My custom PADAUK X20 AND X30 order begins.... - Page 2

jwellsy · #16 08-15-2018, 05:57 AM

I've got those on both sides of my build. I consider them slips.

byudzai · #17 08-15-2018, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by AZLiberty

I'm going to be the contrarian. I really dislike that stripe of sapwood on the very edge of the lower bout. Makes me wonder if the sides could be swapped so that the sapwood was taken out by the arm bevel.

The rest of the wood is gorgeous, but that yellow/white stripe wrecks the effect for me.

Here's a different orientation Kevin provided. I put it next to the first for comparison. Thoughts?

#18 08-15-2018, 02:51 PM

I like #9--seems cleaner, doesn't focus the eye quite so much on the yellow. It's beautiful either way.

benderman57 · #19 08-15-2018, 02:58 PM

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This is a pic of the front of my Chimera. Look for this soon to be in the classifieds for sale. It's like new and a beauty!

benderman57 · #20 08-15-2018, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by byudzai

Here's a different orientation Kevin provided. I put it next to the first for comparison. Thoughts?

I like the one on the left better with the sap stripe in the middle. Looking at both of mine you can see why. They are both really nice though so no way you can really go wrong!

Methos1979 · #21 08-15-2018, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by byudzai

Here's a different orientation Kevin provided. I put it next to the first for comparison. Thoughts?

Assuming the whole veneer could just be flipped over the small area of sapwood on the right would then be lost to the arm bevel thus maintaining the original figuring for the most part which I like better than the center seam.

byudzai · #22 08-15-2018, 05:51 PM

I asked that to Kevin and didn't get a specific reply -- just the photo above -- but I'll ask again. Seems reasonable to me.

I kind of like the original because it looks like the bridge has a magnetic field that's pulling the grain into it. Kind of electricity looking.

wickedwahine · #23 08-15-2018, 06:41 PM

I definitely prefer the second one with the sapwood on the side. Both are stunning, but that one squeaks ahead of the other for me.

byudzai · #24 08-16-2018, 05:09 PM

Just got word back that they cannot do any laminate additions to the back or sides bc of the contours. too bad! i’d love to have a veneered back too.

David Eastwood · #25 08-16-2018, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Methos1979

Assuming the whole veneer could just be flipped over the small area of sapwood on the right would then be lost to the arm bevel thus maintaining the original figuring for the most part which I like better than the center seam.

I don’t think it could be flipped. It’s not exactly symmetrical with the sound hole and cutaway cutouts already in place...

AZLiberty · #26 08-16-2018, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by eatswodo

I don’t think it could be flipped. It’s not exactly symmetrical with the sound hole and cutaway cutouts already in place...

The wood isn't cut. That's a template overlay.

Earl49 · #27 08-16-2018, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Methos1979

Assuming the whole veneer could just be flipped over the small area of sapwood on the right would then be lost to the arm bevel thus maintaining the original figuring for the most part....

I think flipping it is a possibility, and a pretty clever idea. It will be your guitar, but that one area of sap wood on the edge would probably bother me. [PSA: This opinion is worth every penny you paid for it]. Another possibility is to have that one small part tinted darker with stain before the top lay-up. I do like the "magnetic lines" imagery at the bridge.

David Eastwood · #28 08-16-2018, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AZLiberty

The wood isn't cut. That's a template overlay.

Not exactly obvious from the photo. I live and learn.

AZLiberty · #29 08-16-2018, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by eatswodo

Not exactly obvious from the photo. I live and learn.

Yeah, the perspective (especially on a computer monitor) is a bit odd. Took me a couple views to see it as well.

byudzai · #30 08-19-2018, 01:53 AM

spoke with kevin for half an hour the other night. interesting chat.

they can't flip the veneer -- i couldn't get a clear answer as to why, maybe they can't use the back? kevin wasn't sure.

i'm looking at a few other woods. some are really spectacular! stay tuned.

i asked if they could veneer the back and sides, and they cannot due to the contouring. again, no specific details, but i guess alistair said it won't take.

they can technically do different color back and sides -- like amber sides but red back -- but it's risky so they prefer not to.