Spohn Guitars Koa/Swiss Spruce OMC build

[Max Spohn]

Hi, this is my first post here. I am from Germany and I am currently studying lutherie at university in Markneukirchen in my fifth semester.


This thread is about the guitar I have to build for this semester.
It will be my OM model with a cutaway, some specs listed below.

Swiss moon spruce for the top
Slightly flamed koa for the back and sides
Ebony fretboard
Mahogany neck
Custom segmented rosette
Ebony bridge
Segmented backstrip inlay
Ebony bindings
Body wedge
25" scale
Alessi tuners



This is the swiss spruce top



And the koa back



The sides are a three piece laminate with paulownia for the middle and dyed maple for the inner layer.

I will use some of this dyed birch for the rosette...



I will post more photos when the build is going on.

[printer2]

Nice work on Facebook, will be watching your thread.

[CoolerKing]

Cool shape and wood choices, all from the town in Germany where CF Martin I was from! Looking forward to following along.

[GeoffStGermaine]

Max,
I checked out your Facebook page and your work is very nice! I particularly like your Birdseye Maple/Moon Spruce guitar. I especially like the view of the end graft on that one. There's something refreshing about the more "plain" looking sides on it with the segmented end graft and dark that really makes those aspects stand out.

I'm looking forward to seeing your building progress on this one. I'm very interested to see the dyed birch in your rosette!

[Max Spohn]

Thank you guys!

Originally Posted by GeoffStGermaine

Max,
I checked out your Facebook page and your work is very nice! I particularly like your Birdseye Maple/Moon Spruce guitar. I especially like the view of the end graft on that one. There's something refreshing about the more "plain" looking sides on it with the segmented end graft and dark that really makes those aspects stand out.

I'm looking forward to seeing your building progress on this one. I'm very interested to see the dyed birch in your rosette!

Thank you Geoff, a lot of inlay work on the birdseye guitar is made of buffalo horn. And the guitar is still available!


I was working on some inlays the last few days... so here are the results.

The rosette is made of dyed birch, wenge and some rusty metal.





And the segmented backstrip inlay...

[Max Spohn]

So here are some updates of the build.

The rosette is finished and is already sealed with shellac.





The rim is completed





And the top and back are braced.

[emmsone]

Nice work Max, its looking fantastic

[ukejon]

Welcome to AGF. That is a beautiful looking guitar. Look forward to seeing more pictures in the weeks to come.

[Max Spohn]

Thank you guys!

I finished the bridge today.
This one weighs 19,5 g.
What weight for your bridges do you prefer?

[Max Spohn]

Just before christmas I finished the bindings.
Here is a photo of the finished bindings and the endgraft.

[CoolerKing]

Looking good! Thanks for sharing!
Matthew

[Max Spohn]

Here are some photos while french polishing.

[Marcus Wong]

That is awesome

[riverrummed]

Beautiful workmanship. So how will this project be graded and by whom? Is tone a consideration or is the grading strictly on workmanship? Personally I'd say you have passed with flying colors!

[TomB'sox]

So cutting the top out for the neck before being glued on with the neck block is a different approach than it seems most luthiers take. Any reason for this or just another way to do the same thing?