kraus guitars OM honduran rosewood, red spruce.

Bill Kraus · #1 01-22-2016, 03:08 PM

Kraus guitars OM Honduran rosewood, red spruce, curly koa bindings

DanR · #2 01-22-2016, 04:45 PM

Beautiful guitar. I would love to play and hear it.

Bill Kraus · #3 01-23-2016, 07:08 AM

I should also mention that it is a left hand model.

rogthefrog · #4 01-23-2016, 05:31 PM

Beautiful. How's the rosette made?

Bill Kraus · #5 01-24-2016, 08:08 AM

The rosette is Abalone (Ablam) and curly Koa. the Koa was cut, thinned to size, then bent around a hot copper pipe. The Abalone was cut with a jewelers saw then sanded in a fixture I made to size it correctly and to trim the joints. The channel was made with a laminate trimmer in a circle cutting jig.

gregg · #6 01-24-2016, 08:46 AM

Hey Bill, nice looking guitar, I especially like the rosette. I don't think I have seen such a wide Ablam/Abalone rosette before, but to my eyes it is beautiful combined with the Koa. I also love HRW for its tone, how do you like the sound?

maurerfan · #7 01-24-2016, 10:35 AM

Is this D. Stevensonii or Tucurensis ... both are called HRW. Both can make fabulous guitars ...

Simon Fay · #8 01-24-2016, 11:24 AM

Lovely work, Bill !!! And the quality of the woods used in that guitar are simply fantastic. You've created a beautiful instrument.

Bill Kraus · #9 01-24-2016, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by maurerfan

Is this D. Stevensonii or Tucurensis ... both are called HRW. Both can make fabulous guitars ...

This is Stevensonii, I also have some Tucurensis and that is much lighter. The Tucurensis they are calling Panama Rosewood.

rogthefrog · #10 01-24-2016, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Kraus

The rosette is Abalone (Ablam) and curly Koa. the Koa was cut, thinned to size, then bent around a hot copper pipe. The Abalone was cut with a jewelers saw then sanded in a fixture I made to size it correctly and to trim the joints. The channel was made with a laminate trimmer in a circle cutting jig.

Thanks, Bill!

Is it harder to make a left-handed rosette?

Bill Kraus · #11 01-24-2016, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by rogthefrog

Thanks, Bill!

Is it harder to make a left-handed rosette?

It was, I had to do everything upside down.

Bill Kraus · #12 01-24-2016, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gregg

Hey Bill, nice looking guitar, I especially like the rosette. I don't think I have seen such a wide Ablam/Abalone rosette before, but to my eyes it is beautiful combined with the Koa. I also love HRW for its tone, how do you like the sound?

I love the Honduran, I have made more guitars of out of it than any other wood to this point.