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04-06-2012, 07:39 PM
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Adi/Koa Imperial Archtop Build by Erich Solomon New Progress
Made a bit more progress today. Glued, cut and bent binding with green veneer. The two strips ready for the bending machine are sprayed with water. Did some rough passes on the binding ledge. Body is sealed with shellac for protection. I find that there is much less tear out when taking the binding tape off if the body is sealed.
  
Last edited by solomonguitars; 04-12-2012 at 05:21 PM. 
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04-06-2012, 10:09 PM
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That looks fantastic...thank you, I will look forward to this build!!
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04-06-2012, 11:11 PM
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I had never seen koa on an archtop. Looks killer.
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#4
04-07-2012, 08:58 AM
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Last edited by solomonguitars; 04-12-2012 at 05:22 PM.
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04-08-2012, 03:52 PM
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Ready to bind!
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04-09-2012, 05:08 PM
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Today's Progress! (Slow going!)
  
Last edited by solomonguitars; 04-12-2012 at 05:23 PM.
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#7
04-10-2012, 11:27 AM
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Note to self: No more clicking on Erich's build threads until the car is paid off.
 Gorgeous work. How would you describe Koa's sound in an archtop build?
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04-11-2012, 07:36 PM
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Binding done, flushed trip, preparing body for sealing!
 
Last edited by solomonguitars; 04-12-2012 at 05:23 PM.
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04-12-2012, 05:25 PM
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Soundport Progress: Drilled, cut and shaped!
 
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04-12-2012, 07:06 PM
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Erich,
Just lovely, as always. Here's another method you might want to try on doing a sound port. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnJT-20YbV0 Jimmy PS Sorry, I can't see a sound port without posting this.
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04-12-2012, 07:25 PM
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Awesome, quick and efficient! That is how I usually do them but for posting here I took time to be a bit more careful! Sort of putting on the dog! Erich
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#12
04-12-2012, 07:39 PM
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As you well know, people get so cranky when someone takes a hammer to their guitar. I think it's nice that you did the "drill little holes to make a side port thing" and then came clean and admitted using the hammer/fret file method. In all seriousness, your guitars are breathtaking, I wish I had the dough to order one (with a side port, of couse). Jimmy
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#13
04-12-2012, 08:03 PM
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Here are more pics of the soundhole progress.
       
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04-15-2012, 04:31 PM
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Routing the Dovetail!
Routing the dovetail.
  
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