Official Luthiers Forum!

OK Folks, go nuts! Electrics, Acoustics, Lutes! If you make it and it can me played! POST IT!
Lets see your VERY BEST work. IT might serve as inspiration for all of us!

Im not going to go first, but instead wait and see

ALSO< don't forget to get registered at the Luthiers Forum Twitter Account! Well be giving away a
FREE set of Black Limba in Friday! HURRY!

_________________
Support the OLF! Bookmark our STEWMAC link Today!
Lance@LuthiersForum.com

These are not my own creations, but they are the very best I've seen.

And they are the "family friendly" sort of eye candy.

_________________
The member formerly known as erikbojerik....

Luthiers Forum Twitter Account!

Umm ...me been looking all over the site for this Twitter Account...can't find it. Then me get the idea to check out www.twitter.com for the first ime ...just to see if there is a Luthiers Forum Twitter Account...but no, me could not find one.

So some one please enlighten this old fool as to what and were is the "Luthiers Forum Twitter Account"

thank you
the
Padma

_________________
.

Audiences and dispensations on Thursdays ~ by appointment only.


.

Here yea go Padman- http://twitter.com/LuthiersForum

Oh well
I've only built two so far, so not much to post
Both could be improved in the fit/finish department, but the wood is pretty nice.

My No. 1: Redwood/Claro Walnut Nylon



My No. 2: Bearclaw Sitka/Bubinga OM





The left side of the back looks kind of dull in the image - no idea how my living room lighting and camera produced that.

cheers, Christian

Karol Solo body in Madagascar rosewood, with Laskin ribrest in curly black walnut, bound in mad rw and blk/orange/blk veneers ....

_________________
Tony Karol
www.karol-guitars.com
"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

Wow Tony, is that American Black Walnut? Sure looks nice.

_________________
Formerly known as Adaboy.......

Those are some spectacular Guitars...

Well... I will post some inspiration for others... My Retopped Esteban!

It is more the sort of inspiration for Others... I feel like I can help others in the same vein as Chris Farley's "In a VAN down beside the river!" inspirational speaking...

Hopefully, this will help all of the rest of you to say "Wow John, You are Right... My guitar really is beautiful! I should post it on Lance's thread!"

Well... maybe Lance will take pitty on me... see, I really NEED some pretty wood to build a Guitar out of...

Here's the Back -- Note all the finish that is missing.... This is why you never finish the Top while laying the Back on an old cement table


Here's the neck joint... where I had to saw the neck off of the body to reset it... I found some Minwax wipe on Poly that *Kinda* matched... but it wouldn't stick to the back.


My top was quite a bit thinner than the Plywood that originally lived here... Here's where I had to shim up the fretboard with 1/32" plywood...


And my fine Finish job... where I carefully scraped the finish away before gluing the bridge... There definately isn't any finish up under that bridge... I made sure I left plenty of room.. Oh, by the way... Rosewood dust is pretty dark against that Spruce...


and the Bindings... There were a couple little gaps here and there... Minor stuff.... Bondo does a pretty good job at making those gaps "Seamless"


I couldn't get the pix of dog hairs to come out... so you will just have to take my word on them.... or ask the folks who came out to Jimmy Hall's SC get together...

Now... Come on and post your Guitars!

Thanks

John

Well Lance,

Sounds like you want some form of "Eye Candy" But me not sure of the flavour and then well we should also get a deffinition for "Best"
especially for those of us whos work falls into several different catagories and hence the definition of "best" changes.

Non the less... I have chosen several "bests", one from each of the various catagories I build in. But I will only post one every few days or so.

This wood be in the "home build" back hills camp. I chose it first as well it sure do pop some eyeballs and apparently has inspired many to "think out of the box." I't me Oval Aluminium Roasting Pan Reso. Ya you read it right.



[img]
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/ ... os/xxxx.jp[/img]



Been a lotta beasts cooked and offered up in that roaster...how appropriate it is now used to offer up song.


Used a disposable aluminum pie plate for the cone and a regular pie plate for the cover plated. Note the 3 different tuners...just for fun.

blessings
the
Padma

_________________
.

Audiences and dispensations on Thursdays ~ by appointment only.


.

yep ... north american black walnut .... had to convince the dealer to sell me the board, it was in his private stash ...

_________________
Tony Karol
www.karol-guitars.com
"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

Ok....Call me dense....but I tried to do the luthier twitter thing and got all the way to create account button and it tells me my email address is already taken. No Kidding! I don't want another email address account to do this. I already have a personal and a business email account.
This is nuts. I guess I will just miss out on the cool luthier stuff posted on twitter.
Kent Bailey

_________________
Wood Creations by Kent A. Bailey
EXCELLENCE IN SCULPTURE, CARVING, LUTHIER, ARCHITECTURAL MILLWORK AND DESIGN

http://www.kabart.com

Hello
Long time lurker here... thought I'd jump in before too much good stuff gets shown. This is my only "real" guitar so far. Thanks to all for the great information I gather here.
Gerard

Black Limba??
Oh....me likey!!

_________________
Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

And a few more.....

