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Old 06-07-2016, 08:28 PM
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Default 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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Old 06-07-2016, 09:46 PM
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I have some photos to share but Photobucket is down for maintenance. Please hold...
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Finally some photos! I love how the grain on this particular set of Brazilian works with my EROS body shape.

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Old 06-08-2016, 07:18 AM
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Gluing stuff. Bending stuff.

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Old 06-14-2016, 08:09 PM
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Productive day making neck and tail blocks, cleaning up and trimming the sides to fit the mold, and finally gluing the neck and tail blocks to create the rim assembly.

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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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Nice work, looking forward to playing your works at the show and meeting you! Thanks for sharing.. 👍
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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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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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.
Thank you John! I look forward to meeting you as well, as does this guitar!
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Friday morning vibes as I profile the seam strip on the back.

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Me likey....no surprise!
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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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Old 06-18-2016, 06:39 PM
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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.


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Old 06-18-2016, 06:43 PM
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Back braces are ready to be trimmed, fit, and glued.

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Old 06-19-2016, 04:32 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.


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