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Steve Saville
PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:38 pm 
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Big thanks to Grit Laskin for the armrest inspiration, to Tim McKnight for the Cross soundport design, to Joe White for a wonderful finish, and to Ervin for teaching me how to voice this guitar!

This one took a me a long time. I built 2 similar guitars, both with these armrests. They were hard!
The armrest is radiused, not beveled.
The radial purfling is koa.
Macassar ebont binding throughout.
Spalted maple rosette.

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Very nice.
Radial purfling is at the top of my favorites list.
What is the sound hole bound with?

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Jim Watts
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That's really a nice job Steve [clap] [clap]

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Beautiful guitar and great pictures. I've not seen an armrest done with a radius before. Very nice.
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Brad Way
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Very nice! I really like the wood purfling.

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Whooo boy, that's nice.
I love your rosette!

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Amazingly beautiful ! Is the purfling koa aswell ? .
more info wanted !! :D
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Very nice Steve!!!!! Lots of really cool features on this one and she is a real looker too! [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]
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Steve, A very good looking guitar indeed!
I like your armrest,rosette, and the top purfling. [:Y:]

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Steve, this guitar is stunning [clap], awsome design elements.
thats a way cool bridge.
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Awesome! Well done...
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Super job Steve!
I like the radiused Bevel!

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StevenWheeler wrote:
......What is the sound hole bound with?......


The sound hole is bound with a .010" each Maple and Black purfling.



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Lars Stahl wrote:
...... Is the purfling koa as well ?
more info wanted !!


The radial purfling is koa.


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What a beauty. Nice job! [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]

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Great looking guitar! Sweet looking bridge.

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Very very nice Steve. A stunner
Too bad we missed you at the AGF gathering. I heard this one was going to be there.
Lets get together sometime soon

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Wow,
Very nice.

I can't get my head around that arm rest. I've seen the beveled rests before, but how in the world did you make this happen?
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Steve, stunning guitar! Lots of very nice work there.

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That's a lovely guitar Steve - you should be very proud! [clap] [:Y:] [clap] [:Y:] [clap]
How about giving us a how-to tutorial on the radiused arm rest? I for one would very much appreciate it...

How does it sound?

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Dave Fifield wrote:
.......How about giving us a how-to tutorial on the radiused arm rest? I for one would very much appreciate it..........
I didn't take enough pictures. I'll be doing another one soon. I'll be sure to take enough pictures for that.

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......How does it sound?

I might be partial, :lol:
but I think it sounds great.
The Somogyi course is really paying of in terms of tone. This thin - light weight top with my new bracing design makes a very responsive guitar with lots of punch and bottom end. The thinner tops that move more freely tend to have more color and depth than the ones I built with standard bracing. I love sound ports, and while this one designed by Tim McKnight is beautiful, I think ones with larger openings sound better to the player. It lets more of the bottom end come through the sound port.

As always - YMMV. [:Y:]

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Andy Zimmerman wrote:
Very very nice Steve. A stunner
Too bad we missed you at the AGF gathering. I heard this one was going to be there.
Lets get together sometime soon

Yes - stupid fires got in the way. People there liked your guitars.
That would be great to get together - Your place of mine?



ChuckB wrote:
Great looking guitar! Sweet looking bridge.

Chuck


I was thinking about going to a more standard design as these are a little tough to make. But thanks to encouragement here from you and others, I'll keep this design for now.

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Beautiful guitar, I really like the armrest, nice work.
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Stunning ....

Is the armrest veneered (thick veneer maybe) , or is it a solid block ??? Very nicely done.

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Steve Saville
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TonyKarol wrote:
......Is the armrest veneered (thick veneer maybe) , or is it a solid block ???


The armrest is a solid block.

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I was able to snap a few picks when I dropped of the guitar. It is nice to be able to do that rather than mail it across the country.
He likes it! bliss bliss

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