A dread for Jack

[nnickusa]

Got asked to make a dread for this young fella's 18th, and was only 2 months late, but they are understanding, and know all the BS I was going through for a while, so it's all good.

Top: AAA Sitka
B/S: Mango
Neck: Qld Maple. Mulga top plate, Mango back plate.
Binding/Fretboard: Mulga
Bridge: Mulga/Maple/Mulga
Purfling/Rosette: Red Celluloid, B&W Plastic
Electrics: Fishman Matrix Ellipse
Tuners: Grover Sta-tites
Finish: Mirotone 3220

Better sprayed finish that last time, but still a bit or room for improvement, overall, certainly my best yet.....

Hope you like.

Bridge pins will be replaced with bone when it comes back after a play in period(just don't have them on hand)

[GregL]

Hi Nick,

Wow, that looks great! Good job!

GregL.

[Tod Gilding]

That looks great Nick, I like the laminated bridge . I have done something similar on my current build.

Cheers

[steve roberts]

Hi Nick
Great job looks briliant
Regards Steve

[nnickusa]

Thanks guys.

Tod, the bridge ended up like this as a result of a brain fart. I cut the bridge blank up for the head plate instead of the fretboard tail, as I thought. Sooooooo, I had a wafer of Maple, and went with that. The maple is also why i want the bone pins now. I think it'll tie in better.....

[Tod Gilding]

No No ...not a Brain Fart ...Artistic Luthier Magic is what it is called

[Shane Woonton]

Nice work Nick! I like the celluloid. Did you put anything underneath it? And how did you go keeping it flat while bending it for the purfling?

Cheers,

Shane

[nnickusa]

Cheers, Shane.

Ah. The celluloid. 1.5mm x2mm of bending on the flat. If I never domit again, it'll still be too soon. I traced the outline of the top on my bench, and, using pan head stitch screws every 10-15mm, help it down flat. I pinched the missus's hair dryer to heat it up for the bending, and it helped a lot. Still a real bitch, but I do like it. That's why I used the blue celluloid on the tele I finished.