Hatcher Studio '16

[cigarfan]

Purposeful intent ... I can see it in every Hatcher.

Another gorgeous creation. Awesome!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by cigarfan

Purposeful intent ... I can see it in every Hatcher.

Another gorgeous creation. Awesome!

Thanks Cigarfan!

I feel lucky to get to do this work

Mark

[emmsone]

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

It is dry on all of these pictures because if I wet it the figure on the maple is so ridiculous nobody will see all the work I did on the Cocobolo trim!:

Thats probably harsh but fair, although the cocobolo fretboard awesomeness will probably do the same thing!!! I was looking for a cocobolo fretboard almost exactly like this one for a bass i recently built, but i couldn't find one I liked, I did on the otherhand find something similar in Mexican Bocote, its much subtler, but has a similar wavy pattern to it and actually went with the zebrawood top better then the cocobolo might have done.

The cocobolo trimmings here are most excellent and really do set the whole thing off, i'm intrigued as to how clear the finish will be, as in how much it will darken the guitar and if you really will lose the cocobolo trim in the mesmeralisis of looking at the maple.

Dave

[cigarfan]

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

Thanks Cigarfan!

I feel lucky to get to do this work

Mark

I feel some kind of lucky to have several of yours to play. Really enjoying them BTW!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by emmsone

Thats probably harsh but fair, although the cocobolo fretboard awesomeness will probably do the same thing!!!
The cocobolo trimmings here are most excellent and really do set the whole thing off, i'm intrigued as to how clear the finish will be, as in how much it will darken the guitar and if you really will lose the cocobolo trim in the mesmeralisis of looking at the maple.

Dave

Than Dave,

I didn't mean to sound harsh it was just a lot of design work to get the overall look where I wanted it and it involved a lot of time on that Cocoblo. I really just wanted to show that work.
Here is a picture with part of the back wet with naptha to give a better view of how it will look under finish;

Originally Posted by cigarfan

I feel some kind of lucky to have several of yours to play. Really enjoying them BTW!

Thanks cigarfan!

I fretted up the maple Josie and it is ready for the finish now. Here are a couple pictures of the fretted fingerboard. You can see on the second picture that the fret ends have a semi-hemispherical finish which is still a standard on my guitars;





So this one will go quiet for awhile while the finish goes on. I expect my second show spec guitar back on Friday. This is a BRW/Cedar Greta grand auditorium. I'm looking forward to having this one back in the shop!

Thanks,
Mark

[dcn]

That Josie looks epic, can't wait to see it back from the finisher.
Ornate but still organic, awesome!

[Mark Hatcher]

Thanks DCN!

The maple Josie was shipped off yesterday to the finisher. Which gives me time to concentrate on Tom's guitar and the clean up some of the wood I've been purchasing as of late.

Here are some pictures of wood sets and tops I think look great with them. The first is a set of a curly quarter sawn Olive wood;





Here it is with a Yellow Cedar top. This would be a very good wood for a larger guitar and the color is perfect to go with Olive wood;



Here are a couple of woods that I think would be great for trim and fretboard etc. The first is Katalox also known as Royal Mexican Ebony. The second is Macassar Ebony;





Here's a picture of a wild grained, curly, spalted Olive wood back set;



And a wet close up of that spalted figure in the center of the back;



Italian Alpine Spruce would make for a great smaller guitar like the Pina or Penelope;



So I hope someone gets inspired because I can't wait to dig into an Olive wood guitar! Thanks for checking these out.

Mark

[s2y]

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

Es El Diablo!!!!!!

[dcn]

I thought of the Easter Bunny first, but now that you mentioned it...

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by s2y

Es El Diablo!!!!!!

Originally Posted by dcn

I thought of the Easter Bunny first, but now that you mentioned it...

Somewhere between El Diablo and the Easter Bunny? I was thinking an angel or a bat. Guess it can go either way!

[Brisboy]

Another vote for angel here. Looks beautiful.

[printer2]

I see a pissed off goose coming in for a landing.

[TomB'sox]

I see a super cool set of curly olivewood that someone would be wise to snap up for another Hatcher commish!!!!!!

[emmsone]

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

Than Dave,

Here is a picture with part of the back wet with naptha to give a better view of how it will look under finish;

Actually what I was asking was that I was wondering how dark it will be under finish, as to me when its wet with naptha it shows you how the figure comes out, but naptha "previews" usually seems noticeably darker then a final clear finish is, unless the finish is tinted.

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

Somewhere between El Diablo and the Easter Bunny? I was thinking an angel or a bat. Guess it can go either way!

Its definitely a bat!! if you run an inlayed oval round it to frame the pattern the "Hatcher Batman special edition" is born!

Dave

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Brisboy

Another vote for angel here. Looks beautiful.

Thanks Brisboy, glad I'm not the only one

Originally Posted by printer2

I see a pissed off goose coming in for a landing.

You know, I can see that too!

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

I see a super cool set of curly olivewood that someone would be wise to snap up for another Hatcher commish!!!!!!

Thanks Tom!

Originally Posted by emmsone

Actually what I was asking was that I was wondering how dark it will be under finish, as to me when its wet with naptha it shows you how the figure comes out, but naptha "previews" usually seems noticeably darker then a final clear finish is, unless the finish is tinted.



Its definitely a bat!! if you run an inlayed oval round it to frame the pattern the "Hatcher Batman special edition" is born!

Dave

Thanks Dan,

You're right, naphtha helps but, usually is darker, especially where there is open grain. We'll find out soon enough!

Thanks again everyone,
Mark