I strung up guitar number 5 last night. This one is for my younger brother. It was supposed to be done in June for when I flew out to San Francisco to visit. Then he told me they are moving back to New York, so I put it on hold to finish #3, which was a White Oak/Lutz Spruce OLF-SJ that I ended up finishing in August. It was a gift for a friend's 40th birthday. This one sounds pretty good but not as good as the Myrtle/BC Sitka I finished on Saturday. I had a bit of a problem in that I didn't line up the jig correctly when I was routing the mortice for the neck. So, the neck and bridge are a bit off center.
I didn't even notice it until I was gluing the neck on. There are still some other cosmetic issues, but I'm getting better with each one. One big thing I need to work on is getting things more symmetrical, particularly things that are carved, like the bridge and the back of the headstock. Anyway, this still needs a pickguard. I'm waiting for some clear pickguard material to come in. I thought the rosette was an original idea but then I saw that Todd Rose did something quite similar (only better!) on one of his recent guitars! Here's the specs:Top: Carpathian Spruce (RC Tonewoods)
Back & Sides: Black Limba (RC Tonewoods)
Neck: Honduran Mahogany
Fingerboard: Ziricote
Bridge: Ziricote
Headplate: Ziricote
Bindings: Indian Rosewood
Purfling: Maple & Indian Rosewood
Rosette: Black Limba (left over from the back) with black fiber lines
Finish: Behlen's Rockhard Tabletop Varnish brushed on
Here's some pictures. Sorry they aren't that great.
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Take care.