Stephen Kinnaird OM build - LS Redwood on Ziricote

[jim_pridx]

Oh man......what a gorgeous guitar! I really need to get back onto the AGF more often.

[vanceen]

Here's some more shots from the finisher. The first clear coat is on. You might notice that the surface looks a little flatter. Still lots of reflections and some white balance issues, but I think it looks pretty good.

[Lonzo]

Wonderful LS, wonderful Ziricote, wonderful bevel, wonderful guitar !
All the best and congrats !

[Guitars44me]

Originally Posted by Lonzo

Wonderful LS, wonderful Ziricote, wonderful bevel, wonderful guitar !
All the best and congrats !

I second Lonzo! Another BEAUTY from Kinnaird West!!!

Cheers

Paul

[Steve Kinnaird]

Thank you all for the very kind remarks. I would say to Jim that yes, you probably should drop in more often, and to Mike that yes, you probably should have another guitar built.

Steve

[mikealpine]

Originally Posted by Steve Kinnaird

Thank you all for the very kind remarks. I would say to Jim that yes, you probably should drop in more often, and to Mike that yes, you probably should have another guitar built.

Steve

By you, with similar specs, you mean...right? :-)

[invguy921]

Gorgeous guitar Steve!! That back is simply stunning!!

[Steve Kinnaird]

Originally Posted by mikealpine

By you, with similar specs, you mean...right? :-)

Hey Mike, what a great idea! You took the words right out of my mouth.
However, you should feel free to get the guitar with whatever specs suit you.
But...ahem...yes, by our shop.

[Steve Kinnaird]

Originally Posted by invguy921

Gorgeous guitar Steve!! That back is simply stunning!!

Hey Woody, glad you dropped by, and thanks for the kind word.

Steve

[Jamiejoon]

That redwood top! So beautiful!

[vanceen]

Originally Posted by Jamiejoon

That redwood top! So beautiful!

The appearance of the top has been a pleasant surprise to me. I expected the ziricote to be stunning, and it is. But the LS redwood has turned out to be far more interesting than I expected.

[vanceen]

OK, I just got the word from Steve that the finished body is on its way back to him. The neck had been drying for a month in the Kinnaird shop, and he's got it buffed now. So for the moment, a focus on tuner buttons.

I asked if ziricote buttons were possible and Steve said "Yes". So here's shot of the ziricote blank chosen for them, largely because it's got a nice dark streak that can run through all the buttons. As you can see, the buttons turned out to be all quite similar, even with a spare.

Looking good. Shouldn't be too long now.







Steve tells me he shapes them by hand with a 1" belt sander. I know what would happen if I tried that!

[j. Kinnaird]

Cool. I want to know how that yellow pencil with the graphite lead made those white lines.

[vanceen]

Originally Posted by j. Kinnaird

Cool. I want to know how that yellow pencil with the graphite lead made those white lines.

I think that's called "chatoyance". Or something like that.

[AZ Cardinal]

This is so great. I would love to play this guitar!