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I am reading a collection of Peter Egan's Cycle World magazine columns from over the years called "Leanings", and last night I happened to read his account of an NZ tour. Very recommended and it's got me jonesing.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I put a coat of Varnish on the JZ today and it looks MUCH better that the mere sealer did, don't you think? There is colored pore-filler on the neck, but not the cherry, and I am predicting they will come closer in color if not texture.

Every time I see this picture I can't help but think it looks as good as many exotics to me. Can't wait to see it all polished up.
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Today I will put what I expect to be the final coat of varnish on the JZ. That will be the sixth, one less than typical of the last year, and 2 less than three years ago. I am getting better at sanding between coats!

I have a thread running in the Classical section of this forum and have been slack keeping my custom shop readers apprised of the Mulatta's progress.

The binding is complete, and I have glued on the Fingerboard. The geomtry came out as close as I can imagine to what I hoped for. The neck is tipped into the top about a half a degree, so a straight edge is a bit lower off the top at the bridge area than the fingerboard thickness. I am after a saddle height of about 3/8" off the top.


In this picture of the sides you can see a hint of the medulary display, though I think it will be strong under finish. It will pale in comparison to the Jatoba bindings medulary display, which looks bandsawn here, though it is actually finished smooth.
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Next I'll shape the neck.

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Almost ready for finish.
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First coat of varnish and the Mulatta seems to be leaning towrd the Negra side of her genes, not that the lighting is perfect:


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Here's a light that works. No sign of that light today, though, as we're getting a bit of rain, thankfully.

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Looking good! Thanks for sharing.
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Buffed the new JZ-16's body this afternoon. More news to follow!



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Thats looking' fantastic! I was afraid you were taking time off -
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Bruce - I've decided that one of the main things that sets you apart is your skill with making absolutely beautiful curves. A class by yourself in that department, quite possibly.

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Bruce - I've decided that one of the main things that sets you apart is your skill with making absolutely beautiful curves. A class by yourself in that department, quite possibly.

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I have done a fair amount of non-guitar related "art" work, not just pure sculpture stuff, but some interesting furniture, curvilinear cabinet-work, and quite a few surfboards. The opening/closing radius curve is VERY attractive to both the eye and the hand. I use this same kind of thinking in the cross section of my bespoke neck shape as well, which I call "double-eliptical". A very friendly shape in the C/D/V world of machine carving. Unless someone asks for something specifically other (which is fine, too), my production of the last 20 years tends toward the double-eliptical. You can quote me on that!
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I am making the bridge for the JZ-16 out of a chunk of Snakewood I have been tripping over in the shop. It will be fairly conventional if a bit delicate (I hope). The bottom section in the picture is entirely hand carved so far, though I will likely scrape it smooth. The top part had been machined to fit the adjusting mechanism and the bone saddle, and will likely be finessed tomorrow.

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It's really looking fantastic Bruce...

Was the snakewood primarily an aesthetic choice, or did you want additional mass/low damping bridge for the way you voiced this top?
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