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07-26-2015, 05:00 PM
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Started the neck a couple of days ago, and installed carbon strips as it is quilted Big Leaf, not known for its terrific stability. The channel is for the adjustable rod it will also have. The headstock is similar to my normal design, but will be somewhat bigger in keeping with the arch-top tradition. Not yet sure the paper template is "the one".
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07-27-2015, 02:25 PM
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I am heating up my bending pipe to adjust the shape of the backstrap that will go on this headstock for the JZ-16:
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#138
07-27-2015, 02:42 PM
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Nice working shot composition (and I like the familiar pendant inlay with your "S"). What wood are the are the veneers, BRW?
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#139
07-27-2015, 05:52 PM
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The faces themselves are Black Cocobolo, which I usually refer to as CocoNegro. The underlayments are a red and a black dyed .010" veneer, both sides.
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07-27-2015, 06:15 PM
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Getting the neck lined up and fit before shaping it:
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07-28-2015, 06:25 PM
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I have the JZ into finish today, but which I mean to say the woodwork is complete not counting the bridge, pickguard, and tailpiece. Of course the finish itself is something like a 5th of the time too, and the set up can't be forgotten either. Not to mention the selling of the guitar, which could be very easy or take days; no way to know at this point, it may never even happen.
Here's the heel cap glued but not shaped. The finger board's support tongue may be the single most challenging bit of the whole process as it is a different shape on each side due to the cutaway.  These two pics are the sealer coats, which cover my "Cremonese" ground, about which I am sworn to secrecy:  
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07-28-2015, 08:24 PM
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It is really quite elegant Bruce and the maple is beautifully enhanced by your finish...
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07-28-2015, 08:27 PM
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Honestly' can not wait to hear a sound sample from this guitar. It is georgeous like all your guitars but that back is special...
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07-28-2015, 08:40 PM
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Thanks, guys. I have high expectations of this one, but who knows. . .
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07-28-2015, 10:02 PM
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So Bruce, I notice the hollow that you carved (?) in the neck in the fretboard extension part of the neck. Is this something you've done before or something that is just for this particular guitar? I'm thinking that that plus the raised part over the soundboard is going to free up the top to just about the maximum extent possible. Mind sharing your thoughts about that and what you think it will yield in the finished instrument? I've never seen that done before (not that I've looked at that many builds in progress).
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07-28-2015, 11:58 PM
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07-30-2015, 11:48 PM
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I had such a good time of the JZ-16 (now has the 4th coat of varnish drying) that I decided to make another violin. This will be my 6th violin, though the 5th was technically a fiddle. This time the target is definitely violin.
Here is the fixture I made today with the blocks in and the first 4 of the 6 ribs glued in: 
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07-31-2015, 01:10 PM
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Differing tonal targets and very different set up requirements are usually touted as the answer to your question. Another way of looking at it is that they are all fiddles, but to be a violin very specific technical requirements are involved, it is more conservative.
My #5 has a non standard finish, and I took the work less far, leaving the channels rough and leaving the scroll gouge textured. Also, I targeted a more fundamental and clearer tone, which surprisingly I actually achieved. This morning I bent and glued in the C bouts: 
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