This is the 1st wood rosette I've made and I think I made it a bit too large.The bubinga is 11/16 wide,should have made it closer to 1/2. What do you guys think?
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Sat May 06, 2006 12:28 am ] |
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This is the 1st wood rosette I've made and I think I made it a bit too large.The bubinga is 11/16 wide,should have made it closer to 1/2. What do you guys think?
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| Author: | LanceK [ Sat May 06, 2006 12:46 am ] |
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Dave, for me, it is a bit to big, but unless you plan on starting over, your sort of committed now. Id say build on! There is always your next guitar for making changes to things your didnt like about your current one. |
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| Author: | Mattia Valente [ Sat May 06, 2006 1:34 am ] |
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Depends on your overall design, but personally, I like my rosettes on the large side. Yours is about 1mm smaller than the two rosettes I've done, and while I'll probably try downsizing a little, I doubt I'll go as small as 1/2" for my larger bodies. It's more of a 'classical' size than the trad thin-line rosette many steelstrings have, but it is in no way a bad thing. IMO. 
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Sat May 06, 2006 1:38 am ] |
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Yeah,I'm stuck with this one I guess. Thanks Lance Mattia- Yours are actually larger than mine, That makes me feel better about it. Maybe it will look OK when its completed. Thanks |
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| Author: | Dave White [ Sat May 06, 2006 1:40 am ] |
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Dave It will look just fine. Just tell people who ask that it's a well known fact that big rosette equaks big sound 
Mattia, Lovely work 
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Sat May 06, 2006 1:46 am ] |
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It's just a matter of perception. If you think it is a tad big then it probaly is. Me? I like mine a little smaller, but that's just an opionion.. Next year big rosettes will be all the rage. 
By the way. That's a nice job of making and installing a rosette 
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| Author: | Dave-SKG [ Sat May 06, 2006 1:51 am ] |
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I like it! Hey, just charge a little more...after all it's got the "Big" rosette in it! No skimmpy, cheap, skinny, little, barely-can-see jobber! Go for it! 
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| Author: | Dave-SKG [ Sat May 06, 2006 1:54 am ] |
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p.s. any one says it's too big...ask them if their girl friend ever said that? This one's made for the guys with big feet...it's all relative... 
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| Author: | Rod True [ Sat May 06, 2006 1:54 am ] |
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Once you get everything together, it won't seem as large I think. Here is my last build, it has a 5/8" rosette including purfling lines. 
Mattia, I love the shape of that first guitar, any chance of a plan? |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Sat May 06, 2006 2:18 am ] |
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Thanks everyone! Thats about the size I'm going to use on my next one,RoD.- Nice 
Dave B.-
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Sat May 06, 2006 3:43 am ] |
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Dave, mine was also big and i had to abandon the cutaway idea because of it, nontheless, i'm sure my rosette won't look as big when all is done, nor will yours! It's all 
Excellent execution on yours bud, nice bubinga ya got there!
Congrats! Serge |
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| Author: | Mattia Valente [ Sat May 06, 2006 3:44 am ] |
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Rod: thanks! Maybe some day, but not any time soon, I'm afraid. I took the basic dimensions off a Taylor -14 series, and connected the dots in a way I found more pleasing... |
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| Author: | rich altieri [ Sat May 06, 2006 3:48 am ] |
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Dave, been there done that. On one I did, I ended up routing another channel in the middle of the rosette and installing some abalone or abalam to break it up and it worked for me. Just a thought. |
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| Author: | Darin Spayd [ Sat May 06, 2006 4:57 am ] |
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I think it looks awesome! Nice work!!
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Sat May 06, 2006 6:19 am ] |
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Thanks Serge,Darin Appreciate it. Rich- I just might end up doing that.Good idea,Thanks |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Sat May 06, 2006 8:10 pm ] |
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Dave it looks fine to me, if it was all covered in abalone I'd say no but it's great, and well executed. classical guitar rossettes are often 3/4" in width on faily small bodied guitars. So don't worry about it just build on. Colin |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Sat May 06, 2006 10:09 pm ] |
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It looks fine! I like it! Sometimes when we do wood rosettes too narrow, it doesn't give you the sense of the wood itself. You almost need it on the wide side to see the grain and give it more interest. I did an amboyna burl rosette a few years ago on the wide side, but that was the only way to really appreciate the burl. Mattia, those are very nice indeed! 
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Sun May 07, 2006 12:42 am ] |
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Thank you Colin Don- good point and nice rosette |
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