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I'm not starting a new blog, but I need opinions. I designed this headstock motif from left over shell from inlaying my fretboard. It's a small inlay that is 1 3/4" long and 1 1/2" wide. It would sit between the top tuners.

Would you please give me your opinions? Thanks!

Love it!!!

Rick Gunn

For me too much stem and not enough flower and flower looks square. No offense intended.

hanksnowy wrote:For me too much stem and not enough flower and flower looks square. No offense intended.

There is no offense taken in any way, shape, or form. I need honest opinions and I thank you!

I have 2 other flowers that are left over from the vine inlay from the fretboard; they're rounded and a bit larger. I would have liked a 3rd flower, but I'm not sure that mixing the 2 types of flowers will work. I could round off the edges of these flowers, so at least the basic shape is a better match, but these flowers have that tiny abalone center; the vine flowers don't.

Here is a photo of the fretboard so you can see what I mean about different flowers:

looks fine to me

I think it looks great.

I think the headstock inlay is a beautiful complement to the fingerboard. Consistent but different. My opinion, a fine choice.

Diane Kauffmds wrote:

hanksnowy wrote:For me too much stem and not enough flower and flower looks square. No offense intended.

There is no offense taken in any way, shape, or form. I need honest opinions and I thank you!

I have 2 other flowers that are left over from the vine inlay from the fretboard; they're rounded and a bit larger. I would have liked a 3rd flower, but I'm not sure that mixing the 2 types of flowers will work. I could round off the edges of these flowers, so at least the basic shape is a better match, but these flowers have that tiny abalone center; the vine flowers don't.

Here is a photo of the fretboard so you can see what I mean about different flowers:

I see a certain delicateness in the fretboard flowers that is not present in the flowers your asking about. I don't see them as a good match. If you can manipulate your photos so that their viewed next to each other I think you'll see what I mean. To all of you who disagree, I, the minority do respect your opinions. I think rounding the flowers would increase the disproportion between vine and bloom. You could try thinning down the vines but thats unreversible.

hanksnowy wrote:

Diane Kauffmds wrote:

hanksnowy wrote:For me too much stem and not enough flower and flower looks square. No offense intended.

There is no offense taken in any way, shape, or form. I need honest opinions and I thank you!

I have 2 other flowers that are left over from the vine inlay from the fretboard; they're rounded and a bit larger. I would have liked a 3rd flower, but I'm not sure that mixing the 2 types of flowers will work. I could round off the edges of these flowers, so at least the basic shape is a better match, but these flowers have that tiny abalone center; the vine flowers don't.

Here is a photo of the fretboard so you can see what I mean about different flowers:

I see a certain delicateness in the fretboard flowers that is not present in the flowers your asking about. I don't see them as a good match.
If you can manipulate your photos so that their viewed next to each other I think you'll see what I mean. To all of you who disagree, I respect your opinions.
I think rounding the flowers would increase the disproportion between vine and bloom. You could try thinning down the vines but thats unreversible.

You've helped me a lot. I'm going to replace the flowers, with two flowers I have left over from the fretboard. This will allow it to match the fretboard. Thank you.

I've had a hard time deciding which flowers to use and hanksnowy helped me with my final decision. I replaced the flowers with those left over from the fretboard inlay. Although you can't see it in the photo, I know when I do the final sanding that the flowers will be white mop, but the type that has a lot of color. I may need to shift the flowers a bit to make it look better, but you get the idea.