Hitone Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Dave that is soooo nice. I have many questions. How did you laminate the veneer to the top? Did you use a vacuum seal? What kind of clue or cement did you use? It came out great. I also have to ask how did you spray that blue fade? Was that from a gun or a can? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I emailed that pic to my wife yesterday and when I got home she gave me a big hug and said, "So you're gonna buy me a Myka?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myka Guitars Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) marksound, your wife is one cool lady! Hitone, I veneered the top using a vacuum bag system and glued it using Titebond wood glue. I used a roller so the glue would not get too thick and seep through. Something to think about when doing this is that because the top is carved and has a sort of done-like quality the center seam was not perfectly straight. I had to trim about 1/32" at the ends of the join to make it work without a split in the seam in the middle of the top. It was a fair bit of trial and error doing dry runs in the vacuum press until I got it right. Tedious work indeed but well worth the effort. I have another idea in the works with figured rosewood veneer (beeswing Bolivian rosewood!). The sides will be bent rosewood like an acoustic with a thinner back and a rosewood neck. I have an incredible lightweight piece of Madagascar rosewood that weighs less than my lightest mahogany and sounds incredible. Perfect for a hollowbody neck I think. I will start building this one in a few months. The blue burst was done with an airbrush I picked at an art store. I have an Iwata system with a siphon feed, dual action airbrush. The tint was lacquer and some of StewMac's alcohol soluble aniline dye. I mixed it in the thinner first and then added lacquer in a 1:1 ratio with the thinner. It sprayed transparently so that I had to go over it a few times to get the intensity of color. After a couple sprayed bursts like this I am starting to like the technique quite a bit. billiousfrog, that's a cool observation about the gas flame. I didn't think of that. Thanks again for the comments. I really appreciate it! ~David Edited April 17, 2007 by Myka Guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~john~ Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 stunning work man, been watching this come together on your website and its just amazing. Maybe one day when i have the money and my playing is good enough to grace such a work of art i will order something like this from you. hope your new workshop lives up to your expectations and you have many many years of creating these wonderful guitars in it, can't wait to see the next one you finish up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis guitars Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 wow thats jaw dropping pretty, gorgeous guitars love the blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 The blue burst was done with an airbrush I picked at an art store. I have an Iwata system with a siphon feed, dual action airbrush. The tint was lacquer and some of StewMac's alcohol soluble aniline dye. I mixed it in the thinner first and then added lacquer in a 1:1 ratio with the thinner. It sprayed transparently so that I had to go over it a few times to get the intensity of color. After a couple sprayed bursts like this I am starting to like the technique quite a bit. ~David Very nice David! That was almost the blue I was going for, but I got blue happy and ended a little darker. Also glad to see that you went with the airbrush (sprayed) burst. do some testing on scrap (not that you haven't knowing you!!!) but there is something about spraying a little toner coat over wiped stain that brings more 3D to the figure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirapop Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Godin, I am moving back to the Pacific Northwest to Seattle, WA. I will be expanding the shop to about 800sqft (more than double what I have now). It will be pretty nice to have some room to spread out a bit. I am tired of always having work around the hot water tank Welcome back to the Emerald City. So where in town are you setting up shop? I'm not accustomed to the concept of someone moving to Seattle to set up a business. Outmigration has been the standard response to the high cost of living and traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Brian Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I went thru the pictures 3 times. That's a serioius gift you've got happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myka Guitars Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Welcome back to the Emerald City. So where in town are you setting up shop? I'm not accustomed to the concept of someone moving to Seattle to set up a business. Outmigration has been the standard response to the high cost of living and traffic. Thanks! I am looking forward to getting back to the area. The main reason I am moving is to be with my girlfriend Kim who is in school in Seattle. Even with that motivation I still really love the city and the area in general. I lived in Seattle for nearly 8 years and have missed it ever since. As far as cost of living goes I think the benefits of living in an area like Seattle with its vibrant economy outweigh any of the financial reasons to live elsewhere. There is so much creative work there to tap into and I already have friends asking me if I need any work (I used to build custom furniture and may do some of that again with the larger shop space). I am moving the shop to a building in Georgetown. I managed to find this space on Craigslist and it will be a very creative building with quite a few artists and craftspeople working there. I am looking forward to collaborating with some of the metalworkers so I can start offering my own hardware designs. Once everyone moves in and gets settled we will be participating in the Georgetown art walks. That will be a fun time and a good way to get back into the community again. Traffic shouldn't be too much of an issue. I will be living in West Seattle with my girlfriend near Alki so my commute is only going to be about a 10 minute drive or bike ride. Considering my hours are of my choosing I can avoid the traffic easily (I hope!). ~David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewman Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I've more or less said it before, and I'll say it again now: Your guitars, more than anyone else's, make me actually want to pony up for a custom guitar. Every one of 'em that I've seen pictures of has looked absolutely fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirapop Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 David, Sounds like you've found yourself a nice situation. Georgetown is probably the last enclave left. The other transitional artsy neighborhoods, like Fremont and Belltown have be gentrified, condo-ed, and otherwise made unaffordable. The nice thing about Georgetown is being on the approach to Boeing Field and the port traffic make it a less desireable place to start dropping in condos. We just need to keep the city from siting all the undesireable projects there (sewage processing plants, sex-offender housing, strip clubs, etc.). All the work they're going to do on the Alaskan Way viaduct are going to keep house prices and rents down (relative to the rest of the market) for the next few years. I'll have to check out your shop when you're part of the art walk. Again, welcome back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix_rising Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Oh man! I want to take a swim in your guitar!!! How in the world do you get spruce to look that cool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidlook Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Oh man! I want to take a swim in your guitar!!! How in the world do you get spruce to look that cool? probably by putting a veneer on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 It's an insane guitar. I mean look at the sides! It looks like blueish fire and the top is like a giant cozy ocean! The cocobolo just makes me want to eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exoticwood Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I know this is an older thread ~~~ but ,, I just went to Myka's site again and I really fell in love with this guitar all over again. I thought my lusting after other peoples creations was over ~~~ but I,m still a sucker for his stuff !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Myka's stuff *never* gets old. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassisgreat Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Yeah, that's incredible. I'd say I want it, but as a bassist, I couldn't allow that thing to never see the light of day in good conscience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richie Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 nice work their , i like the color,nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTU 7's. Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Awesome work, Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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