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I may be a fool to try my own finish but I'm not an idiot. I will leave the setup process in the expert hands of Ryan. Keeping with the experimenting trend, I have a different idea for the final setup and will elaborate more once the guitar is strung up. |
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Just waiting for the day Kinnaird West announces the newest member of the team. Congrats on number 3! Looks tremendous. Looking like a real pro there Vasu!
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Speaking of guitar in the white, I spent this weekend sanding. This was on hold until I received some special tools: A HUGE thank you to Brian Itzkin for making these sanding blocks for me. The icing on the cake is he used cutoffs from my crossover build with him so these have extra meaning. He's also been very patient, answering my questions and checking my work which has lead me to the point where sanding and micromesh work are now complete and I'll be applying the finish coats. I'll take pictures and post here once that is finished. |
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Nice sanding blocks. Maybe we should offer something similar?
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Perhaps you could offer a subset of student builds: students building guitar building tools!
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those sanding blocks I made for Vasu are nicer than the blocks I made for myself lol. I used the cutoffs from vasu’s figured spanish cedar neck, excess material from the brazilian rosewood sides, red veneer which I bought far too much of thanks to my ineptness at understanding Spanish, and half inch cork.
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Vasu, I am very curious: how is the finishing going?
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Thank you for asking, I forgot to update this thread and spoiler alert: the finishing process is over! I handed over the guitar to Steve and Ryan today at BIG and both seemed to give me a passing grade at my attempt to applying a finish on my own.
I definitely could not have done this without the tutelage of Brian Itzkin. He kept my mistakes to a minimum and helped me correct those that were made. Between him and the GAL article, I found the process to be relatively straightforward though I know what I'll do differently next year. That's right - this will be my preference going forward because it's a great experience and total cost was less than $50. That leaves more money for student builds . Here are some pictures of the final product, hope you all enjoy it! Thanks for following: |
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Impressive job! I would imagine that finish work is as satisfying as the building -- seeing the grain of the wood really come to life.
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Beautiful Guitars! I’m glad you stuck with it.
Time to start on the fourth! |
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Looks Great! Way to go!!!
Have FUN at BIG Paul
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Thank you Paul! I handed off the guitar to Steve and Ryan to bring back to Kinnaird west headquarters, where the bridge will be applied along with the setup. Hopefully Steve will make a recording of it so we can all hear how it sounds! I'll be thrilled if it's anywhere close to the 12 string that sold at BIG. |
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I'm long overdue for an update. I've had the 12th string for a little over a week now and I could not be more. The combination of Port Orford Cedar and Tasmanian Blackwood is unique and it brings a little extra chime compared to the sitka/mahogany 12 string Kinnaird that I recently heard at BIG.
With that said, the guitar is not overly jangly which was a distinct goal throughout the build. This is because I chose a specific set of strings that are a little heavier on the non chorus strings (huge thank you to HogsNRoses for this information https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=650380) and I did a reverse orientation on the low E and low a string where the heavier strings on top. The interesting upside is that it gives the guitar two different voices. There is more bass when I play a Barre chord but when I play the same chord with just the top 4 strings it's like a traditional 12 string, more bright and full of jangle. This was my first attempt at applying a finish and the liberon oil method is highly recommended for an amateur. The final thickness is very thin reminds me of a lowden, having a satin sheen to its finish. I may sound like a broken record, but it was another amazing experience with Steve and Ryan. I've always wanted a 12 string and there's actually one factory guitar with the same bridge spacing (gibson j45 believe it or not) but the end result of my week long adventure is an irreplaceable guitar that I helped to build and hopefully the beginning of future short scale Kinnaird 12 strings! |