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Wren Build Thread ... last of 2018 ... Sitka/Koa
Hi folks! Again, in the interest of spending more time in the shop than on-line, I'll just be posting one or two build threads for my 2018-2019 season ... thanks for taking the time to watch!
This one is a Concert model for a really nice pro player who has recorded and toured with the likes of Tim Hardin, Andre Gagnon and Jesse Winchester. He was after a very (very) understated look and didn't want anything at all fancy looking, but I think we'll come up with a nice looking guitar that meets his sonic needs. We chose a really nice Hawaiian koa set that I've been wanting to use for ages, so I'm excited about that! We also chose an extremely lively Sitka top that I resawed from a (soaking wet) billet back in the late seventies. I only had, and still have, my trusty old Rockwell 14" bandsaw with the height extension ... and really didn't have too much of a clue about resawing wet wood. I ended up painstakingly grinding every third gullet on the biggest blade I could find (to help take the waste wood away and minimize blade heat and distortion). I ended up with some of the liveliest top wood I've ever had, but didn't use some of it because at the time I rejected anything that wasn't completely even in colour! These days, I welcome some interesting colour variations, so I'm getting to use this wood again! My customer chose my non-cut Concert shape which has a 16" lower bout with ebony binding, fingerboard and bridge ... and as a matter of fact he specified ebony rosette as well! So here we go ... hope you enjoy the ride!
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We always do, David! Thanks for posting--this will be fun!
Steve |
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Looking forward to watching this one, David. It will be interesting to see your take on understated: my bet is it still comes out as elegant as ever.
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I always love seeing your photos, David.
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Ditto. Looking forward to this thread. |
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Hey Steve ... thanks for the welcome ... and for popping in to this thread!
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Hey Stan ... thanks ... much appreciated!
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Hey Jim ... thanks! I love taking the photos too!
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Hey Carey ... thanks for watching the tread ... much appreciated!
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Beautiful koa--love the way it bulges out to match the lower bout.
Love following your build threads, David!
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2013 Stehr Auditorium (Carpathian/Myrtle) 2015 Stehr Auditorium (Adi/BRW) 2020 Baranik Meridian (Blue Spruce/Manchinga) 2020 Wilborn Arum (Tunnel 14/Coco) 2021 Kinnaird Graybeard (BC Cedar/Bog Oak) 2022 Kinnaird CS Student Build (Adi/Padauk) 2023 Kinnaird FS (Italian/Koa) |
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David, I always enjoy your build journals. It is nice to see you back in the AGF custom shop...
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A bunch of nice archtops, flattops, a gypsy & nylon strings… |
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Glad to see you back in the shop here on the AGF David. I learn something every time I watch one of your threads and I look forward to following along. Thanks for sharing this build with us.
PS, I can’t wait to see the figure in the lower bout of that back. It looks REALLY interesting what little bit you’ve shown. |
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Great to see another of your build threads! Good luck keeping that a Koa unfancy!
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Mark Hatcher www.hatcherguitars.com “"A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking". Steven Wright |
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David you already know I am a big fan, that back is crazy!!!
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PS. I love guitars! |