cSuttle Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Just finished it today. Needed to show somebody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 HOLY CRAP that is one nice inlay! you have mad skills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foggy Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Brilliant work ...................how the hell do you do that????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery impressive. Is that stone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsa2 Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Man you are an artist for sure!!! how did you do that??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Very impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted April 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 (edited) Brilliant work ...................how the hell do you do that????? This is to answer Foggy's, Mitch's, and Corsa's question - how do you do that. If you go to my web-site, I have progress pictures as the piece was being made in the Special Projects section. Shark Inlay However, the quick answer is the frame and the rob are recon stone. The violinist is MOP, Sparkle MOP, Sparkle Red Ab., and Gold MOP. The violin is Walnut and Palo Escrito. There are actually two wood bases being used, an ebony one to hold the violinist and a rosewood one to join the stone frame to the main design. I used rosewood just because it was handy and cheaper than another piece of ebony. After everything was glue up, I etched the details in the hands, face, and rob. Lastly, for the hair effect, I dry brush painted over the top of the Sparkle MOP in order to give the hair definition. You can see it in the picture, but the MOP still shimmers though the paint lines. Very cool effect that I just got seem to capture in a photo. The piece is going under the bridge of a Garcia Tribute guitar. Sort of like the tiger that Garcia had on one of his guitars. The guitar builder is just going it inset the oval. Pretty simple job for him, but not for me. Edited April 7, 2009 by cSuttle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarter Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Wow ... absolutely stunning!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anderekel Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 WOW, that's incredible. And I see you're from michigan, where at if I may ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted April 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 WOW, that's incredible. And I see you're from michigan, where at if I may ask? Thanks. I'm in Novi, which is 20 west of Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CainMD Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 oh man that is nasty! i saw the dancing bear and the lightning bolts too. I already want this guitar, bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddW Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Beautiful work Cliff. Can you do inlays in boards that are already radius'd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted April 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 oh man that is nasty! i saw the dancing bear and the lightning bolts too. I already want this guitar, bad Well, I don't think Alan would be very happy about that. :-) I've seen pictures of the guitar's design and the body woods and stuff. It's going to be a great looking guitar for sure. Neck through, multi-piece neck. Quilt maple top. Yowza!!! Plus, it's being built by a pretty talented guy. I'm looking forward to seeing this guitar myself. Too bad I'll only be seeing pictures and not the guitar live. Oh well, such is the world of the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted April 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Beautiful work Cliff. Can you do inlays in boards that are already radius'd? Yes, I can do radiused board. I do it all the time. I even do the Warmoth compound radius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted April 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Headstock is ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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