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Razo #10 Cocobolo / Alpine Spruce
This is Razo# 10 Build that I had Commissioned Jonathan to do and is up at Bat! So let the games begin. It is Cocobolo Back and Sides with an Alpine Spruce Top. The Cocobolo back and sides are a special quartersawn set with Sap that Jonathan and I picked out from Hibden(set # 1600). Jonathan expressed to me that he was excited about this build being as it is a similar combination of woods to his first build. Thus, being able to compare his first build to his tenth build and seeing how far he has progressed! It will have Dual bound elliptical soundports (driver side), Cantilevered Low profile Honduran Mahogany Neck, Florentine Cutaway, Ebony Binding, Ebony Bridge and Fingerboard, Black/Koa/Black Purfling, MOP side dot markers, FWI Bridge Pins,Gold Gotoh Tuners and LR Baggs Anthem SL Pickup. Other design items being determined along the way. Enjoy the Journey!
Razo# 10: Top- Alpine Spruce Back and Sides- Cocobolo with Sap (Hibden set# 1600) Honduran Mahogany Neck- Low Profile Ebony Bridge and Fretboard Cantilevered Fingerboard Florentine Cutaway Bound Double O Upper Bout Sound Ports Scale- 25.4” 14 Frets to the Body Nut (Bone)- 1 ¾ “ Saddle (Bone) Spacing- 2 ¼ “ Bridge Pins- FWI Gotoh Gold Tuners Side Neck Position Markers – MOP LR Baggs Anthem SL Pickup Purfling Black/Koa/Black Rosette-TBD The Build has been started and here are the pics so far! Cocobolo Hibden Set #1600 and Alpine Spruce Purfling Sample Sides and Back Completed
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2010 Baranik JX Florentine Cutaway (Carpathian/Coco) 2012 Voyage Air VAOM-04 (Alp Spruce/Mah) 2012 Stonebridge G23CR-C (Ced/IRW) 2014 Charis SJ Florentine Cutaway(Sinker/Braz) 2015 Martin Custom OMDBH (Adi/Koa) 2017 Razo #20 Florentine Cutaway (German/Madagascar) |
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Congratulations. Very excited to see the build progress. Keep the updates coming......Thanks......Steve
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Kwasnycia: 2012 K-45 Coco/Sitka Gibson: 2012 Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" Sexauer 2013 JB-16 Pernambuco/Italian Spruce On the work bench: Razo 2013 #14 African BW/Sinker like #7 but not Considering Sexauer D45 Style Dred in BRW/TBD Traugott TBD - Olson TBD - So many others TBD |
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Nice set of coco! Looks like another gorgeous Razo. Look forward to following along! Congrats.
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Very nice. I'm really looking forward to watching this build come together.
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Sweet! His builds are usually so interesting and aesthetically different (but very pretty), and it's so much fun to see these progress. It will be a pleasure to watch.
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I am really enjoying building Boyd's guitar, like boyd said it is very similar, as far as wood choices to my very first build. Having said that i wanted to have some fun with it as well, boyd gave me free range of the design process, so for fun i thought to myself "what if i try to recreate the rosette?" so the new rosette is somewhat of a new an improved version of the first. Just FYI, i completely messed up on my first rosette, i cut and routed it by hand, and then sanded through my rosette veneers. it had somewhat of a tortoise look before i did my finish sanding and completely sanded through most of it. Its fun for me to look back on my very first build and see where it all began! I am sure almost all the luthier on here have memories of their first (good or bad)
but i will leave y'all with a couple pics of my first guitar, which now serves as a remembrance.
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Here is an update on the progress of the #10. I just received more pics of the build from Jonathan last night. He has so far completed the Rosette which looks absolutely fantastic, Voiced the guitar which he has used a new technique for him so that it will be more responsive and closed up the Box.
Next up will be ebony binding and we decided on amboyna purfling, the end graft and top applique. Enjoy!
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2010 Baranik JX Florentine Cutaway (Carpathian/Coco) 2012 Voyage Air VAOM-04 (Alp Spruce/Mah) 2012 Stonebridge G23CR-C (Ced/IRW) 2014 Charis SJ Florentine Cutaway(Sinker/Braz) 2015 Martin Custom OMDBH (Adi/Koa) 2017 Razo #20 Florentine Cutaway (German/Madagascar) |
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Fantastic......Great rosette and the quality of workmanship looks top notch. Rixter thanks for the updated build pics.....Go Razo Go!!!!!
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Kwasnycia: 2012 K-45 Coco/Sitka Gibson: 2012 Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" Sexauer 2013 JB-16 Pernambuco/Italian Spruce On the work bench: Razo 2013 #14 African BW/Sinker like #7 but not Considering Sexauer D45 Style Dred in BRW/TBD Traugott TBD - Olson TBD - So many others TBD |
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This is turning into a beauty! I have kept up with Jonathan's work, and have seen his progress, it might be time to take a trip up north to Dallas!
Bryan |
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Looking good! I really like that cocobolo!
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Somebody owes somebody an update on this build..........Please
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Kwasnycia: 2012 K-45 Coco/Sitka Gibson: 2012 Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" Sexauer 2013 JB-16 Pernambuco/Italian Spruce On the work bench: Razo 2013 #14 African BW/Sinker like #7 but not Considering Sexauer D45 Style Dred in BRW/TBD Traugott TBD - Olson TBD - So many others TBD |
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Just sent Boyd some updated pics. I'm sure when he gets a chance he will update this thread! should be hitting the spray booth this week, and cant wait to here this one.
Jonathan
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Great news.....Looking forward to Boyd's updates.......Thanks.......Steve
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Kwasnycia: 2012 K-45 Coco/Sitka Gibson: 2012 Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" Sexauer 2013 JB-16 Pernambuco/Italian Spruce On the work bench: Razo 2013 #14 African BW/Sinker like #7 but not Considering Sexauer D45 Style Dred in BRW/TBD Traugott TBD - Olson TBD - So many others TBD |
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Hi all,
Just got these pics from Jonathan a few hours ago. The Headstock is Coco and Guitar and Headstock are bound with Gold purfling and Black ebony binding. Jonathan has also beveled the Fingerboard down by the Sound Hole. Almost ready for the Spray booth. I can't wait to see it with finish on. This build is exceeding all my expectations!!
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2010 Baranik JX Florentine Cutaway (Carpathian/Coco) 2012 Voyage Air VAOM-04 (Alp Spruce/Mah) 2012 Stonebridge G23CR-C (Ced/IRW) 2014 Charis SJ Florentine Cutaway(Sinker/Braz) 2015 Martin Custom OMDBH (Adi/Koa) 2017 Razo #20 Florentine Cutaway (German/Madagascar) |
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That is looking fantasic and also some great unique touches. Its going to look so good under finish. Keep the updates coming.......Steve
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Kwasnycia: 2012 K-45 Coco/Sitka Gibson: 2012 Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" Sexauer 2013 JB-16 Pernambuco/Italian Spruce On the work bench: Razo 2013 #14 African BW/Sinker like #7 but not Considering Sexauer D45 Style Dred in BRW/TBD Traugott TBD - Olson TBD - So many others TBD |