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Build Thread -- Indian Hill Guitar Ziricote/Cedar for Dream Guitars
Hi everyone,
I've got a build well underway that is destined for Dream Guitars in the new year and thought I'd catch you all up. This one is my Grand Concert model with a killer set of ziricote and sinnker cedar top. I've built a couple of guitars with this combo and have absolutely loved the results every time. On to the pics... One side laminated while the other is clamped up and drying... The process of ebonizing the inner side lamination -- untreated spanish cedar, wiped with quebracho, wiped with iron acetate (steel wool in vinegar)... Joining the rim... Bracing the back... Back glued on with the interior stained... A simple radial ziricote rosette with maple and rosewood purfling... More pics soon, thanks for looking! |
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On to the second half of the woodwork for this guitar! One of my favorite starts to a day in the shop is when I get to take off the binding tape and clean up the body...
Prepping to inlay an endgraft... All cleaned up... Carrying the theme onto the headstock... And showing the "hidden" truss rod access... Fully sanded and ready for finish! Based on the frequencies I'm getting from tapping this one I think it's going to be quite the monster of a guitar! It's been a few years since I've built in this shape (my largest) and the first time I've done a tornavoz with this model so I'm quite excited to hear it rumble! Now I just need to patiently wait a month or two until I get it back in my hands and can finish it up... |
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Looks wonderful and based on your comments, is going to sound wonderful as well!
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PS. I love guitars! |
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The spiderwebbing in that Ziricote is amazing--Mother Nature at its finest!
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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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Man, I love what you're doing with the ebonizing! Such a cool look! This one is gonna be a beauty!
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This looks just great and I can only imagine what a beast it will be if it's even close to the guitar Mike just delivered to me. Among a stable of really nice instruments that I love, I find myself grabbing for my Indian Hill more than others. It may still be a honeymoon period, but I'm unusually smitten with this guitar and I'm already thinking about another...
It's a sample size of one for me, but based on that, I'm really, really, extraordinarily impressed by Mike's ability to build. |
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One final pic from yesterday while I start the wait for the finishing. I do really love a nice bevel! |
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That is a lovely headstock! |
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Sweet!
Very pretty instrument and woods!
Is there a sonic benefit to the ebonized interior or just for the cool looks? Carry on and have Fun Salud Paul
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3 John Kinnaird SS 12c CUSTOMS: Big Maple/Cedar Dread Jumbo Spanish Cedar/WRC Jumbo OLD Brazilian RW/WRC R.T 2 12c sinker RW/Claro 96 422ce bought new! 96 LKSM 12 552ce 12x12 J. Stepick Bari Weissy WRC/Walnut More |
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Very nice work, Mike. Really nice attention to detail. Made me go to your website, where I was knocked out by your hand-rubbed maple/spruce 00 with f-holes. Stunning.
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Mike
is it a 12 or 14 fret neck?
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Guitars come and go. |
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Just for looks! A lot of times I like to laminate with lighter colored woods (yellow cedar in this case) which to some might look strange with a dark outer back/sides. Quote:
This one is a 14-fret neck. |