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SBAIC Stephen Strahm EROS build
My presentation guitar for the Santa Barbara Acoustic Instrument Celebration is underway! I plan on having fun refining my designs and hopefully I'll create something magical. Now sit back and enjoy the show!
EROS specs: Top- Italian Spruce Body- Brazilian Rosewood Finish- Nitrocellulose Lacquer Frets to the body- 14 scale- 25.375" Nut width- 1 3/4" String spacing at saddle- 2 1/4" Neck- Honduran Mahogany w/ 2-way adjustable trussrod Purfling- b/w/b, Brazilian Rosewood, b/w/b Bindings- Ebony Headstock veneer- Brazilian Rosewood Position markers- Gold MOP side dots only Rosette- "Mavericks" made of Brazilian Rosewood Fretboard- West African Ebony Bridge- West African Ebony Tuners- Cosmo Black Gotoh 510's Nut and saddle- Unbleached bone Case- Main Stage |
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I have some photos to share but Photobucket is down for maintenance. Please hold...
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Nice work, looking forward to playing your works at the show and meeting you! Thanks for sharing.. 👍
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Thank you Dave! I appreciate the support and interest in my work greatly. I'll be at table C7 so stop by and give this beauty a test drive.
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Eros
Stephen,
It looks like you chose an awesome set of Brazilian for this build. I will be following this thread with anticipation. I look forward to seeing you at SBAIC as well. Thanks for sharing.
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John Tucson, AZ 2020 Kraut 00, Swiss/Brazilian, build 2018 Eady EG Pro Electric, Redwood/Mahogany 2013 Baranik Meridian, Blue Spruce/Cocobolo, build 2008 Baranik CX, Blue Spruce/African Blackwood 2008 Breedlove A20 Masterclass 12-string, Adi/IRW 2003 Thames classical, Euro/Brazilian Fodera Standard 4 Fretless bass, figured walnut |
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Thank you John! I look forward to meeting you as well, as does this guitar!
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Me likey....no surprise!
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Larry Pattis on Spotify and Pandora LarryPattis.com American Guitar Masters 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists Steel-string guitars by Rebecca Urlacher and Simon Fay Classical guitars by Anders Sterner |
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What I like about the shot is the tool itself. The fingergrips on either end help promote uniform sanding pressure. Thanks for sharing...
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A bunch of nice archtops, flattops, a gypsy & nylon strings |
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This is my process for making the "Maverick" pieces for my rosettes. I've added a thin maple line similar to what I do for my overlays which is new to my rosettes and I'll continue the motif with the end graph as well.
Last edited by Stephen Strahm; 06-18-2016 at 06:54 PM. |
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I start the "Maverick" inlaying process by cutting a guide channel in the top. The inner edge of this channel is placed in what will be the middle of the purfle channel that will get cut later. I do this so each piece butts up against the channel which creates a snug fit when inlayed, and it also allows a clean channel to be cut through these pieces due to the placement. Here I've cut the channel and spot glued the pieces in place with Crazy glue.
To inlay each piece I score along the outer edge with a scalpel blade, then remove each piece with a razor blade. I then rout away the bulk of the spruce. Using various files and my scalpel, I get each piece to fit just right. After each piece is fit correctly I glue then in with Titebond. The water content in the glue swells the wood so I move pretty quickly, but it also makes up for any irregularities there may be with the fit. Once all three pieces are glued, I clamp then in place overnight. Last edited by Stephen Strahm; 06-19-2016 at 07:13 PM. |