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| Author: | Allen McFarlen [ Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
This one just strung up today, and I'm very pleased with how it's turned out. I wanted to make a 12 fret to the body, and played with the bracing pattern to approximate what is done in Martin's Norman Blake model. The floating finger board is because of the adjustable neck joint that I use on all my guitars. Body - Birdseye Maple- from the Zootman Top - Engelman Spruce Bracing - Red Spruce Binding - Purpleheart Neck - Queensland Maple Fret Board - Minneretchi Bridge - East Indian Rosewood Head Stock Inlay - Gold MOP, Pink Mussel, Koa Finish - Pre Cat Lacquer Attachment: 100_2534.jpg Attachment: 100_2535.jpg Attachment: 100_2539.jpg Attachment: 100_2540.jpg Attachment: 100_2543.jpg Attachment: 100_2544.jpg Attachment: 100_2546.jpg Attachment: 100_2550.jpg
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| Author: | K.O. [ Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
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| Author: | Sam Price [ Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
That is goregeous!  ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations")
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
Outstanding, Allen!
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| Author: | Flori F. [ Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
Wow. Love the inlay! |
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| Author: | michaelt [ Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
I love it.  Do you have a picture of the top bracing you would be willing to share? Mike |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
Allen, I've been waiting for a guitar to turn up made from that outrageous birdeye. You did such an excellent job! Many thanks for posting that, mate. And the guitar supports that inlay magnificently. Steve |
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
Congratulations! What is Minneretchi? |
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
Quite an attractive guitar and mouth-watering maple, but, I would put up some (constructive I hope ![[uncle]](./images/smilies/surrenderflagqv6.gif "Uncle") ) criticism: the routing tear-out is very visible in the spruce around the rosette and detracts from the otherwise excellent work. You could easily avoid this problem by scoring the circles with a circle cutter prior to routing. It is a minimal investment and only takes 1 minute.
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| Author: | phil [ Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
that is gorgeous!! phil |
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| Author: | DannyV [ Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
That's great Allen! Serious birds eye. I've never seen them so large. Awesome inlay. All very cool. Cheers, Danny |
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| Author: | Allen McFarlen [ Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
Howard Klepper wrote: Congratulations! What is Minneretchi? It's a dessert hardwood from Australia. Very hard and dense. michaelt wrote: I love it. Do you have a picture of the top bracing you would be willing to share? And here's a couple of shots of the top bracing. The bracing is forward shifted, and just the tips of the bridge intersect the x-braces. There is also a fair bit of room between the bridge and the intersection of the x-braces. I was concerned about getting a triangle shaped dip in front of the bridge, so I extended the bridge plate a bit in front. I also kept the top thicker than my norm, and then perimeter thinned once the box was closed up. Attachment: 100_2399.jpg Attachment: 100_2400.jpg
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| Author: | Ken C [ Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
Very nice Allen. gorgeous work. |
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| Author: | terence [ Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
Allen, that is very fine inlay work and I really like the selection of contrating materials you have used to detail the guitar. Congrats! Terence www.guitarbench.com |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
Nice guitar Allen. I have never seen such large birdseyes before. Is that an adjustable neck with a floating extension? |
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| Author: | Allen McFarlen [ Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OOO -Norman Blake inspired cutaway completed. |
Barry Daniels wrote: Nice guitar Allen. I have never seen such large birdseyes before. Is that an adjustable neck with a floating extension? Yes, an adjustable neck. You adjust the action with the stainless cap head screw visible in the heel. Truss rod adjustment at the head stock. I want to make it very easy for anyone to adjust the guitar with minimal fuss. One of the other Australian Luthiers has made a modification to this same adjustment system to incorporate a strap button by changing the cap head screw to a longer one, and fitting a complimenting wood button to the stack. The maple is from the last OLF swap meet and I managed to get 3 sets from the Zootman. |
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