Well, I've been working feverishly in the shop for the last 5 days to get this finished in time for Christmas. I've been finishing up the French polish and the final set-up for the last two days.
It is a Reyes copy flamenca negra from the GAL Tom Blackshear plans. IRW from Allied, Lutz top from Shane, Koa and Tulipwood trim, Padauk backplate on the headstock and Spanish Cedar neck (stock from BobC; aka the Zootman)
The body and neck are all French polished. I've used Tru-oil as a neck finish on my first and I'm anxious to see how the FP holds up on this one.
The Padauk backplate helped to bring out the red and orange hues in the Tulipwood centerstrip on the body and headstock.
The setup is truly flamenco; the bridge is only 7 mm high at the saddle and the strings are only 10 mm off of the top at the saddle. Action is at 2.8mm at the 12th fret for the bass side and at 2.6mm at the treble. I can't wait for it to play in a bit but it seems to really have that great flamenco percussive rasp I was hoping for.
I haven't attempted to do one of my own rosettes as yet. This one is from Dmitri Zhevlakov in Tula, Russia ... along with the matching strip on the tie-block which matches the inner and outer details of the rosette.
I followed the Greg Byers and Paul Jacobsen recommendations for intonation and it seems to be spot-on.
Now I can sit back until at least next Wednesday.( I need few days rest..)
