Hatcher's Studio 2022 #2

[TomB'sox]

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

Thanks Tom! Dustin is getting the sculpted pillow headplate that I do. It is BRW with Snakewood binding and a Maple purfling line that carries around from the fretboard binding and purfling. The truss rod cover is Snakewood continuing up from the fretboard:



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Yes, he should be well acquainted with that Headstock design after introducing my RWandB guitar last year!

[Mark Hatcher]

I got a couple sets of tuners in yesterday. Here is what Dustin and I ordered for his grand auditorium:



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[rule18]

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

I got a couple sets of tuners in yesterday. Here is what Dustin and I ordered for his grand auditorium:



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Wow Mark, those look great!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by rule18

Wow Mark, those look great!

Thanks rule18, I am consistently impressed with the quality of these Scheller tuners. They offer a great selection of styles and finishes that you can mix and match to get just the look you want to go with a particular guitar.
Having said that, my relationship with Scheller is no more than a happy customer.

[Mark Hatcher]

In addition to the above Snakewood button tuners the second set I got in this order is for a torrefied curly hard maple Greta I am also working on:



Same tuner model with horn buttons and a different finish. These are set up for a slot headstock

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[rule18]

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

Thanks rule18, I am consistently impressed with the quality of these Scheller tuners. They offer a great selection of styles and finishes that you can mix and match to get just the look you want to go with a particular guitar.
Having said that, my relationship with Scheller is no more than a happy customer.

Oh, I know! March can't come soon enough!

[Mark Hatcher]

Here is a yellow jasper rosette for the Maple GA Greta I am working on:



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[canuck7]

Very nice!!! I like the black framing of the Jasper.

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by canuck7

Very nice!!! I like the black framing of the Jasper.

Thanks canuck7, The dark wood in the rosette is Macassar Ebony. In real life it is dark brown and you can see some grain line in it. Unfortunately, the dynamic brightness range of cameras is yet to compare to the perception of the eye.

The guitar will have Macassar Ebony trim throughout.

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[Mark Hatcher]

Here is a little better picture of the rosette. I have thicknessed the top and cut the sound hole:



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[rule18]

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

Here is a little better picture of the rosette. I have thicknessed the top and cut the sound hole:



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Wow Mark, really nice looking work. The strips of Jasper appear to have depth. So cool.

[Nemoman]

Stunning rosette, Mark--each segment of Jasper is like its own little composition.

[runamuck]

Beautiful work!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by rule18

Wow Mark, really nice looking work. The strips of Jasper appear to have depth. So cool.

Thanks rule18, I really like the look of this find of Jasper. The closer you look the more you see.

Originally Posted by Nemoman

Stunning rosette, Mark--each segment of Jasper is like its own little composition.

Thanks Nemoman, mother nature is quite the artist!

Originally Posted by runamuck

Beautiful work!

Thank you runamuck

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[ukejon]

Beautiful rosette. Is differential shrinkage a concern at all?