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Originally Posted by Guitars44me
Very pretty woods! Huge Cedar fan here...
Please explain the "ebonizing" and the sides' construction.
Thanks for sharing !
Paul
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Dion posted a time-lapse to his insta
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwsMUFjnkDW/
Of an actual application to one of the guitars in this batch (not sure which of #31-33 it is).
Good hunting there.
Like everything re Dion's kits, it's a very intentional aesthetic and signature of process. It also establishes a root note of subtlety - there's not a lot of aperture to peer in the soundbox once it's boxed, you know, so it almost re-surprises and rewards future attention - once this is made-up and a "guitar". A focal point hiding in plain sight. I'm now realizing how it's almost like a painter/iconographer preparing the canvas.
Perhaps I overthink it.
Re structured sides, it's one of the keys that unlock how Dion's kits sound distinct from other luthiers - and enables the hollow-core back approach to work its magic (and the Dion guitar's unparalleled capacity for volume). His webpage explains it a little, and there's some explanation here on AGF and his insta (again) as well - and perhaps the maker himself might catch this thread and surf by to elaborate.