Osthoff Brazilian SD Custom Build Photos
 

Thought I would share some photos of the build process with John Osthoff. Building a Brazilian slope shoulder dreadnought with a sinker redwood top. Some photos below showing the journey so far. Looking forward to an incredible guitar.

We haven’t seen one of John O’s builds in a while…Thanks for sharing…:up:

Really nice! Very tasteful rosette.

Seems to have some Alan Carruth influence in the build (chladni patterns for tuning, double X top brace).

Looks truly amazing, it is good to see some of John's work on the AGF again!

Yes this one has been in the works for quite a while but I am in no rush so it is all good on my end. Commissioned in September 2020 and work began on it in July 2021. Some starts and stops for various reasons but John is moving along on it now and the progress is fun to see.

I wanted to share some more recent photos of Rich's guitar. Before that, I wanted to take a second to thank Rich for being such a great customer. He has been very patient with me through a couple of (mostly medical) setbacks.

This guitar is finally in the finish stage. I can't wait to see it under finish when it will really shine. I am happy with they way it is coming out and I think Rich is going to love it.

Here are a few shots from the shop:

First up is the Fretboard before it was bound. Rich came up with the concept for the inlay. They are gold mother of pearl.

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Here is the headstock (my older style) with the stealth truss rod cover, the logo is made from mahogany, binding is snakewood

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Here is a look at the back of the Headstock

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More to come soon, Thanks again Rich for being such a great customer.

John, you've obviously been missed on these pages. Good to see you again, friend!

Thanks Robert, I miss you guys too. I was getting ready to go over to Woodstock to try to catch up with folks and one of my Dogs "got into" a porcupine. Never made it to the show. I hope to display again this Fall. So many distractions ...

Anyway back to Rich's guitar. Here are a few more shots:

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What a nice looking build so far. Very classy.
I certainly hope your medical woes are behind you. Sounds like the dog had a bad day. I hope it’s alright too.

I have not seen a fretboard extension like this before with the holes. Is there an explanation to be had on that as it is very interesting.

This one is going to be sweet, John builds great guitars! I look forward to following along!

Hey Tom,

I hope you are well my ol'friend. I am not sure what you mean?

John, I think he is asking about how you lighten your neck block by drilling holes.

Oh, I see, thanks Bob. I was only looking at the photos that I just posted and thinking of the fretboard extension as the the actual fretboard passed the 12thfret.

Yes, Bob is exactly right, the neck block's fretboard extension is drilled out in a honey comb fashion which keeps the strength but removes a little weight. If you look closely, there is one hole in the center near the soundhole which is slightly larger. This hole goes all the way through the neck block fretboard extension and it accepts the bolt that threads into the reinforcement block that is under the fretboard but integrated into the neck. This bolt holds the fretboard tight to the body. My bolt on neck system is great (in my opinion) that it maintains mechanical and acoustical properties, yet allows one to remove the neck in minutes to make any "maintenance" adjustments in the future very easy. My Vintage Series guitars use a dovetail neck joint along with gluing the fretboard past the 12th or 14th fret to the body. (More soon in another thread on the Vintage Series ... I have two on the bench right now.) Thanks for the interest.

thank you, that is indeed what I was asking, I should have been clearer and said neck block...sorry.