Re: Honduran Mahogany/Carpathian Spruce
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:15 pm
The guitar is on its way to McAllen, TX, for my nephew's birthday. My sprayer broke, so I did last of the nitro by hand. I decided to make the top and neck satin, in contrast with the glossy sides and back. I used micro mesh to achieve the high gloss.
I made a template based on the measurements in the photos of the 1931 OM, on this forum. So the guitar has forward shifted bracing that is narrower, but taller. I have recently gotten a small drum sander, so the top is indeed .100" thick, the back is .095" thick, and the sides are .080" thick.
This is a long scale OM. I know that the pickguard should be more teardrop shaped, but I decided to leave it a bit larger.
I made the bridge and fretboard out of ebony. The nut, saddle, and bridge pins are bone. The end graft is lacewood. The mahogany neck is the first neck that I've carved. I made the neck and tail blocks out of mahogany as well.
My sister-in-law requested that I inlay Will's initials. She later requested that I inlay the word "grandpa", along with the dates of his birth and death. I decided to place them on the bottom of the fretboard. The neck and fretboard, along with the frets, were all completed when she requested the addition. I'm sure it could have been done better, but it'll suffice.
This is a recording of the first playing. Warning, my playing makes cats cry. Make sure you click on the play button at the top, left side of the page.
https://soundcloud.com/d-kauffmds/sinke ... -recording
I made a template based on the measurements in the photos of the 1931 OM, on this forum. So the guitar has forward shifted bracing that is narrower, but taller. I have recently gotten a small drum sander, so the top is indeed .100" thick, the back is .095" thick, and the sides are .080" thick.
This is a long scale OM. I know that the pickguard should be more teardrop shaped, but I decided to leave it a bit larger.
I made the bridge and fretboard out of ebony. The nut, saddle, and bridge pins are bone. The end graft is lacewood. The mahogany neck is the first neck that I've carved. I made the neck and tail blocks out of mahogany as well.
My sister-in-law requested that I inlay Will's initials. She later requested that I inlay the word "grandpa", along with the dates of his birth and death. I decided to place them on the bottom of the fretboard. The neck and fretboard, along with the frets, were all completed when she requested the addition. I'm sure it could have been done better, but it'll suffice.
This is a recording of the first playing. Warning, my playing makes cats cry. Make sure you click on the play button at the top, left side of the page.
https://soundcloud.com/d-kauffmds/sinke ... -recording