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Old 05-20-2017, 03:47 AM
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Do you know the amazing work of your Northampton, MA, neighbor Silas Kopf?

Thanks ukejon. I believe I may have seen his work at the Paradise Arts Festival in Northampton. Great work!
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.... There may be an upcharge for me to do it the old easier way...
I'm so glad I got mine before the increase!
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Old 05-20-2017, 05:31 AM
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Beautiful rosette! How in the world do you do such perfect inlay on a spruce top with such tiny pieces? Some of those stems are too thin to be inlayed by my clumsy fingers.
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What John says ... I wouldn't dare sink inlay that fine in a spruce top ... much respect Mark!
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Old 05-20-2017, 01:07 PM
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I'm so glad I got mine before the increase!
Let's not call it an increase rather it's an upgrade for a possibly better sounding but, more comfortable guitar! It just may be more to go backwards in the evolution of this model's design

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Beautiful rosette! How in the world do you do such perfect inlay on a spruce top with such tiny pieces? Some of those stems are too thin to be inlayed by my clumsy fingers.
Thank god for tweezers!

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What John says ... I wouldn't dare sink inlay that fine in a spruce top ... much respect Mark!
Thanks! It's nice to get the nod from my fellow builders. What I am doing is closer to the methods of marquetry than what we normally do with inlays. There are no routers in this process. One issue I had to get past is this requires I cut all the way through the spruce to set the inlay. If you look at how much is cut there isn't much to hold it together. What I did for that was put a maple ring inset into the back to support it all and leave a floor for the wreath inlay pcs to push down to. (hope that made sense!)

Moving on. Some of you may have noticed in this picture that the top is set for a cutaway and the back doesn't have the cutaway;



So you may have guessed I am going with a scoop type cutaway on the guitar. That means I've got some additional work to support that type of cutaway;









Hold it! This is usually where people make fun of me for using Staples paperclips to glue up my kerfing. I've finally found something better;



These clamps are strong and perfectly fit the triangle kerfing that I prefer and always use. Additionally, they have a cork inside face that doesn't mark up the Spanish Cedar that I always use for kerfing.

OK, back to that scoop cutaway;







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Old 05-20-2017, 03:21 PM
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Slick clamps! And that guitar is a beauty.
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So pretty, and so clean.
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I'm sorry, but I have to pull you up on this image!
I have to ask, how can someone who has such an attention to detail, and if I'm not mistaken has a real OCD towards getting everything perfect, utilise upper and lower case letters when writing??!!
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Old 05-20-2017, 07:01 PM
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Slick clamps! And that guitar is a beauty.
Thanks ukejon!

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So pretty, and so clean.
Thanks!

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I'm sorry, but I have to pull you up on this image!
I have to ask, how can someone who has such an attention to detail, and if I'm not mistaken has a real OCD towards getting everything perfect, utilise upper and lower case letters when writing??!!
That's an interesting question. It's not that I don't know the proper usage of capital letters. I doN't do it whEN I typE. I think it came about because I have sloppy handwriting and certain letters like e, n, a, and r are more legible when I do caps. I also mix up cursive and print for the same reason.
Not sure what that means. Maybe I wasn't taught well as a child. Maybe I'm just such a creative wild child that I simply don't care about arbitrary rules of propriety
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Old 05-22-2017, 01:12 PM
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The back is on;



The top is voiced. Time to close up the box;









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Wow, this is shaping up to be yet another masterpiece....that olive wood is stunning and the top is beautiful, not only the inlay, but the beautiful tight straight grain...
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Have to agree with Tom, this is a masterpiece!
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It is a stunner....but makes me a bit thirsty for a martini.
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Looks like it belongs in a museum, but I'm sure once it's played it will belong in someone's hands. Gorgeous.
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Old 05-23-2017, 07:21 AM
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Hello Mark

Have not posted on your build threads for quite awhile but have been following ALL your work. Your passion for your craft is exciting to watch.

Oh, and by the way.... still love my Greta. You must be tired of hearing me say that. lol lol lol

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