That looks really nice Jimmy. Can you tell me the width of the inner and outer wood rings please.
Nice looking rosette
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| Author: | Rod True [ Wed May 21, 2008 4:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Pearl or Paua rosette widths, lets see yours please |
I've got a guitar order that's to have a paura rosette inlayed into some Aussie Blackwood and I'm still on the fence as to the width of the rosette I want to use. I'm sort of thinking 1/16" is to narrow and maybe 1/8" is a bit to wide. Anyway would you folks who have used pearl, paua etc.. as a rosette please post a picture and let me know what size it was. I think that might help me to decide. Thanks. |
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| Author: | Jimmy Caldwell [ Wed May 21, 2008 4:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pearl or Paua rosette widths, lets see yours please |
Here's a 3/32". I think it depends on the rosette scheme. The old Martin style 45 uses 1/16" and it looks perfect with multiple purfling rings. |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Wed May 21, 2008 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pearl or Paua rosette widths, lets see yours please |
That looks really nice Jimmy. Can you tell me the width of the inner and outer wood rings please. Nice looking rosette
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| Author: | Guest [ Wed May 21, 2008 5:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pearl or Paua rosette widths, lets see yours please |
I am of the school of smaller = better. I have been using .047" shell with .06" of wood showing on both sides and micro b/w/b purfs on the outside. I think it is a classy look. |
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| Author: | Jimmy Caldwell [ Wed May 21, 2008 5:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pearl or Paua rosette widths, lets see yours please |
Rod True wrote: That looks really nice Jimmy. Can you tell me the width of the inner and outer wood rings please. Nice looking rosette Rod, These dimensions are pretty close. .030 bwb/.125 brw/.030 bwb/.094 abalone/.030 bwb/.125 brw/.030 bwb |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Wed May 21, 2008 6:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pearl or Paua rosette widths, lets see yours please |
Here are a couple Rod. The double ring is 1/16 paua, the overall width is a bit over 3/4. Its on a jumbo body (actually, you saw something very similar at the Tommy show, on the baritone). The single ring is about .150 of shell in a 3/4 ring. |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Wed May 21, 2008 11:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pearl or Paua rosette widths, lets see yours please |
Rod, This one is 11/16" wide with 1/16" paua. Attachment: SJ-walnut 005 (428 x 572).jpg
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| Author: | Jim Watts [ Thu May 22, 2008 12:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pearl or Paua rosette widths, lets see yours please |
Rod, here's one with 1/8" wide paua shell. |
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Thu May 22, 2008 6:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pearl or Paua rosette widths, lets see yours please |
Rod, Here's my bud Jamie's rosette that he has on his current SJ (His no.1). The Paua is 3/32 and the whole rosette is exactly 1/2 inch wide. He used .040 b/w/b and some of that gorgeous koa/maple/koa purfling from Shane at High Mountain (shout out for Shane!!!). I think that pufling came in at about .060. This picture is in the white, but this rosette looks stellar in person and the dimensions are just right, IMO... |
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| Author: | bob_connor [ Thu May 22, 2008 6:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pearl or Paua rosette widths, lets see yours please |
G'day Rod This is 1.5mm (about .060) in Blackwood . Attachment: IMG_4373.jpg This ones about 2.5mm in Blackwood Attachment: maitland rosette (Small).jpg Bob |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Thu May 22, 2008 9:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pearl or Paua rosette widths, lets see yours please |
Here is my thought on the issue. I have seen many wide as in 1/4" and wider Abalone rosettes that were just a single ring in the top with a purfling inner and outer boundary. They looked over the top, out of scale with the guitar. But when done with a contrasting wood ring looked OK. I find when most clients see a 1/16” abalone ring on cardboard and they think this thing is tiny and thin. Then see it inlaid with purfling boundaries and assume i used wider shell. It is a visual elusion. A .02” black purfling edge around each of abalone will near double the width appearance of the abalone to the eye. Personally I think 3/16” or so is as wide as you really ever need. You get wider and seams are more apparent and it becomes over kill real quick |
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Sat May 24, 2008 7:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pearl or Paua rosette widths, lets see yours please |
Michael, I couldn't agree more. I'm very much of the 'less is more' approach when it comes to pearl. Although a fantastic looking element, it can become gaudy right quick. That coming from someone who wants to build a D-45 copy some day! 
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| Author: | Rod True [ Sat May 24, 2008 9:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pearl or Paua rosette widths, lets see yours please |
Wow, very nice looking rosette's folks. ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations") Thank you, that has helped me alot. |
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