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What a beautiful sound board. I’ll be watching the rest of this one!
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Love that rosette!
Thanks for posting! Phil |
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A long awaited update...
So I mentioned before that I shared a few ideas with Mike during my initial meeting with him. He was excited by them and embraced them, and then had to figure out how to incorporate them. I think he had a few of those "what have I gotten myself into moments" as he began on the fretboard for this guitar!
Typical fretboard binding and purfling weren't really an option for this one because of the way some of the elements worked. So Mike devised a clever way to do it with his CNC by inlaying the entire Wenge fretboard surface into a Rocklite substrate and then proceding with the other inlays after that. It required a fairly complex software routine that he needed to write in order drive the CNC to produce the desired outcome. It requires writing the routine to produce 3D surfaces, primarily the scooped (scalloped) fretboard end. Suffice it to say that the entire procedure required 12 different milling operations and 6 tool changes. I'm thrilled with the outcome and so grateful to Mike for all the ideas and energy that he has put into this build. I can't wait to see the progress as it develops! The notches on the side of the fretboard are for the Malachite fret markers that will be installed later. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves and show the process... Thanks for following along...
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Wow, that is an unbelievably gorgeous fingerboard! Mike continues to amaze me with his woodworking skill and artistry.
I can't wait to see this guitar come together.
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Wow ... fantastic imagination, cutting edge design and flawless execution. Piece unique!
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very cool!
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Mike does 'amazing' really well!
Great that you two are making this special guitar actually happen. |
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Holy cow Kevin. You guys are killing it!
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Thanks guys...
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Thanks, No-otis! It's cool--I get to pitch my ideas to Mike, and then he has to figure out how to make them reality!
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This guitar is gorgeous! Love the look of this, all around.
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What Mike said, that fretboard is just simply cool!
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WOW!!
Mike just keeps on pushing the envelope. This is going to be an amazing example of his work! |
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I've been trying to keep out of the build threads unless something really pulls me in. So here I am. That is just gorgeous. Looks like a fine guitar coming together
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Thanks!
Hey Mike--thanks! Hoping to get it into your hands to try out sometime!
Thanks, Tom! More to come on the fretboard too! Quote:
Hey Marc--thanks for following along. I think you're correct--Mike has really come through so far on this one!
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