Tasmanian Blackwood on a guitar I built... wowee....
And one I took today of the next part of the voicing filming. About halfway done with this one....
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:49 am ] |
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Tasmanian Blackwood on a guitar I built... wowee....
And one I took today of the next part of the voicing filming. About halfway done with this one....
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| Author: | stan thomison [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:55 am ] |
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John what a really beautiful guitar. |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 8:15 am ] |
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Nice looking guitar...at least it would be except for all those grain imperfections in that wood. Yep, it's such a shame. I have many sets of that stuff sitting on my shelves waiting to use them once my good wood is all gone. A darned shame. I suppose eventually someone might want some of that on a guitar. Miracles happen. Unfortunately I have so many of these ugly sets, 20 or 25 of them. Oh well. I guess somebody has to use it. |
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| Author: | Shawn [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 8:29 am ] |
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John, Very pretty. By the way, what is the inscription on the heel...hebrew? |
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| Author: | Jeff Doty [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 8:35 am ] |
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John, Gorgeous guitar. That customer is a lucky person, to get such a beauty. Looking forward to the new DVD's! Jeff |
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 8:48 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Shawn] John, Very pretty. By the way, what is the inscription on the heel...hebrew?[/QUOTE] thanks. The inlay is mother of pearl and it is hebrew for "Messiah". |
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| Author: | Dickey [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:42 am ] |
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Beautiful wood, Beautiful guitar, cool gobar deck dude! Dual purpose. |
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| Author: | John Kinnaird [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:47 am ] |
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John I have a couple of questions. What is it bound with What are you doing in that second picture? |
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:55 am ] |
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Binding is brazilian rosewood (here is a better shot of that) And I'm filming the Next set of DVD's I've been making on building guitars. In the pic I'm gluing on a bridge plate. 
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| Author: | John Kinnaird [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 9:48 pm ] |
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Thanks for the pics! Inspirational viewing in many ways. |
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| Author: | Colby Horton [ Sat Jan 29, 2005 4:52 am ] |
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That is a truly beautiful guitar.  I really LOVE that wood, good luck on your DVD making.
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:20 am ] |
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And, a courageous way to finish off the heel of the neck. I mean that by stopping it short of the binding, you have to make a perfect joint there in the binding---whereas most of us just hide it with the heel. Nice work! |
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:58 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Steve Kinnaird] And, a courageous way to finish off the heel of the neck. I mean that by stopping it short of the binding, you have to make a perfect joint there in the binding---whereas most of us just hide it with the heel. Nice work![/QUOTE] He he I normally hide it too... But I knew this neck I made was going to be close to covering it or not so I just made it not cover it and made sure the joint was good. But normally I wimp out too and cover it with the heel. This was actualy covering up a mistake so to speak.. |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:10 pm ] |
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John--I always end my binding job at the heel area...and start at the butt. Is that your normal procedure? I strive for a perfect joint at the heel zone, because it will be seen as one looks at the back. It's just that there is a slight comfort knowing the heel will be over the bulk of the joint. |
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Sat Jan 29, 2005 4:42 pm ] |
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[QUOTE=Steve Kinnaird] John--I always end my binding job at the heel area...and start at the butt. Is that your normal procedure? I strive for a perfect joint at the heel zone, because it will be seen as one looks at the back. It's just that there is a slight comfort knowing the heel will be over the bulk of the joint.[/QUOTE] Yes exactly my process. I start at the endgraft and work to the heel. The back, of course, will be seen and that is always a important joint, but as you say the heel normally covers the side purfling under itself so you can be less than perfect there normally... I just made the heel to short on this one and had to make it dead on. Normally it is more like this : 
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:15 am ] |
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Exactly. And--really nice guitar on this most recent pic. What is the wood running down the center of the neck? |
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:21 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Steve Kinnaird] Exactly. And--really nice guitar on this most recent pic. What is the wood running down the center of the neck?[/QUOTE] Thanks. The center wood is Mahogany. Just Mahogany/rosewood/mahogany/rosewood/mahogany |
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