Prostheta Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Not quite close to the tight radii of non-Florentine lower cutaways; do you feel these are an achievable target with what you've discovered? Given that the fibres of Bloodwood and other similar woods are short and cross-linked, there is less opportunity for them to dislodge with heat so it's a challenge. Another reason why I love Florentines aside from personal aesthetics. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 I'm quite confident that I will be able to get the wood the conform to the shape I'm after. Some of the curves were tighter right after I made them, but as I didn't care about the spring back so I let them expand a bit as I was busy moving along. However at least one curve (the second from left) is more or less spot on for my design. So I'm going to bend the waist and lower bound on the fox bender, then do the first, tighter curve on the bending iron, clamp it in the mould and let it cool and fixate and then do the last part. This is looking good right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted August 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Here's a few more pics guys, shes almost done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psikoT Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 She's so beautiful... ... and the balloon is sick. Nice trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Here's a few more pics guys, shes almost done! Subtle laminating trickery! Good-o. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck_Chill-Out Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 That is such a cool guitar! Amazing work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 The detailing is a-ma-zing. I really love all laminations and stuff. It is really world class. Truly inspirational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 That's a beauty Tyler! I love the creativity and originality. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Show off. Incredible work and attention to detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted August 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Thanks for the feed back guys! I'm working late nights and even though I could probably get this thing done in a matter of hours, sleep keeps winning that battle. Here are the last few pics before final assembly! The sound port door with freshly sprayed finish. Still gotta wet sand and buff Finalized bridge and glue up I was torn between black or chrome tuners for this build and while I like the picture I took of the chrome ones better, the black ones look much better in person. I like the stealthy look that doesn't distract for the peghead inlay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Mixing and matching tuner parts between black and chrome is not an option, I take it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Personally, I'm a fan of black hardware. It may be the stealth thing you mentioned. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Classy stuff. Is the bridge a bit off-set in shape or is it just the photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 I tried mixing and it didn't look right. Someone suggested black buttons with Crome tuners but I like the black too much to order more parts. Yes the bridge is asymmetrical on purpose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Yes the bridge is asymmetrical on purpose Me like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted September 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 So the bloodwood acoustic had been wrapped up by the end of August just in time for the Northwoods seminar at Galloup guitars. This is a 4 day seminar where the best of the best get together to learn, to teach, and to catch up on what everyone is doing. It is held once a year and is really something special. I was able to hand my guitar off to names such as Charles Fox, Tom Ribbecke, Michi Matsuda, Dan Erlewine, and TJ Thompson to have them critique my work. It was very exciting and they all had good things to say about not only the aesthetics but the sound it produced. I was also able to listen to a truly talented fingerstyle player take it for a spin and that just blew my mind. A video was taken of the player, Kinloch Nelson, trying it out but it was unfortunately lost in the thousands of photos the photographer was taking of the event (heartbreaking). I'm still hoping it pops up one day but it seems unlikely at this point. Here is link to the seminars face book page if anyone would like to know more about what takes place. https://www.facebook.com/NorthwoodsSeminar?fref=tsHere is my buddy and fellow apprentice, Matt, trying out the newly completed build The positive feed back has only made me more motivated to continue building and I am well into my second acoustic which is a Hickory L00! This build includes a sapwood hickory back and laminated sides with a sitka spruce top, mohogany neck, ebony fingerboard and binding, and some more of that specially made wood for rosette and peghead adornments! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Man, you just gotta love the stuff you are doing these days!SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Do you have a vacuum bell to degas your epoxy? I guess that's an epoxy binder anyway. Flawlessly done. No pinholes anywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 I was thinking it was likely alumilite casting resins?But my god, can this thread continue getting any hotter?!Chris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2k Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 All I can say is wow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I was thinking it was likely alumilite casting resins?But my god, can this thread continue getting any hotter?!ChrisThat sounds likely. Still benefits from degassing or a slow secondary pour. I need to buy some Europium-based powder soon for a job. Hmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted September 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Yes it's allumilite resin. I use a pressure chamber to crush any bubbles rather then degassing, all though I would like to start vacuuming in the future prior to mixing just to ensure 100% bubble free pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck_Chill-Out Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 I was thinking it was likely alumilite casting resins?But my god, can this thread continue getting any hotter?!ChrisThat sounds likely. Still benefits from degassing or a slow secondary pour. I need to buy some Europium-based powder soon for a job. Hmm.Shame the company I worked at for 15 years closed. We recycled Yttrium and Europium. Looking forward to more of your builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexisguitars Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Fantastic headstock design! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted February 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 Its been awhile. Here's some pics of that hickory guitar and where I'm at now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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