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Next up is the voicing process for Mikes Top. Here it is getting the last of the braces glued down.



Here is Mikes Neck blank getting a sweet Brazilian rosette overlay glued down. The finish nails are there to stop the plate from sliding under the clamping pressure.






The neck with the plate glued on, truss rod slot cut as well as a pair of carbon fiber rods installed.


lastly, my NEW Go-Bar station!

Rosette update

Here it is, all done!

Premium Segmented Rosette with Red Heart ab ring.

Cutting a custom diameter circle from abalone for a rosette.



Testing its placement and size.



Here you can see the individual segments that make up the Brazilian rosewood ring. Sixteen in total, all orientated to allow the grain to flow outward, like rays of sunshine :)



Here it is dry fitted into the segmented Braz rosewood ring. Next I will add the inner and outer b/w/b purfling rings to the shell ring and level.

A few completed Rosettes

Here is Mark Cashmans bookmatched Brazilian rosewood rosette,



And a pair of Red Heart ab with Koa purfs for Jack Wills.

Rosettes!

Mark Cashmans bookmatched Brazilian rosette. Here is the layout. I start with marking out the .250 wood ring, then add the .040 b/w/b inner and outer purflings. After that I can locate the .085 far outer ring, which is b/w/bb/w/b. This rosette is a carbon copy of my last Redwood topped guitar I made for DavidR.



Next I transfer the measurements to the Brazilian wood blank.



Cut the circle.



After much fussing, here it is dry fitted. Last night I sprayed the top with schallac to seal the end grain and today I will flood the rosette with Cynoarriclic glue, then run it through my sander to level it all down.



Next, I did a segmented Brazilian rosewood ring for John Creech's BRZ/Carp Dreadnought, plus a book matched brw headstock overlay with sapwood accents.

Also done are both rosettes for Jack Wills OMFS'. Both are .125 Redheart abalone with a single line Koa purfling. Very clean.

Two more gorgeous sets of MadRose !

One is perfect for my 0-12 and the other large enough for Dreadnought!
Both nicely figured. Inquire if interested!

Jene's wonderful Madrose!

This set of Madrose will be part of a very special E2 that my client Jene and I are designing. The top is yet to be decided on, but I am sure what ever way we go it will be a complement to this fine set.

Look close, you might see your guitar!

Current work from left to right, Carpathian/Mahogany E2, LS/Koa 000-Omfs, Carpathian/Brazilian Dreadnought, a pair of cocobolo OMFS', Rosewood E2, a Ziricote L1Gp, and a Cedar/Maho L1Gp and sticking out of the end, a lovely set of Madrose with a beautiful sapwood accent.




Here is Jim S' 40+ year old Hondo Mahogany. This will be for a 12 fret dread that we have just started.




The rims set for guitar #2 for Jack Wills is now bent and blocked. The top linings are installed and drying right now.