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| Author: | Chris Ensor [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Changing your mind late in the game. |
So I decided the other day that while I liked the rosette on #7, that it did not match the rest of the guitar's color scheme. So, now that the top is on and the soundhole has been cut out and bound, I was in a tight spot. My wife always tells me to try to make sure that I am "happy" with my guitars, so I knew that I had to get the old rosette out and put in a new one. I always save the sound hole cuts outs, claiming that some day I will finish them and bring them home as "luthier coasters". So, I used the sound hole cut out from this guitar and tacked it in with super glue, trying to make sure it was perfectly centered and staying put. I then routed out the rosette with great success and began work on the new one. This time, I used the same radial zebrawood purfling that is on the top. Originally I thought the cocobolo radial rosette would be okay because it was radial. Yet, the colors were just too far off. After about 3 hours or bending wood against the grain and inhailing way too much superglue fumes, I had completed the rosette. It is not perfect, as I am human, but I am happy wit it. And, it matches the guitar's color scheme perfectly. |
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| Author: | JohnAbercrombie [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Changing your mind late in the game. |
That's a tricky job! (....one I don't think I'd attempt unless compelled to do so....) Glad it worked out well for you! Nice work! Cheers John |
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| Author: | Mike Lindstrom [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Changing your mind late in the game. |
You're braver than I. Good job. Mike |
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| Author: | Corky Long [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Changing your mind late in the game. |
Nice job! Say - interesting top - what species is it? |
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| Author: | Chris Ensor [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Changing your mind late in the game. |
Corky, that is an Adi top. It is a lower grade top, but this guitar is one that I am doing on a budget. |
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| Author: | jsmith [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Changing your mind late in the game. |
Chris, at guitar number 7 you might not want to settle for the quality of that work. Budget or not, I don't think you're going to be happy with it down the line. 10 to 1 you're capable of doing better. Honestly. |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Changing your mind late in the game. |
Yep, the first one looked good. But the redo has a lot of uneveness on the inner purfling. |
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| Author: | PaulB [ Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Changing your mind late in the game. |
A couple years ago I used the same method as Todd posted for re-routing a rosette. Works perfectly. |
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