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Build Thread: Sexauer JB-16 Pernambuco/Italian Spruce
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13 fret to the body with slothead, Wedge and MultiScale asymmetric Pernambuco back and sides Italian Spruce Top Ebony bound Sound Port Bindings will be in Ebony and Maple Ebony bridge w/carved wings. Headstock inlay of Black Pearl S on Pernambuco headplates with Black/White underlayment, Paua Flock of birds neck treatment WITH major MOP Egret centered. 4 ring Paua interlocked rosette and top border binding of ebony and .047 Paua with Maple outline. .030 Paua Fingerboard edging inside ebony binding and capping end British Robson tuners Oil varnish finish Jeff Hoffee Carbon Case natural carbon finish Bruce starts on Monday so might have pics of back and front joined by end of day. The Pile of Wood: Back and Sides: Close Up: Closerer Up - Maybe a little flame in there: Top: Top Close Up: Finished Guitar will look like this but with my specs: I am very greatful to Bruce for all the time he has spent with me leading up to this build and I expect this to be a very active and detailed build thread.........Steve
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Kwasnycia: 2012 K-45 Coco/Sitka Gibson: 2012 Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" Sexauer 2013 JB-16 Pernambuco/Italian Spruce On the work bench: Razo 2013 #14 African BW/Sinker like #7 but not Considering Sexauer D45 Style Dred in BRW/TBD Traugott TBD - Olson TBD - So many others TBD Last edited by needspeed; 02-24-2013 at 04:33 PM. |
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I think that Pernambuco is beautiful! This will be an interesting thread to watch. Congrats!
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Congratulations, Steve!
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I am one who likes a lot of interaction with my client, and Steve is a dream come true in this sense. We have talked several times a week for months now. One of my claims is that the more contact I have with the Father of the guitar, the better the fit will be, quite beyond the mere specifications. This one should be a doozie.
Today I am participating in a little local guitar show. I say little because it's right around the corner from where the Healdsburg Guitar Festival will be and has a similar name, Sebastopol Guitar Festival, but it is the first attempt by musician and promoter Kevin Russell and has far fewer luthiers etc. Stevie Coyle and Michael Dowling will be playing music there, and I saw them just last week in a Jam Session at the Luthiers Consortium presentation which also included luthier Michael Dunn; some of the best extemporaneous music I've ever witnessed. If you're near Sebastopol today I hope to see you. Might be bigger that I think, by the way. Then on Monday I get to work! |
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Great selection of woods and appointments, and from what I hear of Bruce's reputation great choice on builder as well. Love Bruce's asymmetrical design. The body size is a bit bigger than what works best for me; what style of playing/music do you do?
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Chuck 2012 Carruth 12-fret 000 in Pernambuco and Adi 2010 Poling Sierra in Cuban Mahogany and Lutz 2015 Posch 13-fret 00 in Indian Rosewood and Adi |
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Steve, don't hold back now.... is there any upgrade you actually turned down? This is going to be one spectacular guitar... the pernambuco looks a treat. I'm really looking forward to watching it all come together... thanks for sharing. Cheers, Berf
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ChuckS: I actually took up this sport in ernest 6 months ago, so I have my Majors down and am working on minors and m7s. So gonna be a strummer in a rock and roll band (in my mind) at first and then work on some finger style. I grew up in the 70s, so I do not think some Neil Young or James Taylor will kill me but I will feel like I am making it when I can play Allman Brothers "Mellisa" well. I do put at least 1 hour in a day and am working to make that 2 hours a day and lots of weekend time.......Steve
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Kwasnycia: 2012 K-45 Coco/Sitka Gibson: 2012 Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" Sexauer 2013 JB-16 Pernambuco/Italian Spruce On the work bench: Razo 2013 #14 African BW/Sinker like #7 but not Considering Sexauer D45 Style Dred in BRW/TBD Traugott TBD - Olson TBD - So many others TBD Last edited by needspeed; 02-03-2013 at 09:36 AM. |
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definitely gonna keep an eye on this one!
Jonathan
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Jonathan Razo |
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Should have pics of the back and front joined sometime later today.....Steve
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Kwasnycia: 2012 K-45 Coco/Sitka Gibson: 2012 Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" Sexauer 2013 JB-16 Pernambuco/Italian Spruce On the work bench: Razo 2013 #14 African BW/Sinker like #7 but not Considering Sexauer D45 Style Dred in BRW/TBD Traugott TBD - Olson TBD - So many others TBD |
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I'll send the joined pics to Steve as promised, and perhaps he'll share them with you, but meanwhile I am preparing the surfaces at the moment, and can show you how this is going. On the top you can see a couple of pencil lines. One it scribed to make the actual ring line more obvious, and the other is an averaged idealization for me to reference as I create the joint.
The back joint is created here. We are looking at the inside, which is the unmatched surface. There is quite a lot of delicate flame in this set. |
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Wow Steve this is going to be one heck of a build!
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2010 Baranik JX Florentine Cutaway (Carpathian/Coco) 2012 Voyage Air VAOM-04 (Alp Spruce/Mah) 2012 Stonebridge G23CR-C (Ced/IRW) 2014 Charis SJ Florentine Cutaway(Sinker/Braz) 2015 Martin Custom OMDBH (Adi/Koa) 2017 Razo #20 Florentine Cutaway (German/Madagascar) |
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So is your Razo #10 it is going to be fantastic.......Steve
Now for build day 1 updates with top and back plates joined:
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Kwasnycia: 2012 K-45 Coco/Sitka Gibson: 2012 Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" Sexauer 2013 JB-16 Pernambuco/Italian Spruce On the work bench: Razo 2013 #14 African BW/Sinker like #7 but not Considering Sexauer D45 Style Dred in BRW/TBD Traugott TBD - Olson TBD - So many others TBD |
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The Paua we are using for the rosette came in the mail yesterday, so the work is moving toward getting that done, or at least started, today. So I have done preliminary plate thicknessing and accurately cut out the top template, and then transferred the shape to the back, adding a bit for insurance.
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Oh boy, we haven't had a Bruce build in a while. Somehow these always seem to cost me $...can't imagine why.
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I am going to go out on a limb here and say that you have one or more of Bruce's guitars or just seeing one give you GAS really bad.........Steve
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Kwasnycia: 2012 K-45 Coco/Sitka Gibson: 2012 Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" Sexauer 2013 JB-16 Pernambuco/Italian Spruce On the work bench: Razo 2013 #14 African BW/Sinker like #7 but not Considering Sexauer D45 Style Dred in BRW/TBD Traugott TBD - Olson TBD - So many others TBD |