Back to the Fiddleback
OK, back to the "Fiddleback Tree" Greta model. Here are a couple pictures of the sound port being bound and set up:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7831/...84fdea02_c.jpg https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7873/...f7844d37_c.jpg Then the top getting glued on: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7842/...db1eb8e1_c.jpg As you may have noticed the sound port is bound in Cocobolo which is what the rest of the guitar binding will be. Here I am setting up to start the body binding: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7902/...d8fe633c_c.jpg Thanks for following along! Mark |
Every time I open a new Hatcher build thread I think ‘well that’s my favourite’ ....then it’s ‘no THATS my favourite’...ad infinitum!
This fiddleback hog is everything I want in a guitar... |
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Fret Board
Isn't this a pretty piece of Cocobolo for a fretboard?
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7883/...8e996c7c_b.jpg It is the last one of four like this that I cut from a board I found years ago. It was just sanded and will redden up pretty quickly. I love that spiderweb grain. This guitar has that wonderful Mahogany fiddleback figured back and sides and the Cocobolo is just the trim but, I'm picking special pieces. A little Cocobolo can go a long way! |
Yes, indeed--that will make a stunning fretboard!
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Here is a picture of the Cocobolo back strap and neck support insert being glued up: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7885/...90cab1a5_c.jpg And on to the headstock overlay being put together: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7879/...000db2e8_c.jpg https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7902/...1b41899d_c.jpg And a nice little Cocobolo truss rod cover: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7844/...1963bf0a_c.jpg Thanks for the comments and following along! Mark |
Gorgeous craftsmanship
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Looks great. Surprising to hear that this highly figured mahogany is a pleasure to work with....I would make a mess of that grain!
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The second reason it was easier than expected to bend was the curl is just so tight and uniform that it just doesn’t get itself in trouble so easily. When you have larger curls you’ll get larger swaths of grain running almost perpendicular to the plane of the flat wood so there are large sections that just aren’t strong. Also, the wood bends at different rates when the grain orientation varies. With larger curl that wants to give you a noticeably knuckley bend which needs to be controlled. Again, with the fine uniform curl, it just wasn’t a concern. So there you have it, maybe a little more than you were asking for but, thanks for bringing that up! Bottom line, if I had a luthier building me a custom guitar I would be welcoming any time they said something went easier than expected! Mark |
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I got the neck carved and cleaned up, the MOP side markers are in and the heel cap is on. So I just have to spend some more time cleaning up the body and the guitar will be ready for finish.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7838/...181b903e_b.jpg I'll take a round of general photos before it I send it off for finish so we have some nice before and after photos. Thanks for viewing! Mark |
Hi Mark,
Is the neck fully laminated or is the cocobolo down the middle a veneer? It sure is a beautiful effect. |
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I am not comfortable doing an entire cross grained center laminate because end grain glue joints aren't particularly strong. It is a good look that is worth the extra work. I believe it is one of my little details that I was the first to do. M |
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