A new Start: Kinnaird Black and White Ebony (Deep Body) OM

[Diamondave]

Seriously Serious....!!! 🤙🏼

[invguy921]

Originally Posted by Diamondave

Seriously Serious....!!! 🤙🏼

Thanks Brother! And yes, this is getting pretty "serious" in my book too. Good golly, the wood captured me at my very first encounter, but as John adds the details, I'm getting even more and more drawn into the whole thing .

Here is the top getting in place:

[TomB'sox]

Love that last pic. Really shows off the patterns and colors, love the pattern of the B&W ebony that is in the cutout! This is really starting to work, the rosette looks perfect with the back and sides....great.

[cigarfan]

Oh boy! Lookin' Schweeet!

Have you guys decided on wood species for the bevel?

[David Wren]

Eye-poppingly beautiful!

[invguy921]

Originally Posted by David Wren

Eye-poppingly beautiful!

Thanks again David. Much appreciated

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

Love that last pic. Really shows off the patterns and colors, love the pattern of the B&W ebony that is in the cutout! This is really starting to work, the rosette looks perfect with the back and sides....great.

Tom, Thank you. I think this will be one of John's best builds. He is quite the craftsman...I guess it is genetic as the Kinnairds as a family just got that special " somethun' "

Originally Posted by cigarfan

Oh boy! Lookin' Schweeet!

Have you guys decided on wood species for the bevel?

Dennis, this bevel will be more of a "micro" bevel and I thought it would likely be just black. The binding will be black, and the top will have a red radial purfling. My initial thought was that black was best for the bevel...smaller than normal and pretty simple, but I would certainly say that we're open to any and all suggestions from the wonderful AGF community!!

I'm all ears...let's hear your thoughts

[invguy921]

Getting the binding and purfling in place. We went with radial purfling around the perimeter, and will have some red lines around the guitar body. The Black and white will finish out looking more of a maple tone, and this red should pop nicely to add some color all around.

Here ya go:

[cigarfan]

That red is really going to pop! Looks really nice.

[Nemoman]

This is really looking sweet.

The red radial purfling ties in so well with the rosette.

It's really gonna be extra special!!!

[Chedeng88]

Good call on that red purfling. The soundport would look nice bound with the same pattern.

[j. Kinnaird]

Originally Posted by Nemoman

This is really looking sweet.

The red radial purfling ties in so well with the rosette.

It's really gonna be extra special!!!

Thanks Nemoman. I was not sure at first whether or not it would be too much. Now Im pretty sure it works.

Originally Posted by Chedeng88

Good call on that red purfling. The soundport would look nice bound with the same pattern.

You are probably right about the soundport, but philosophically I am a little against binding soundports at all. I dont see them as a decorative feature. If they didnt sound so good I wouldn't use them. As a sort of necessary evil, I want them to disappear into the background and the grain pattern of this guitar is such that that wont be hard to do. That said, I have bound them in the past and liked what I saw. How do you spell ambivalent? (Wait my spell checker knows)

[Guitars44me]

I asked for the ports on my two JK customs to be bound and John graciously gave in. Thanks John! They are super pretty. And they play even better, and they sound ASTOUNDINGLY WONDERFUL!!!

This one really may not need it! The wood is so beautiful by itself...

Way to go Mike! And John!!!

My goodness this is a beauty

Cheers

Paul

[invguy921]

Originally Posted by cigarfan

That red is really going to pop! Looks really nice.

Thanks again Dennis. I think John may have thought I was nuts when I suggested the red. There are a lot of ways you can do a guitar, and I just thought that despite how cool the black and white was, it would be even cooler (for me) with some "pop" factor. I really like how this is looking also...keeping that delicate balance in place of "just enough but not too much"

Originally Posted by Nemoman

This is really looking sweet.

The red radial purfling ties in so well with the rosette.

Thanks for the thoughts. Much apprecaited

It's really gonna be extra special!!!

Originally Posted by Chedeng88

Good call on that red purfling. The soundport would look nice bound with the same pattern.

Rye, thanks bro. John and I hashed this out a great deal as I originally asked for it to be bound. I certainly see and respect his viewpoint as the wood does have enough personality to carry it. I think we may have come to a compromise...we'll see.

Originally Posted by Guitars44me

I asked for the ports on my two JK customs to be bound and John graciously gave in. Thanks John! They are super pretty. And they play even better, and they sound ASTOUNDINGLY WONDERFUL!!!

This one really may not need it! The wood is so beautiful by itself...

Way to go Mike! And John!!!

My goodness this is a beauty

Cheers

Paul

Paul, thank you! John is more "traditional" in his views...which I like. That's why I like to work with him on my ideas of "traditional with an edge". Sometimes those views of his border on old fashioned...not to be confused...of course...with "old"

Bottom line, he has built so many great looking guitars that I've learned to trust his judgement on most things and I've found that my trust has been well placed. and yes, in the tonal category, he gets it right in spades...where it counts the most

[Steve Kinnaird]

Hey brother, forgive me if you've answered this, but let me ask what did you use for the red radial purfling? And how about a closer view?
Thanks,

Steve

[j. Kinnaird]

I just used the same wood as the regular purfling only sliced cross section of course. I'll put up a closer view soon. There was not a great deal of variation but some and probably enough. Its .047 thick which was a trial to cut.