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| Author: | martinedwards [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | rosette on a hog top? |
OK gang, I mentioned a while back that I was going to build an all mahogany guitar out of a church pew. I've cut up the wood, lammed a 3 piece neck, bent the sides and joined the top & back. now I freely admit that I've never played a hog top. I don't ever remember even being in the same room as one. I've had a look around google but there are very few pics of what looks good as a rosette on a hog top.  Maple? Rosewood? Any suggestions? |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rosette on a hog top? |
What do you plan to bind with? If a contrasting wood then a purfling/wood ring/purfling rosette of the same wood as the binding works well Abalone is stunning on redish woods, Lots of things you can do. |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rosette on a hog top? |
Same as binding and/or FB and or bridge. That's what I'd do. Something darker would look really classy in my opinion. |
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| Author: | martinedwards [ Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rosette on a hog top? |
OK, rosewood to match the binding, fretboard & bridge then..... still to purfle this, but under way....... 
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| Author: | Flori F. [ Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rosette on a hog top? |
Should look great, Martin. Are you tempted to put a strip of shell in the center? I think abalone would really make that pop. |
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| Author: | Steve Saville [ Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rosette on a hog top? |
Celtic knot rosette - http://www.luthiersupply.com/pearlroset ... einlaypage |
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| Author: | davo8411 [ Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rosette on a hog top? |
I'm on my first build and it's an all mahogany as well. I'm usually more of a lurker than a poster, but I've attached a photo of a dry run of a simple BWB purfling/abalone/purfling rosette on my hog top.http://s727.photobucket.com/albums/ww274/davo8411/?action=tageditmany |
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| Author: | martinedwards [ Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rosette on a hog top? |
no pearl or abalone. HATE the stuff!! this'll have to do for now!! |
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| Author: | Flori F. [ Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rosette on a hog top? |
Do you hate the look of abalone or working with it? If you hate working with it, check out the flexab/zipflex stuff that Kevin Ryan makes. |
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