New Project Guitar

[JerryR]

Looking forward to the new pics Larry :!:

 

[Steelpickin']

Hi Jerry, not too much new. Mikes Dad had a few health issues( he's 85yrs) and Mike has other customers as well! Can you believe it??! :wink: :lol: ...anyway the fingerboard is glued on and now we are waiting for time enough to carve the neck. I will get pleanty of pics of that process.. Dont forget to click on the pics


here are a few of the other projects that Mike is doing at the same time as we are doing mine:


A classical guitar in Myrtle with Babinga bindings


another classical in curley Maple

and here is yet another classical in some beautiful Indian Rosewood.
Only has a couple of coats of sealer on it thats why you can still see all of the pores. Very nice :wink:

 

[Graham]

A great peep into the building arena. Thanks Larry

 

[JerryR]

Beautiful looking guitars

 

[Steelpickin']

here is the inlay I am using for the heel cap:
Moon Face in White Mother of Pearl W/Abalone eye...too Kool!

bought a couple of piecces of Red Abalone to inlay the tie block with. I will be using the top piece. Should go well with the red ivory in the roesette. Should be carving the neck on Sunday if all goes well. I"ll be sure to get a few good pics of the process.

 

[Steelpickin']

Here is a link to the pickup system I will be using. I like these very much :
http://www.lrbaggs.com/html/products/sy ... oard.shtml

 

[JerryR]

I'm looking forward to the next lot of pics Larry

 

[Steelpickin']

Hand carving the neck: dont forget..click on the pic!


a grove is cut into each end with a rasp and carefully measured.


Then a little work with a spoke shave.


some work with a hand chisle to shape the soft curve from headstock to neck..

another angle:


really starting to take shape now..

So far carving the neck has taken 25 minutes!! :shock:
I'll post the finished neck in a few days
Thanks for your intrest

 

[JerryR]

 

[Steelpickin']

Here are a few more if nobody minds :wink: just give them a "click" :wink:

Moon inly in heal cap



one coat of sealer is starting to bring out the grain.


Cedar top is strating to look kool!

 

[cjd-player]

Beautiful, Larry.

What was the inspiration for the moon inlay heel cap?

 

[Steelpickin']

Thanks! I saw the man in the moon inlay here:

http://www.luthiersupply.com/
when I was buying my headstock inlay and thought wow..that reminds me of my father always telling me he "might as well be talking to the man in the moon" when he tried to talk sense to me when I was younger!
...BTW, it never did any good! :wink:

 

[cjd-player]

Thanks! I saw the man in the moon inlay here:
http://www.luthiersupply.com/

Some beautiful stuff there.
So when are you getting a Dragon Pedal Steel like the one in his instrument gallery? :mrgreen:

 

[JerryR]

Nice Larry - how much longer before she is ready to play :?:

 

[Steelpickin']

Hi Jerry,
not too much longer. a few weeks I guess. Mike just got orders for six more guitars so he will be finishing the current batch pretty soon. I'll be working on it a little Sunday but, there is not much I can do at this point.
Dont have many skills as of yet :wink: time to make and install the bridge, apply the rest of the finish,install the tuning machines and pickup.
Then lock myself away for a while and try to learn to play it!! :lol:

 

[JerryR]

Then lock myself away for a while and try to learn to play it!! :lol:

Larry - I really don't think that part will be any problem

 

[Steelpickin']

Hope no-one minds a few more pics..and if you do..
Just after the last coat of finish. not rubbed out yet:
Dont forget to click on the pics




The Man In The Moon...looking kool


The bridge is made and glued on now. I will post a few more pics in a day or so...

 

[AlohaJoe]

Beautiful! :shock:

 

[Graham]

Beautiful! :shock:

+5

Nice to see you larry, you're lookin' good! :wink:

 

[cjd-player]

Looking great, Larry.

Thanks for posting the update.