Sexauer ‘19, chapter 2 - Page 14

Bruce Sexauer · #**196** 12-16-2019, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TomB'sox

Looking mighty fine. It just occurred to me also that I don't believe I have ever played any of your bigger guitars unless I did the day I spent in your shop with you? None the less, I will be very excited to try this one out! Thanks for building it!!!!

I sold the last oversize guitar I had around to local celebrity, Walter Strauss, and I don't recall whether that was before or after your visit. His is similar to this one except asymmetrical, MultiScale, and pernambuco . . . so really size only.

I made the bindings today, but won't be willing to bend them till the glue is truly dry, probably tomorrow. I usually would have made them in advance of needing them so I could get right to bending and installing. This kind of protocol issue is why I am building a spec guitar to get ready for working for others, Dennis Lair, as it happens.

This is two guitars worth of Amazon RW with B/flamed maple/B 10/30/10 purflings:

cigarfan · #**197** 12-17-2019, 03:46 AM

Me too! Although bigger guitars are not what I typically go for, I can't wait to try this one.

Bruce Sexauer · #**198** 12-17-2019, 06:41 PM

Getting toward the end of Tuesday 12/17 and I've got the top binding on my FT-16 Penngrove. I may get the first of 4 pieces of back binding on today, if I keep going.

Not all my cutaway point miters come out this well.

The Bard Rocks · #**199** 12-17-2019, 09:52 PM

I like that rosette. It honors tradition while evincing a bit of modern - which you try to do with many of your guitars. Cool.

Bruce Sexauer · #**200** 12-18-2019, 07:17 PM

The binding is complete on the BIG(er) Penngrove.

Here's the D.Tucurensis back with its Amazon Rosewood binding and Big Leaf Maple purflings:

printer2 · #**201** 12-18-2019, 08:24 PM

Just going to town aren't you?

Rwpierce · #**202** 12-18-2019, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce Sexauer

The binding is complete on the BIG(er) Penngrove.

Here's the D.Tucurensis back with its Amazon Rosewood binding and Big Leaf Maple purflings:

Bruce, beautiful back. Really excited and looking forward to our new build. So glad you are back applying yourself to your gift and passion!

PonchoFrancisco · #**203** 12-19-2019, 01:17 PM

Bruce, I looked through the posts on this large guitar and didn't see any reference to the sides. Just wondering if you adjust the side depth on a larger model like this ?

Brent

Bruce Sexauer · #**204** 12-19-2019, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PonchoFrancisco

Bruce, I looked through the posts on this large guitar and didn't see any reference to the sides. Just wondering if you adjust the side depth on a larger model like this ?

Brent

I think of my Penngrove as a scaled up OM, so it is proportionately similar. This particular guitar is 3 1/2" thick at the neck block and 4 3/8" thick at the tailblock. My typical OM inspired guitar would be 3 1/4" x 4 1/16" at the same places. A big difference in this guitar is that I have wedged it more than I have ever before. Most of my non-traditional guitars are wedged about 5/16" thicker on the bass side than on the treble side. This Penngrove is almost 1/2" thicker on the bass than the treble! That means it is about the same thickness under the right arm that my OM would be.

The graft and the backstrip are both tapered, and have the illusion of being continuous, sort of:

SJ VanSandt · #**205** 12-19-2019, 03:30 PM

Oh man, that looks fine! If you sell it before B.I.G.(er), bring it anyway! I'm sure Tom wouldn't mind.

Bruce Sexauer · #**206** 12-19-2019, 04:48 PM

While I would happily take any reasonable number of orders for a similar guitar before BIG(er) in late March, this guitar is not available until the show. Of course it is also true that it will barely be done by then. My finishing process is nearly 2 months long!

Treenewt · #**207** 12-19-2019, 06:32 PM

Bruce, it's so good to see you back at it! That BIG(er) is looking great!

runamuck · #**208** 12-20-2019, 09:56 AM

Bruce,

I played a couple of your guitars at Schoenberg's, in Tiburon last week. Now I know why people say the good things they say about your instruments.

Jim

Bruce Sexauer · #**209** 12-20-2019, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by runamuck

Bruce,

I played a couple of your guitars at Schoenberg's, in Tiburon last week. Now I know why people say the good things they say about your instruments.

Jim

Thank you for saying so!

The last couple of days saw me make a neck for the new guitar. My friend 2/5/1 pointed out that the actual nomenclature for this project is: FT-16C-JB/2 Penngrove. Or: Flat Top 16" wide Cutaway w 1/2 my normal MultiScale, informally a Penngrove. Only the US Army and LMIi seem to challenge the complexity of my Nomenclature.

Here's the neck to body connection from 2 angles:

cigarfan · #**210** 12-21-2019, 06:24 AM

Schweeet!