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Ryosuke Kobayashi RS "THE GRANADILLO"

Beautiful work, Ryo. And that Granadillo--wow!
Thanks for sharing. I look forward to meeting you at WILS.

Steve

Ryosuke Kobayashi RS "THE GRANADILLO"

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Originally Posted by Steve Kinnaird (Post 5495712)

Beautiful work, Ryo. And that Granadillo--wow!
Thanks for sharing. I look forward to meeting you at WILS.

Steve

Thank you very much Steve san.
It's hard not to drool on the wood:P
So do I. It's a huge honor for me to be there and see great makers like you!

Ryosuke Kobayashi RS "THE GRANADILLO"

Started to work on the top.
Installed the simple wooden ring rosette.
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This Lutz Spruce is full of medullary rays!
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Making Figured Granadillo/Macassar Ebony laminated fingerboard with b/w/Ebony bordering.
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Thank you very much for viewing!!

I'm excited to see your guitars at the show. I've really been enjoying what you've been showing us here on the forum.

I agree Ryo. Very nice work. Your esthetic is excellent.

I look forward to seeing you at WILS as well.

Everything about these Kobayashi guitars appeals to me, I would love to get my hands on one to try...but likely never will! :cry:

I am continually knocked out but your designs, and your woodworking skills. You seem to have found the perfect balance between clean, yet artistic sensibilities that I can't help but admire. This guitar is just another reflection of that balance.

Nice work as always, Ryosuke! I've always loved that granadilla back and side set you had in your inventory ;)
And another thing I noticed - great idea putting the side braces on in the small area where the curve changes from a convex curve to a concave curve of the waist; very clever!

Ryo...
That Grandillo is stunning. It's strikingly similar to a set of Katalox that Steve Sheriff (Edwinson Guitars) used a couple of years ago, in a build that Tom Bowersox might remember 😋

I absolutely fell in love with that guitar, and I'll be following along here because I'm falling in love all over again 😍

Thank you for sharing this build with us all.

Joel

Ryosuke Kobayashi

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Originally Posted by DamianL (Post 5497534)

Everything about these Kobayashi guitars appeals to me, I would love to get my hands on one to try...but likely never will! :cry:

Thank you so much for your kind words.
I hope you try my guitars one day.

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Originally Posted by rockabilly69 (Post 5497757)

Wow. Thank you very much!
I owe lots of lots of things to my great mentor, Sergei de Jonge.

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Originally Posted by Zacharius (Post 5501234)

Thanks Zach!
I got lucky;)
The straight part of the sides is the weakest part as you know.
And to make the part stiff makes it way easier to scrape after the body is assembled.

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Originally Posted by gerberguitars (Post 5496734)

I'm excited to see your guitars at the show. I've really been enjoying what you've been showing us here on the forum.

Thanks! Did you get maple sets from the supplier I told you?

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Originally Posted by cigarfan (Post 5496996)

I agree Ryo. Very nice work. Your esthetic is excellent.

I look forward to seeing you at WILS as well.

Thank you very much. Did we meet?

Ryosuke Kobayashi

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Originally Posted by Wood Knot (Post 5501796)

Thank you so much Joel san!
I have a nice Katalox set as well;)
I'll check the thread. Thank you!

Ryosuke Kobayashi THE GRANADILLO

Outstanding. I love the bevel treatment you did around the sound port!!! How will the granadillo hold up as a figure board vs. ebony?