Hatcher "Tree" Penelope crossover order through TAMCO

[Mark Hatcher]

Here are some pictures of the top bracing. A nylon string guitar truly is a different animal than a steel string. The nylon is braced to bring out the trebles and the steel strings is "all about the bass"







Cheers!

[CaE]

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

Cheers!

Did somebody get a tilt-shift lens?

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Chris Ensor

Did somebody get a tilt-shift lens?

That was a Lensbaby. You can only take so may "everything in focus" shots in a row.

[Mark Hatcher]

Here is the top bracing being finished up:





Mark

[state-it]

I live with a 'Penelope', as in 'faithful one'.

But I'd sure love to meet this Penelope...

[CaE]

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

That was a Lensbaby. You can only take so may "everything in focus" shots in a row.

As a photo minor in college, I hear you. Photography is so much more than point and click.

Lensbaby has made tilt shift lens affordable and more practical. I played with tilt shifting a bit while shooting with a large format camera years ago.

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by state-it

I live with a 'Penelope', as in 'faithful one'.

But I'd sure love to meet this Penelope...

I didn't know the story behind the Penelope name.

Thanks for that!

Mark

[Mark Hatcher]

So let's close that box:













Isn't that pretty wood?

Mark

[Trevor M]

Incredible!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by The Acoustic Music Co (TAMCO) UK

Incredible!

Thanks Trevor,

It really does have the ability to mesmerize!

Mark

[nashmore]

Mark, that is beautiful!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by nashmore

Mark, that is beautiful!

Thanks nashmore!

Here are a couple shots of the top going on and the box all closed up:





Thanks for following along,
Mark

[Mark Hatcher]

Here I am putting the neck together. This has a black Ebony center laminate bordered with maple:





Thanks!
Mark

[Mark Hatcher]

OK, it's time to go back to the beginning. This is a tribute guitar to my client's wife (Joy) who has recently passed. When the time comes this guitar will stay in the family and given to the client's artistic daughter.

The Magpie nursery rhyme (at the beginning of the thread) was significant to the family because Joy was the name of the clients wife and when their family became three it was a girl. I was asked to somehow incorporate that into the guitar.

Here are the original rough mock-ups I proposed:





The white is to be done in bone and we'll let the Black Ebony and the human eye create the rest. The two Magpies are the first thing you would normally see indicating Joy as in the rhyme.
One magpie is in flight the other has his back turned in memory.

A third magpie will be on the end graft:



The end graft will also be Black Ebony. This third magpie (a girl) is face forward to indicate the future.

My challenge is to cut these thin lines out of bone now that I said I could do it!





This is what I imagine holding a hummingbird egg would be like:







Phew! That's one:



Mark

[jim1960]

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

That was a Lensbaby. You can only take so may "everything in focus" shots in a row.

Just out of curiosity, which lensbaby did you use?