FINEFUZZ

Very cool, and metallic can be a challenge to spray evenly!

I ma really liking the geometry of the f-holes, body contours and the control layout.

Adobe illustrator wins in my opinion: you can really fine tune curves in that program, and you can convert the files to DXF format so a cnc router can undertand.

I bet one layer at a time will yield a more resistant form because now this layer will freeze the others below in place. Pretty cool stuff.

I bet mixing in some powdered (white) fiberglass would give it rigidity and a little sparkle. I don't know if you can buy it or you have to make it. The stuff I had looked like snow, it was cut pretty fine.

What wonderful proportions with a beautiful wood grain contouring the form! And all those switches- awesome.

Wow! I have to agree

Resurrection time-

This is the most accurate tool I have found to measure the material thickness, but if I could find a more exact way to gauge the thickness, I could make the part lighter still. Drilling the stud holes in the bronze was a very nerve-racking experience. Even slowly pecking at the bronze with a drill press didn't prevent the drill bit from aggressively grabbing the material I used a helical tap with a lot of cutting oil, and happily, this combination yielded good results.

Or, will the resonance of the materiel actually cause discord and damper the string vibrations?

This build is a total masterpiece! Bummer about the blemish, mishaps like that always seem to happen to me.