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Originally Posted by BenjaminPaldacci
Yup Marcus, The first one who inlayed Copper in his rosettes, was Joel. Pioneer style!
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Don't mean to be contrarian, but here are 3 pictures of a guitar I made in 1974 which has brass inlaid both in the headstock and as twisted wire herringbone in the rosette. I did many such as early as 1971, calling this rosette "ring of fire" in an early attempt at brand identification. Most were done with copper rather than brass. This guitar was made as my companion for a trip to south America to get rosewood. It is still with me, and still playable. The craftsmanship is a far cry from what younger builders are doing today. The abalone inlay, for instance, is cut from shells I found on the beach.
