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There is one of those "That's what she said" jokes there somewhere..
Mark, That is some great looking Walnut. What binding are going to use on it? Travis |
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LOL, Right?
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Keep us posted on the walnut guitar. I have a walnut taylor 12 fret with a spruce top and maple neck. I'd be interested to know the body size and what cedar does to the equation. Very happy with the wood combo and body size.
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We're going with African Blackwood binding and the top will have Zebrawood radial purling which we'll also use on the rosette. Thanks! Mark
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"We're going with African Blackwood binding and the top will have Zebrawood radial purling which we'll also use on the rosette. "
Very interesting! I will be anxiously watching Travis |
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Mark! Holy Crow that Walnut is just ridiculous. Mother nature makes stuff no machine could come up with. Really looking forward to watching this guitar come together.
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Thanks Louis, You're right there! Here is a couple picutes for the back coming together: Quote:
Here are a couple pictures of the rosette in process: I've been selecting and matching the woods, etc. Here are a couple pictures of what I have so far: We have the African Blackwood which will be for binding, arm bevel, heel cap, end graft, maybe the head plate and/or back strap. We're going with Limba wood for the neck (not Black Limba) because it's a great neck wood and the color is right. We've also selected Gotoh mini 510's in antique gold which has a slight greenish cast that goes wonderfully. I'll make custom wood tuner buttons from this piece of Black and White Ebony. I think this is coming together very nicely! Thanks for viewing Mark
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Looks very good Mark, I think the tuner buttons out of the Black and White Ebony has really got my attention!!!
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Wonderful wood choices guys. And those antique gold tuning machines look really nice. I've not seen black and white ebony before. Looks like it will be an excellent match to the tamarind and really tie into the theme. Exquisite!
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It's funny how a little feature like tuner buttons can add so much to the overall look. Just part of the adventure! Mark
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That rosette is really fabulous, Mark--probably my favorite of yours yet!
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Glad you like it! I'll use the same Zebrawood radial purfling around the top. That spalted Tamarind center captures most of the colors in the guitar which was a fortunate find. Mark
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I have some beautiful rosettes on my Hatcher guitars, but I could look at this one all day long.
Really, really nice. |
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That's the problem...every time I look at the rosettes that Mark is doing I wonder, how the heck to you choose one?!! They are all beautiful!
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I don't have too many hard and fast rules with rosettes. I tried to come up with that one Hatcher rosette and experimented around to find it. Eventually I realized I liked experimenting around the most! Mark
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