Build Thread: Sexauer JB-16 Pernambuco/Italian Spruce

[Bruce Sexauer]

[ZekeM]

Love that rosette! turned out fantastically fantastic!

[Bruce Sexauer]

And we're not even done yet! Also, thank you.

[Bruce Sexauer]

On a somewhat different tack, the backstrip is under here somewhere!

[needspeed]

Actually it is going to look great once the glue sets and the binding is sanded down. This Ebony with red accent will tie into the top purfling and be really purdy

[Tom West]

Bruce: It appears you are routing through the abalone..........is that right? If it is I wonder if you have trouble with chipping or do you use something other then a regular bit. Nice work and design by the way.
Tom

[Bruce Sexauer]

Solid Carbide and taking my time! The bit doesn't look too good though it was new when I started. There is no tear-out visible to my eye so far, though I have not yet cleaned it completely up, of course. I did use the same bit to rout out the backstrip cavity in the Pernambuco.

[Tony_in_NYC]

Originally Posted by Bruce Sexauer

Next time I kerf RW I'll be sure to send it to you! I'd happily trade it for a bucket (or less) of white prop wash.

For those who wonder why this could possibly be humorous, kerfing is the space between material, kind of like donut holes. Then too, no one kerfs RW, it is the province of Mahogany and that ilk.

I have oodles of prop wash. In fact, I snuck a few buckets of it into your shop last night. I dumped it into every empty container I could find. Just look around when you have a moment.
As for the BRW kerfs, I am sure you have taken a saw to some BRW. Possibly to cut out a back or profile some sides...Wait a second...I just looked and you were a busy beaver last night as well. I found a whole bucket full of kerfs in my shop!!
Here is a picture lest anyone doubt it:


Thanks Bruce!!

Also, lovely work as usual on the guitar!

[Bruce Sexauer]

Good morning world!

[Leftyprs]

Originally Posted by needspeed

How could one forget the only lefty Pernambuco guitar on the planet!!!!!!!

Steve, actually there is more than one lefty on the planet, and I love both of them!

Klepper- long scale OO Carpathian/Pernambuco w/ nitro finish on the left
Sexauer- JB-15 Swiss Spruce/Pernambuco w/ varnish finish on the right





Bruce/Steve, that's a very cool looking rosette you have there, btw!!!

[Bruce Sexauer]

Here the whole backstrip:


And here's the whole rosette:


And here's what I'm doing now, which is laying out the top braces. The first step is to establish the leading edge of the bridge:

[Leftyprs]

Originally Posted by Bruce Sexauer

Good morning world!

Bruce/Steve, this Pernambuco is absolutely beautiful, and really is something special!!! Just wait until Bruce hits it with a little varnish

[needspeed]

Originally Posted by Leftyprs

Bruce/Steve, this Pernambuco is absolutely beautiful, and really is something special!!! Just wait until Bruce hits it with a little varnish

Thanks Lefty, it does look like the surface was painted on with a special brush and color palette, I find it mesmerising in it's simple complexity.

BTW: have you found another builder for your 3rd only lefty pernabuco guitar on planet earth yet???????

[Pat Foster]

Sheesh! That rosette is gorgeous! Subtle bling!

Pat

[Leftyprs]

Originally Posted by needspeed

Thanks Lefty, it does look like the surface was painted on with a special brush and color palette, I find it mesmerising in it's simple complexity.

BTW: have you found another builder for your 3rd only lefty pernabuco guitar on planet earth yet???????

I'm more than good with the 2 I have now, but I do have another 8 sets of Pernambuco, so you never know...