noice Rod.

Is it coming to Port Fairy?

Regards.

Beautiful, as ever, Rod.

Thanks Trevor,, and Allen,,, sadly no it isn't coming to Port Fairy it will should be in Townsville by then .
Rod.

Wow!, just beautiful.

Very very cool Rod ..........Amazing work

You've gone blonde!!!!

Nice work Rod, she's a stunner.

Wow!! Love the contrast between the whiteness of the body and the rich brown of the contrasting details.
Miguel

I am glad someone can be bothered doing all that carving just so I get to look and appreciate their effort. Nice one Rod.

Jim

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Well i don't know but i might take the record for the slowest build of an instrument, started this one about 13 months ago, needless to say the customer is very patient.
Anyways The 17" arch top has figured maple B+S, Sitka spruce belly, Qld Maple neck, IRW fingerboard, Jarrah binding and headplates, Seymour Duncan pickup, Schatten vol and tone controls, Schaller tuners, finished in Mirotone nitro.
Cheers,,
Rod.

Said far better than I might! There is such incredible talent within the members of this board you folks are awesome.

Absolutely gorgeous Rod. As others .... In awe of that.
For my own interest, did you bind the F holes ? It's not obvious from the images - just looks like a super clean line.

Anyway superb and thanks for sharing.

Cheers

Thanks Kev,l normally do bind the F holes to match the body but the client didn't want out done so i painted the cut edge black.
Actually that axe should be on your neck of the wood by now

Ah, that's what it is. The F holes looked unbound from the top, but I could have sworn it was a black inner edge from the close ups.
Anyway - love it. Sure the new owner will be stoked, personally I'm not sure I'd have let it go

Some builds are like that, especially when you can immerse yourself in it and get it done relatively quickly you can get very connected to them, this one has taken forever because of family stuff and my work so it became a bit of a pain in the arse, but at the same time i'm happy with it and proud of the result.
Cheers,,
Rod.

This looks just wonderful!

rocket wrote:l normally do bind the F holes to match the body but the client didn't want out done so i painted the cut edge black.

May I ask Rod, what kind of paint did you use, and how did you prepare the edge that the paint would no bleed into the grain?

Funny typo/omission...

charangohabsburg wrote:This looks just wonderful!

rocket wrote:l normally do bind the F holes to match the body but the client didn't want out done so i painted the cut edge black.

May I ask you Rod, what kind of paint did you use, and how did you prepare the edge that the paint would no bleed into the grain?

Markus, i sealed the edge and around the F holes withe a couple of good coats hard shellac and then i used some black tinted shellac to colour the edge.
Rod.