Official Luthiers Forum!

Lance heres the full shot of the bevel and a taz fine art redwood topped guitar. lance

Those are really nice Lance, especially the arm rest.

_________________
Jim Watts
http://jameswattsguitars.com

Very nice! That bevel blends so nicely....well done.

Okay, this shot makes the Sapele stand out on that bevel.

The Tazmanian / Redwood combo is absolutely outstanding.

Lance, Isn't it fun to create such great guitars.

_________________
http://www.dickeyguitars.com

Awesome!!!!!   

_________________
Beautiful and unusual tone woods at a reasonable price.
http://www.rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store
The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

Lance those guitars look sensational. I'm a novice in the guitar building world but I dream about creating great sounding guitars that are easy to play. I have never played a guitar with a bevel but I have 2 instruments with 5 inch deep lower bouts and I think they would be much more comfortable to play with something similar to what you have shown above. How much extra work is involved? I don't plan to attempt it for some time but just strikes me as too practical to ignore.

Regards

Craig.

Lance,
I'm afraid you may have to commence using 'master craftsman' together with luthier in your adverts. REALLY STUNNING

Great work!  Really nice wood choices and all-around craftmanship.



I've seen a few now with these kinds of bevels, and also guitars with
various degrees of "wedge" to increase playability.  This has got
me wondering...has anyone tried to achieve a similar function simply by
bending the soundboard and bracing accordingly?  Or would the
various stresses in the top just make that idea unworkable?

Kitty!!!

_________________
"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Oh. us usual, your guitars are total first class...

I really like the rosettes, which in my mind are a trademark of your guitars. Great looking combo with the Tassy Blackwood and redwood. I'll have to try that combo, having an abundance of both.

Beautiful.

_________________
"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Thanks Lance! That is very cool!
The Redwood guitar is sweet!

_________________
Support the OLF! Bookmark our STEWMAC link Today!
Lance@LuthiersForum.com

Nice Lance...I like your more subtle armrest. And I'll bet it's every bit as effective as a more prominent flange.

_________________
JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

Lance
   Beautiful guitar
   Could you explain how that piece of binding that morphs into the bevel armrest is cut. I am assuming that it is twisted over in the area where the bevel begins and it must be left tall in that area to boot. I am wondering how all those compound surfaces are compatable. Toss a few suggestions our way.

John

I really enjoy it when such a fine builder posts his guitars here!Thanks Lance .The bevel is very beautiful and practical.I've never played a guitar with one either but it does look like it would be very comfortable.That spruce top is very nice too. Is it Lutz? I noticed tight grain all accross-reminds me of some Lutz tops I have.
Very nice work!!

_________________
Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Very cool Lance.

_________________
Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

Wow...
I'd like a closeup of the rosettes!

Steve

_________________
From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

The bar just keeps rising !!

 

Well done my friend!

_________________
Reguards,

Ken H

Very nice Lance

Maaahvelous, just Maaavelous!     

_________________
Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars

Don wins! He spotted the kitty. That's Jenny, the newest addition.

Eric - Mike Doolin bends his tops and they are very cool. You don't even notice that it has a bevel on it.

Bob - Master means you have learned everything and have nothing more to learn. I prefer the term Journeyman since I feel I still have much to learn.

John K - The bevel binding is a seperate piece than the regular binding. The reason it blends so well is because of the figure. You technically couldn't do the piece with all those compound angles. I have another couple of bevels to do like this in the upcoming weeks. I will try to take some pictures so that you can understand what is involved in the rest of the process. It's not for the beginner. Especially because you have to route the purfling channel by hand because it is like doing an inlay. There are no reference points to run a bearing off of. So if you haven't built a whole bunch of guitars, I wouldn't suggest attempting a bevel yet.

Dave - the top is Carpathian or Croation depending upon who you bought it from.

Steve - The rosette is one of my new designs. It took a lot of brain work to be able to do this with consistency. It still hurts when I get ready to do it. Here are a couple more pictures. It's a new look for me.

Thanks, Lance. That seems like a new look for anybody. Very original, quite attractive. I especially like the dragonfly. Wow! And the little "hiccup" in the pearl that mirrors the end of your fingerboard is a nice touch.
That looks HARD to do....

Thanks for the inspiration,

Steve

_________________
From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

That rosette is really nice Lance.
Looking forward to pics on the armrest btw.

_________________
Jim Watts
http://jameswattsguitars.com

Thanks Lance
   I have made about four of the Laskin bevels which I think in many ways is simpler. At least the bottom of the bevel is level and you can run the binding channel cutter at a lower depth and cut everything but the ends. The ends are cut by hand and I don't see any way around that given my equipment.

Here is one in Brazilian

   
John

I am anxious to see your the pictures of how you do yours.

Thanks again
John