Very nice indeed!
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| Author: | jason c [ Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | second guitar done (archtop) |
Well here's my sophomore effort. Sitka top with asymetrical parallel braces, flamed maple back and sides ebony fittings....standard issue archtop stuff. I would like to give Dave Stewart personal thanks for his help sorting out a finishing bug. Oh yeah, it's Em-6000 with tinted Em-1000 for my colors. Jason |
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| Author: | LanceK [ Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: second guitar done (archtop) |
Looks fantastic Jason! Well done! |
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| Author: | NWflyonly [ Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:23 pm ] |
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Wow it looks great! |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:24 pm ] |
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Holy Smokes! Beautiful outcome! |
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| Author: | NWflyonly [ Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:24 pm ] |
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Wow it looks great! |
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| Author: | jac68984 [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:03 am ] |
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Very nice indeed!
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:27 am ] |
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Really nice! How tall are the sides? Looks like about 2 1/2"? A cross between a thinline and a big old jazz box. |
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| Author: | JasonMoe [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: second guitar done (archtop) |
Very nice job Jason. My next build is going to be a similar project. I'm putting a pair of soapbar P-90's pickups in mine. I hope mine turns out as nice as yours. |
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| Author: | nickton [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:46 am ] |
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Awesome. Some day I'll make an archtop I hope. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 5:11 am ] |
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That is really nice, looks like a very competant build and have taken a lot of patience and concentration - must give you a lot of satisfaction. |
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| Author: | Haans [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 5:38 am ] |
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Stunning and not gaudy like some with 15 plies of purfling! |
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| Author: | Mark Groza [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:29 am ] |
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Very Nice Jason! I like the the look of the tailpiece,real clean.
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:22 am ] |
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Having finished my first archie I now know how much work that was. Looks great! Any issues bending the cutaway? What did you use for carving the top and back? |
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| Author: | Chris aka Sniggly [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: second guitar done (archtop) |
So you tackled an archtop for your second build huh? That's awesome! ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations")
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| Author: | Joe Sustaire [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:43 am ] |
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Just flat out elegant Jason! Really impressive, looks like it would be fun to play, Joe |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:21 am ] |
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very nice work One day i hope to be so talented at this . Love the look , is the tail piece on print somewhere ? Or is that your design?
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| Author: | Darrel Friesen [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:39 am ] |
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Great job and nice work on the finish. Did you dye the maple or tint the lacquer or is it just naturally dark? |
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| Author: | SteveCourtright [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: second guitar done (archtop) |
Excellent specimen!! Love the color and very nice shaped headstock. |
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| Author: | npalen [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:09 pm ] |
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Jason, nice work! You can go back to your day job now. <g> What kind of anchor are using for the tailpiece? Nelson |
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| Author: | jason c [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: second guitar done (archtop) |
Thanks everybody. Alan-It's a full three inches deep. Terence-I had a lot of issues with the cutaway but finally got it figured out. I just used a shop made scrub plane and the ubiquitous Ibex planes. Chris-Yeah, my first one was an archtop too. Jim-I don't know if I can say it's my design as I basically just scaled a Hill-style cello tailpiece to what I thought looked right on a guitar. They are a major PITA to make though. Darrel-I tinted the Em-1000. Both the backs for this one and my first were actually pretty ugly pieces. They both had some pretty bad discolorations/mineral streaks. This piece was almost a green color, my goal was to let the figure show but to neutralize the green with a reddish brown. It turned out a lot more orange than I wanted but I'm going with it. Nelson-I just used the Sacconi-style tail adjuster ala Benedetto. Oh and I'm trying to make this my day job.  Jason |
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| Author: | Danny R. Little [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:00 pm ] |
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Jason, Very nice. I too like the colors. Going a bit to the orange separates it from the traditional amber tones just the right amount. Also, if not for the PITA work anyone could do it, right? Looking forward to seeing #3! Danny R. Little |
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| Author: | AlexanderLou3 [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:13 pm ] |
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Jason, that is so incredible! Hard to believe it's number 2!!! Great job. Very clean and the color is wonderful. I'm loving archtops more and more. I was thinking about using a similar tailpiece fastener on the flattop I'm building with a floating bridge . The fastener threads into the bottom of the tailpiece then? Does your tailpiece have a fulcrum too? I was kicking around the idea of just gluing it to the top right above the heel block but there must be a reason I haven't seen that. (Like because the fulcrum is important so the strings are straight to the tailpiece without another bend?) Good luck in quitting your day job! The prospect is looking good -Alex |
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| Author: | Jim Watts [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:39 pm ] |
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very nice Jason, keep it up! |
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| Author: | Hupaand [ Sat Feb 05, 2011 12:23 am ] |
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That looks great! Which plans did you use? |
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| Author: | the Padma [ Sat Feb 05, 2011 12:58 am ] |
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Ummm, Jason, after seeing this build, may me most humbly suggest you stay away from building flattops and keep on carving. Ya know after ya carve a few it gets under yer skin and well Carved Tops Anonymous ain't no help. Yup you keep doin just what you just did. Me like. blessings  Padma
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