_________________
Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

This one came out pretty good on the looks but I am most happy with the sound. It was an experiment so I am keeping it and playing it a lot! Very exciting!



sorry about the dust here..

_________________
Burton
http://www.legeytinstruments.com
Brookline, MA.

Burton,

Really like that cutaway. Very unique. I like your headstock design as well....Classy!

This one is my favorite so far .....

Brigitte

_________________
Charland Guitars

Some stunning stuff here! This is my first guitar, swamp ash telecaster with a maple neck, all finished with oil, and all black hardware.

Ok Chris...

May the Padma assure you... me made it and ya, it can be played... I play it more than any other instrument in me shop...if fact, its AWAYS being played.

Why Always?

cuz its "the Bench"




The Bench vibrates in sympathetic harmony to and with any sounds in the room but more so to what ever vibrations enter the bench top from me playing luthier on it.



features of "the Bench"

- 7 strings and can be tuned to any key
- is my largest instrument...measures 2 x 3 x 5 1/2 feets
- top, carcas, carved drawer fronts, solid Doug Fir... ribs (sides) and drawers g1s Doug Fir.
- has 12 drawers with hand carved drawer fronts (for my hand tools of course) that match the carved theme running throughout my whole shop.
- easy to play as it will resonate in sympathetic harmony to any sounds in the room but more so to what ever vibrations enter the table from me playing "the luthier" on it. Or any other game for that matter.




see pic of "the Benches" 7 tuners




see pic of strings running just under the top.

Advantages of such an instrument....well think about it dudes. Seriously think about the central "alter" of you shop having the ability to "talk back at you in sonics" what ever is going down around it and in the shop while you working.

Hmm....yes dude...there is a heck of a lot more to luthierisem than just getting the frets in the "right" place or the thickness of the ribs to match the number on some drawing.

May I assure you all that no bondo was used in its construction. However the Padma will confess to using an old
cabinet makers trick of "tuning" some bailing wire to get the carcas squaired up...but is ok...me fed two birds with one seed...I tuned the bailing wire to low E.

You dudes have enough of me insanity yet? Because me just getting warmed up here.

Next post in this eye candy thread gonna be a 5 string Kootney Mtn Ducimer with sculpted fret board, and highly carved headstock, pic guard and back with pearlessent airbrush paint job...but you gonna hafta wait till after turky week end which is going down now in Canada.


blessings
the
Padma

_________________
.

Audiences and dispensations on Thursdays ~ by appointment only.


.

Well, I was going to post a some pictures of one of my efforts, but then I saw Peter's koa dream guitar.......dang!!!......I give up......you win dude!!

Dave F.

_________________
Cambrian Guitars

"There goes Mister Tic-Tac out the back with some bric-brac from the knick-knack rack"

Aw...comeon Dave,

this ain't a contest...is about you in communion with yourself making sawdust. Well at least it is for me.

Now me ain't never gonna have the fit and finish skills like some of the "Official Professional Luthiers" on this site. But that ain't gonna stop me from buildin n postin pics of my madness.

I trully hold forth for the day when the consciousness of this planet evolves beyond "whos best" and the " I won" mentality cuz when they be thow the dirt on yer coffin...and you finally gotta deal with eternity...it just don't matter.

Well is my thinking.

And ya Peter, him do nice work eh!

blessings
the
Padma

_________________
.

Audiences and dispensations on Thursdays ~ by appointment only.


.

Hey Padma, you rock! I really like your bench. Some of my German friends here in Wisconsin play alot of zither music. They would have a field day with their zithers on your bench. Most zither players usually utilize a hardwood table or bench to help amplify their instruments. I am not a zither player, guitar is hard enough but I think the 42 strings on a zither and your bench would be out of hand! Thanks for sharing!

_________________
John Nowicki

Hard to imagin but apparently guitars by there very nature are extreemly inefficiant transmiters of sonics...as only about 6% of the strings energy is actulay converted to sound.

Tables, kitchen cabinets, wooden chests, china cabinets, doors to closets...now were talking sound amplification. In fact the bigger the box the better.

As a kid I use to rest the headstock of me Jazz bass against my cloths closet door to tune it and practice cuz the amp had to be off after 10 pm.

Zithers eh...one these days me gonna build one of them suckers.

Been thinking of streaching some strings up on the roof with an air foil to move the wind accross the strings... and let the attic become the sound box...thats right ...turn the whole house into one big Aeolian Harp. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolian_harp Now woodn't that be a trip eh!

Ya, I know, me crazie...but me ain't stupid.



blessings
the
Padma

_________________
.

Audiences and dispensations on Thursdays ~ by appointment only.


.

Ok, seems me been getting flack about me luthiers skills and me fit an finishes...so heres
that eye candy me promised.










5 string carved top dulcimer
Cedar top
Doug Fir neck and ribs, one piece wishbone construction
Walnut banding and fret board... thats been sculpted out between the frets
High relief carving of birch headstock and pick guard...low relief on back.
Pearlessent airbrushing and oh ya
me sprayed on some of that $19.99 a quart stuff from uncle wallie store.
NSF


blessings
the
Padma

_________________
.

Audiences and dispensations on Thursdays ~ by appointment only.


.

fan-freakin'-tastic!