Osorio

reopening the topic cause this two ones that I left behind started to receive their finishes, blue and dark purple. 

hope you enjoy!

49 minutes ago, ScottR said:

Stunning!

Really nice polish on the frets too.

SR

Tks man!!!

Finally!

2 minutes ago, JayT said:

oh man, this is beautiful. I am taking notes. Love the white, how was the logo done? By hand or stenciled, silk screen?

Hy Jay! Thanks!  My logo it's just a sticker ... quite simple!

On 3/23/2020 at 4:27 PM, Bizman62 said:

The only thing not to like about that is to see how far ahead you are! The accuracy in details like the rebate in the back panel is something so obvious that anyone should be able to do it, yet this was the first time I saw it done!

Thanks Bizman, infact I'm doing covers this way in th last projects, since I decided to make it from the same woods used on the guitar/bass. I like a lot the final results with them.

On 3/23/2020 at 5:09 PM, ScottR said:

Good stuff Alessander! I really like the finish on the first one.

SR

Thanks Scott, the translucent matte white was the customer's choice, I just executed it!

Here some updates! I'm almost finishing it, Hope you guys like it.

Blanca y Malevola

You could check the complete build process here.
These two are the first ones form a bulk of four that I started last year.
Both have the same hardware (wilkinson tuners and a generic monorails) and Cabrera pickups. Blanca have a Fishman Presys Piezo System.
Necks woods are Marfim with Imbuia Fingerboard 25 to 27 inch Jescar frets.

Blanca have a Tauari body with mate finish.
Malevola have a Brasilian Ceddar with Eucaliptus top body

That's it!! Hope you like!

Started this year with a build of headless bass. 

Body back - Brasilian ceddar 
Body top - Ash
Neck - Marfim/Ipê ( Balfourodendron riedelianum / Tabebuia impetiginosa )
Finger board - Braúna Parda (Schinopsis brasiliensis)
Hardware - Nova Guitar Parts ( brasilian product )
Pickups - Malagoli custom wound sopabar dual coil
Scale length - 34~32,5

Hope you enjoy it !

Tks folks!

That white finish it's pretty simple to do and looks great at the end.

Is a four coat paint. First a white coat, following by 5 coats of pearl. The marble effect I do using silver paint and a plastic trash bag. Appling silver paint on the plastic and puffing over the pearl coat. Finishing with a mate varnish. Simple!

Two of then are finshed here it goes .... 

4 minutes ago, ScottR said:

I'll say!

The contours you're creating on both ends of the fretboard are especially nice.

SR

LOL!! The raw became a fine touch! Ever!

I'm almost finish, need to sand some things to glue body and neck together, but I decide to put fishman Presys into #1 (for my own). So more cavities are needed to open. 

Before someone ask, I remove the mic pickup circuit, and there will enter the signal from magnetic pickups to blend with piezo. A switch will make the magnetic signal enter or not into the preamp, but I have to think this circuit better.

some updates

a lot of things was made and a lot of sand ahead!

42 minutes ago, ScottR said:

That is what I would end up choosing as well, I think....yes #3 and yes they all do look great. I am looking forward to seeing the final body shape with the violin cutouts.

And I agree with that as well. A nice little burst to focus the attention on the beauty of the wood.

SR

Sorry but these ones din't have the violin cutouts! It's nice and have a great design apeal but you get tired of them soon playing all days.  The out line in this 4 projects it's inspired on those with violin cutouts plus some influences of other modern outlines with my personal touch. Headstock is ESP kinda, but I'll change it.

Even the arch top will not appear, instead of it I'll make some bevels where intent to show the sides of top and back woods of the top. Like I said, its a modern design, for this reason I take care and think well every cut.

6 minutes ago, psikoT said:

The second one, from left to right... not fan of light fretboards, but all of them look great.

If I ever make another guitar, it will be multiscale for sure.

#3 I suppose?

Tks By the way!

In fact #1 I'm building to my self. It's a simple guitar without top and will receive probably a solid matte withe finish.

Due different woods on the body and top they will sound different.

Visually I think that both #2 an #4 it's more my mood at this moment

I don't know what kind finishes use into them, but think that I'm going into these modern burst that people are using today, but at same time I want smothing classy that if you look for the guitar past 10 years still tasty to the eyes.

Give me some directions guys ....

Here some updates from this project.

Wich one you guys is liking most?

Some updates from the last days

2 hours ago, Bizman62 said:

LOL seeing them lined up like that is like watching the Shadows or ZZ Top stage coreography!

"every girl is crazy for a sharp dessed man!" lt's put some plush when finishing! lol

New updates from this week. Picukup and neck cavities open. Neck now have a pre-shape, and of course lots of raw cuts! LOL

On 5/24/2019 at 8:35 AM, komodo said:

The distribution of the fissures(?) in the Eucalyptus remind me of Mappa burl in a way. Will you leave end up filling them in any way?

If your Cedar is anything similar to North American cedar, it will be amazing. The best electric guitar woods I've ever used are light and resonant like pine, cedar, and swamp ash.

Komodo, I will fill them. Probably with epoxy colored (or not) resign, but at this moment i did not think in final finish yet. I have some ideas but nothing decided yet.

Yes cedar is a great wood for guitars, this one that I used in this project is very ligth and sounds with mids pronouced.

On 5/25/2019 at 11:27 AM, ScottR said:

Very industrial looking operation you've got going on so far, Alessander.

For those of you watching this man's builds for the first time, don't let that fool you. He is a master at knowing when rough cuts are appropriate and when the fine work is called for. These will end up looking very clean, professional and gorgeous.

I've always been impressed by your economy of labor, I spend a lot of time sanding parts to see what they look like only to cut part of them away later.

SR

Scott, you forgot to mention that I win the trophy for use less clamps when clamping too!! Always when I post a raw cut / sanding, or clamping something I remember the coments of you guys here from PG (LOL).  

On 5/25/2019 at 12:08 PM, Bizman62 said:

Yep, that sure looks like a streamlined process, industrial indeed. No unnecessary hassling despite the obvious curiosity of wanting to get a glimpse of how it might look when finished.

@Osorio, to me a great deal of the process of building a guitar is to see the almost miraculous change from pieces of lumber to a playable and good looking instrument and the astonishment when it finally is finished to the limits of my skills. Do you still feel the same magic when doing a series of instruments almost like on an assembly line? Do they just give you the pleasure of making a job well or are they like your babies?

 

I think that doesn't matter how many guitar I already made at this point in my life ( or will do ), I always getting mesmerized with wood grain, veils and general aspects from every cut that I  made. Discover the internal secrets from wood it's a exting adventure!

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About the "industrial production line" - I'm just using templates to make job more easy to do and get standardized meassures for all parts. This because I not decide the combinations neck/body/top. So this way I need interchangeble parts to the four guitars. Off course that in some step of the job I'll work exclusively in one at the time. But I like the idea of four guitars finished at same time! 

new updates, truss rod channel and outlines routed

Some Little Updates! The bodies outlines are routed and raw sanded. Necks are glued and I'll work on then next week.

13 minutes ago, ScottR said:

https://www.wood-database.com/tornillo/

https://forestlegality.org/risk-tool/species/argentine-cedar

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/cedar, western red.htm

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/arborvitae.htm

The top two are what I could find on @Osorio's cedars, and the bottom two are what I think gets used in the northern americas.

And this is what I always think of when cedar is mentioned.

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/cedar, aromatic red.htm

This wouldn't be especially useful for acoustics, but would make fine solid body tops.

SR

 

Youre rigth! Tornillo and Agentine Cedar are the woods that we use here in Brasil. It's quite diferent that species used on horth america and europe!