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Robbins R.1ca - German Spruce - Koa
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Tyler returned for the 2018 Woodstock show to help out at Sam Guidry's exhibit. I asked Tyler if he had one of his guitars with him. As it turns out he had just received back from the Boutique Guitar Showcase Tour his Fiddleback Tree Mahogany R.1a and it was right under the table in it's Calton case. I played that one in a quiet room with Cheryl and Tyler, loved it, and bought it on the spot. A deeper dive on that R.1a Engleman - "The Fiddleback Tree" can be found here. For the last several years, every spec guitar he builds is pre-sold or quickly sells through his dealer network so I feel very fortunate to have this commission with Tyler. This is his first time to build with Koa and I am delighted with the stunning set he is using for this build. The koa sides are joined together with the arm bevel support shown along with the koa back - Tyler is building four guitars in this current batch and he did not take a picture of the top or back bracing on this build. So, below I am including 2 pictures of that step from the 2021 Brazilian RW R.1ca he built for me. Last edited by doodahdoug; 11-08-2022 at 08:25 AM. Reason: add a link |
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Amazing stuff so far, Doug--you must be stoked!
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Galloup School Visit
Thanks Kevin, you bet I am!
Galloup School of Lutherie Visit: Cheryl and I had a planned family visit in Traverse City, MI so we arranged to fly into Grand Rapids to visit the crew at the Galloup School of Lutherie in Big Rapids about an hour North of there and enroute to Traverse City. We received a complete tour of the facility including the teaching areas, the main workshop and finishing areas downstairs. One thing that was immediately apparent is how clean all of the areas were kept. Bryan Galloup runs a tight ship and his protoge luthiers follow suit. The CNC area that Tom Dalia oversees was really impressive. In his office he had a camera and monitor setup with various remote based luthiers showing each of their workspaces in real time. It was a nice surprise to chat live with Michael Bashkin for a bit from Tom's work area! The Galloup School just purchased a new Plek machine which will be used on both new and older guitars. Tyler will use the Plek machine to make the nut for my guitar. Upstairs is Bryan's office-work area along with a separate large area where the luthiers do their assembly and detail work. Bryan's work area houses his drool-worthy stash of Brazilian Rosewood sets and he showed us a couple of his beautiful recently completed guitars. Left to right: Tyler Robbins, Benjamin Kahler (Tikatoo Guitars), Bryan Galloup, myself, Cheryl and Tom Dalia. You may not have heard of Tikatoo Guitars yet but remember that name. Ben is destined to be the next great archtop guitar builder from the Galloup School. Below is a picture of a stellar archtop guitar Ben built. That guitar is currently on the Boutique Guitar Showcase traveling tour: Of course, I got to see my guitar (now boxed up) and the other 3 guitars that Tyler was working on: Here's a picture of Tyler installing the binding on the first of the 4 guitars he is currently building. That guitar is his smaller R.2ca model and is headed for Dream Guitars upon completion: We all went out for a lovely lunch outside overlooking the river that day where we were joined by Tyler's lovely fiance Lauryn. They were married a few weeks later at a ceremony in Zion National Park! Shortly after our shop visit electric guitar builder and Galloup alumni Will Bezard rejoined the crew at Galloup after working as foreman at Rick Turner's shop. I hope to meet him on our next visit. Next up on my guitar...binding! Thanks for looking in. Last edited by doodahdoug; 11-09-2022 at 07:06 PM. Reason: wording |
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True functional art.
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Love the way this one is coming together Doug! Tyler brings to really cool ideas to the table. Can’t wait to see it finished!!
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Robbins R.1ca German Spruce - Koa (Body Binding, Bevel & Purfling)
Thanks mr. beaumont...my sentiments exactly.
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My previous post concluded with a picture of Tyler installing binding on another guitar he is building along with mine. He has now completed the ebony binding and arm bevel on the body of my guitar so let's have a look. In the Raw - Close Up Ebony Arm Bevel and Cutaway Binding and Purfling - Front and Back Images - Tyler usually designs and installs a modern back strip on his guitars but considering the beautiful figuring on this Koa back we decided to let the wood speak for itself. Thanks for looking in. Next up we'll have a look at the guitar neck and the special inlay design Tyler came up with for that! |
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Wow, wow, wow Doug...........that thing is going to be incredible. Can't wait to see and play it in person once you receive it. I love Koa, and that set is stunning!
Looking forward to more progress pictures.
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that rosette and headstock inlay looks amazing! Can’t wait to see it with the finish.
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Looking great, Doug. So many of the curves are just unique! They add up to a design all that is Tyler's own. This will turn out great!
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Just keeps getting better! That cutaway seems to be softer and more Venetian than most Florentines….maybe Ferraran? (Ferrara is between those cities and sounds better than Bologna). Very nice all around. With Cheryl’s handprints on your latest creations, gonna have some ‘splaining to do if GAS causes an urge to flip. Haha, doubt that will be a problem, looks to be a keeper!! Of course, that applies to your whole stable. Looking forward to next installment of this story.
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Wow, this is coming out great! Enjoying the thread, loving the design!!
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You must be pretty excited, now that you can see your ideas coming together, and looking so good.
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Robbins R.1ca German Spruce - Koa (Neck Inlays)
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As I previously mentioned, we decided to omit a backstrip on this guitar to fully appreciate the striking sap and natural figuring on the koa back. So, in order to maintain continuity of design from the rear view I tasked Tyler with designing a complimentary inlay for the back of the mahogany neck. Now we'll have a look at how Tyler's Neck Inlay was conceived and implemented. 1) Preliminary Neck Inlay Drawing - 2) Computer illustration of the Neck Inlay design concept - 3) Tyler consulted with Tom Dalia on this design and a resin background was added to the center filigree section of the inlay. Then they got to work and made it happen! - 4) The Completed Neck Inlay - I think they did a great job executing this design for the neck of my guitar. Thanks for following along. |
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holy crap, that neck inlay is amazing! Didn’t even know that could be done! Nice!!
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