Kraut 00
Here is the Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. There will be a matching pinless bridge from the same piece of wood. The scale is 25.0 inches and Ray will be using EVO fretwire. This fingerboard is one of my favorite parts of the guitar:
https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/K...ardOverall.jpg Also, here is a photo of the handmade Reischl tuning machines that will be going on this guitar: https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/K...lTuners-XL.jpg While I was at Ray's shop yesterday, he also made the veneer for the front of the peghead. He used a piece of the Brazilian rosewood used to make the fingerboard and bridge plus the blue and green dyed, spalted woods used on the rosette. Here is Ray re-sawing the piece of Brazilian rosewood: https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/K...adFront-X2.jpg After cutting the re-sawed rosewood into three smaller pieces, Ray sands, fits and glues them together by hand: https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/K...adFront-XL.jpg After completing the peghead veneer, Ray sanded both sides to thickness using his Timesaver thickness sander: https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/K...Peghead-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/K...gheadFront.jpg To give you an idea of what the completed headstock will look like, here is one of my favorite 00's that Ray recently made: https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/K...A3A8003-XL.jpg That's all I have for now. Thanks again for following along with the build. |
This whole thing is pretty amazing from the woods, rosette, headstock etc etc.
Congrats! |
My goodness, this is coming together beautifully. I love the fretboard - I'm thinking it will 'speak' to the back and sides in a beautiful way. And the rosette continues to impress.
Can't wait to see it all together! |
I知 in Tucson for the mineral show, I値l be sure to visit Ray, I gotta check this out with my own eyes! Does drool sand off? Lol, I値l be careful... :D
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Every image is a treat John, this is one nice guitar.
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Everything you've got going here looks amazing thus far.
Looking forward to seeing this as it progresses! |
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Ray texted me this teaser photo last night, showing how the headstock looks now. Needless to say, I was delighted with how it is turning out. I will be at Ray's shop later today, so I should be able to post more photos tonight. https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/K...-Headstock.jpg |
Wow--very cool how the dyed spalted wood is full-depth so that you see it from the side as well. Awesome detailing!
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very cool.
Apropos of nothing I know of a few luthiers that have picked up and moved cross country, Gage Halland being another, and a few others I'm forgetting. I can't imagine moving all that equipment. Last time I moved I basically nuked my attic, brought the guitars and the stereo, etc. Congrats on the build :) |
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I took more build photos at Ray's shop yesterday and should be posting those tonight. |
Kraut 00
I visited Ray at his shop yesterday for a few hours, and took some photos of the latest progress.
This photo shows the titanium truss rod that I ordered for this guitar. Ray builds such a light guitar body, and I wanted the neck to be as light as possible too (for balance when playing). The titanium truss rod feels noticeably lighter than a steel one - about half the weight. This photo also shows the top part of the dovetail joint that Ray uses to join the neck with the guitar body. https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/K...0-TrussRod.jpg This is another shot of the peghead veneer that Ray designed for this guitar. The green and blue dyed, spalted woods match the rosette and end graft inlay. https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/K...headVeneer.jpg Here is Ray gluing the fingerboard to the neck. Ray uses a certain type of fish glue for this. The fish glue is similar to hide glue, in that it can be heated up later to be easily removed. The fish glue, however, is easier to work with as it is applied at room temperature and does not dry/set nearly as fast. This photo also shows the newly inlaid maple purfling line around the perimeter of the fingerboard. https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/K...ingerboard.jpg The next photo shows Ray clamping the glued fingerboard and neck. https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/K...ngerboard2.jpg I have been hanging out with Ray at his shop for about a year-and-a-half now, and he usually builds one or two guitars at a time. This next photo shows the rare batch of four he has going now, two modified dreadnaughts and two 00's. Mine is at the far end. https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/K...atchOfFour.jpg Ray should be shaping my guitar neck next and also completing the end graft inlay. That's it for now. Thanks for following along. |
Love that headstock!
And having seen one image of the four guitars (and necks in the background) I'd be happy to see more if you took them. |
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The next time I am at Ray's, I will take photos of the other two headstocks and post them (the third one has no inlays). I hope to be there on Monday or Tuesday next week. |
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Look forward to seeing your build's progress as you make yourself at home in Ray's shop. Awesome that you live there and can watch your guitar come to life! :up: |
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