Guitar 906 – Rosette, bend, veneer
August 19, 2009
As 901, 902 and 904 cure (due date, August 30) I have started building guitars 905 and 906. Today, concentrated on 906 after drum sanding the side plates. Carl chose to change the top from Engelman Spruce to Sinker Redwood. I already had the redwood plates joined and thicknessed down to around .130″. I routed the channels for the rosette, installed, scraped down, then cut out the sound hole.
The following picture shows the Dremel tool and circle jig I use to route the channels and cut out the soundhole.
Koa bends very nicely. I thickness sanded down to around .100″ then bent side one, let it stand in the bender overnight, then placed in the mold.
Side 2 is bent and sitting in the bender until tomorrow morning, when I’ll remove it, cut the ends and place in the mold next to its’ brother and glue in the neck and heel blocks.
I have two opportunities for headstock veneers in Koa. I’ll let Carl decide which he likes best.
Also, Carl was looking for fretboard inlay with a vine design. Sent him some examples:
Carl Purdom on 20 Aug 2009 at 9:15 pm #
Stephen
As far as the head stock goes, I’m thinking the one of the left. I have also been thinking about the thorn head stock and finger board design. Do you think it is more important to match the rosette or the frets?
admin on 20 Aug 2009 at 10:38 pm #
I think the “brass” vine option works well with the gold frets, and since the thorns and leaves are paua, they’ll go with the rosette.
admin on 20 Aug 2009 at 10:39 pm #
Also, I’ll wait to get the inlay to see which peghead veneer best suits the inlay.