#61
|
||||
|
||||
GREAT stuff. Love that rosette. It's so clean and pure.
__________________
"A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold." Woody (aka: Mike) FOR SALE: Kinnaird Brazilian!! |
#62
|
||||
|
||||
I have to say that rosette is a thing of Beauty. Well done!
|
#63
|
||||
|
||||
Update from Burton
From Burton:
"This stage is the most crucial, in my opinion- thicknessing the top before starting the bracing. I sand a bit and then fine tune with my scraper. The plates are not uniform but taper, with the thickest areas being the upper bout and the edges. The thinnest sections are right in the middle, by the bridge and just behind. I used to do the opposite but much prefer it this way. I am always taking notes and recording the Chladni shapes. The shapes of this soundboard are extremely similar to the Braz CLM you owned for a while but this plate weighs 30 grams less. A big difference! That Hampton Bros. top is really nice Braces are next and then the linings will get chopped up from their full side lam and installed. It could be looking like a real guitar pretty soon!
__________________
1930 Martin OM-28 2017 LeGeyt Parlor 2021 LeGeyt CLM Red/Tree 2021 Kostal MDW German/Pernambuco Last edited by CoolerKing; 10-02-2020 at 08:47 PM. |
#64
|
||||
|
||||
Post #5000!
I wanted this or some variation to be my 5000th post. This forum has given me so much joy and friendship. Thank you for a great seven years, and I hope to have many more!
|
#65
|
||||
|
||||
Henceforth, this post about The Tree will simply be referred to as The Post.
__________________
Circa OM-30/34 (Adi/Mad) | 000-12 (Ger/Maple) | OM-28 (Adi/Brz) | OM-18/21 (Adi/Hog) | OM-42 (Adi/Braz) Fairbanks SJ (Adi/Hog) | Schoenberg/Klepper 000-12c (Adi/Hog) | LeGeyt CLM (Swiss/Amzn) | LeGeyt CLM (Carp/Koa) Brondel A-2 (Carp/Mad) |
#66
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
Nice to see he is moving along! |
#67
|
||||
|
||||
More drooly rosette and FB/faceplate photos
|
#68
|
||||
|
||||
Some progress
Check out Burton's new space-age tail block:
|
#69
|
|||
|
|||
The cleanness of the work is always so clear for a LeGeyt. Great photos!
__________________
In the end it is about who you love above yourself and what you have stood for and lived for that make the difference... |
#70
|
||||
|
||||
|
#71
|
|||
|
|||
Looking good! Everything is so clean and precise...
Just curious--is there an additional cross-grain piece below the bridge on the top?
__________________
2013 Stehr Auditorium (Carpathian/Myrtle) 2015 Stehr Auditorium (Adi/BRW) 2020 Baranik Meridian (Blue Spruce/Manchinga) 2020 Wilborn Arum (Tunnel 14/Coco) 2021 Kinnaird Graybeard (BC Cedar/Bog Oak) 2022 Kinnaird CS Student Build (Adi/Padauk) 2023 Kinnaird FS (Italian/Koa) |
#72
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
Edit to add: You are correct. "There is a large (but thin) spruce plate in place with the grain running at a slight angle to the top grain. It's there to help spread the load at the back of the bridge and not add much weight. I've been using it for years and it works great. I got the idea from reading Frank Ford, and I think Bruce Petros does something similar."
__________________
1930 Martin OM-28 2017 LeGeyt Parlor 2021 LeGeyt CLM Red/Tree 2021 Kostal MDW German/Pernambuco Last edited by CoolerKing; 11-14-2020 at 06:51 AM. |
#73
|
||||
|
||||
Getting Close! :)
As you can tell, Burton is a real stickler for detail. The spiderwebbing on the fretboard and faceplate line up with the bridge.
If that's not nerdy enough for you, the color shift on the rosette and sound hole binding match with the color shift on the outer binding. That's harder to see in these photos. |
#74
|
||||
|
||||
LeGeyt
Congrats Matthew, on both the extraordinary guitar and your 5,000th post! This was only my 890th post, so I have a long way to go. However, like you, I feel that the AGF has given me a lot. I look forward to checking this forum every day, and I have met some great people through this forum, several of whom have become friends.
Love the fingerboard and the matching headstock front veneer. I can't wait to see the completed guitar.
__________________
John Tucson, AZ 2020 Kraut 00, Swiss/Brazilian, build 2018 Eady EG Pro Electric, Redwood/Mahogany 2013 Baranik Meridian, Blue Spruce/Cocobolo, build 2008 Baranik CX, Blue Spruce/African Blackwood 2008 Breedlove A20 Masterclass 12-string, Adi/IRW 2003 Thames classical, Euro/Brazilian Fodera Standard 4 Fretless bass, figured walnut |
#75
|
|||
|
|||
Looks amazing, Matthew!
__________________
2013 Stehr Auditorium (Carpathian/Myrtle) 2015 Stehr Auditorium (Adi/BRW) 2020 Baranik Meridian (Blue Spruce/Manchinga) 2020 Wilborn Arum (Tunnel 14/Coco) 2021 Kinnaird Graybeard (BC Cedar/Bog Oak) 2022 Kinnaird CS Student Build (Adi/Padauk) 2023 Kinnaird FS (Italian/Koa) |