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Mark Hatcher www.hatcherguitars.com “Let me make the songs of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws.”. Andrew Fletcher |
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Ebony Trim
I've started putting on the black ebony trim on the cut-away Josie. There will be Blue Paua abalone purfling and the top, sides, and back. Abalone really sparkles when it's bordered on black:
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Mark Hatcher www.hatcherguitars.com “Let me make the songs of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws.”. Andrew Fletcher |
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Darth Vader comes to mind when I look at the back of that guitar. Ominous looking. With the abalone it's going look like a very rich Darth Vader.
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Not to me! It reminds me more of, um, Georgia O'Keefe, shall we say? The abalone and ebony will make it even more seductive.
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Darth Vader, Georgia O'Keefe? There's an unlikely combination!
Thanks, Mark
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Where does my peacock come into play with those two????
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You know, I just don't know?
I'm confused You know?
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Mark Hatcher www.hatcherguitars.com “Let me make the songs of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws.”. Andrew Fletcher |
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The Neck
I've been working on the neck of the full bodied Josie with the Bloodwood trim.
Here is the fretboard which is BRW and Bloodwood bound with maple purfling: I'm working on the headstock today which will carry on with the same theme. Mark
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I know, I think I know, I'm still digging out from the snow and winds last Sunday, I know you know that, you know?
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Boy oh boy, the rosette and the fret board with the bloodwood binding, all come together there in a piece of artwork to be sure. Looking great Mr. Hatcher! These two builds are definitely Brazilian Beauties!
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Now that both guitar bodies are closed up I was interested in what the pitch difference would be when tapping the tops. They are both the same model and have the same back and side woods but there are a lot of differences: The cutaway would have a bit less air volume so that might raise the pitch The full bodied guitar has a sound port which may raise it's pitch One has a ADI top the other Swiss Spruce but, the tops were voiced similarly so that should pretty much be a wash. Typically the things that effect the body pitch would be; The air volume The size of the sound hole The location of the sound hole The flexibility to the top and back The body shape, dimensions, and depth Without putting them on a strobe, it turns out that they are exactly the same pitch to my ear. Go figure. Does that mean they will sound the same? Absolutely not, because the strung up sound adds another whole can of worms like the fact that one has a 25.5" scale length while the other is 24.75". The tops, although voiced similarly, are different species of spruce with different density and Q values. One top is rung with abalone purfling, the other with wood. Does that make a difference? Beats me These are the kind of things you think about when it takes you six hours the make a sculpted headplate for a headstock: Thanks for reading through all that! Mark
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And a scrumptious looking headplate at that. Gorgeous Mark. Gonna be really special and fit the esthetic perfectly.
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I'm getting that all glued up today along with the fretboard. I'll carve the neck and once it's fretted we'll have it off to the finisher. I'm hoping Monday or Tuesday (weather permitting) Mark
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1st BRW Josie off to finisher
I wrapped up the Bloodwood BRW Josie and shipped it off to the finisher today.
Here are some parting shots: The second Josie is still coming together. I'll have more pics of that one up soon! Thanks for viewing, Mark
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Another beauty Mark. The rosette and the fretboard are really nice looking together, incredible actually.
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