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Binding and Bevel
When I asked Dale to place an arm bevel, I really hadn’t given it much thought. I figured a sharp plane or chisel and some patience and you would have it done. Nuh uh - this is why I am not a luthier. First, the area needs to be reinforced, then after the cut, you’ve got to figure out how to handle the binding - you can’t just leave a visual gap and say, “Good enough.”
No need to freehand, especially if you are going to reproduce the shape again in the future. A bandsaw and some MDF does the trick. 440712C6-F1FE-461F-842F-28F82E6E5E3B.jpg Here’s where I would have screwed up. I would not have clamped the piece well enough and while routing the bevel, everything would have slipped (you don’t need to ask me how I know this). I see that the guitar is sitting nicely in a cradle for this operation. Like so many skills, the key to success is always looking forward as to what could go wrong and taking every step to prevent that from happening. If that means fabricating cradles, cutting guides and forms in advance, you do it. It’s much easier to prevent an error in advance than to have to correct the error after the fact. F01E4893-1301-4542-BEE7-0A9E7062EAA8.jpg So Dale’s trick was to place the purfling before cutting the bevel. 94A5D995-7847-4165-A3FD-6FBCD5EA0FAC.jpg 64C007D7-C081-4BCB-A7BB-752B71F15E01.jpg 4210DB41-90F0-42B3-9588-45A8D58E5A78.jpg Would modern luthiery be possible without cyanoacrylate glue and masking tape? D7149939-489A-44B2-B2A5-554F98C9C5D4.jpg
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Nice, clean and accurate work
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Cutting the binding slot.
A little out of order here.... I was excited to post the bevel shots.
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Watching each step of the build reminds me of an Advent calendar. Every day brings me closer to Christmas.
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The Arm Bevel has Been Cut!
So I guess I gave Dale a challenge:
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First arm bevel I've ever liked. Leave it to Dale to transcend my notions of what a guitar should look like.
Thanks for sharing with us.
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That little jog in the binding is an amazing design element. I find it very reminiscent of John Monteleone’s designs.
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Looks Awesome
Amazing actually. Really coming together nicely. A nice blend between vintage and modern. I'm sure Dale is enjoying the challenge.
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Beautiful workmanship!
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Very cool!!!
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Much more John D'Angelico, but I get your point.
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True - it's a lineage, isn't it? Actually, when this is done, it will be all Fairbanks. I wonder if he'll want to part with it?
(And I've never had the pleasure of seeing a D'Angelico in person. I have seen Monteleone's. But I don't think he was ready for me to touch his guitars, let alone pick one up and play )
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I also got to play through the four seasons models before the public knew about them. It's a tough life, but ...
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Not to derail your thread, but, uh, yes to derail your thread. You mentioned Monteleone first. Here is my Monteleone:
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Definitely way off the a rails John. Hopefully, Dale will send me an update real soon and we can get back “on track”.
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