Looks super, Jason. Nice work!
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| Author: | jason c [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:27 pm ] |
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Hey guys, I finally finished my first. It's standard archtop stuff...sitka spruce top with maple back, sides and neck. Jason |
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| Author: | Ti-Roux [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:36 pm ] |
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Good job, jason... looks pretty nice! |
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| Author: | Darrel Friesen [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:06 pm ] |
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The guitar looks great Jason. How bout some more pics, headstock, neck etc. and some specs on how you did the burst. |
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| Author: | JohnAbercrombie [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:37 pm ] |
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Looks super, Jason. Nice work!
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| Author: | DannyV [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:52 pm ] |
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Way to go Jason! ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up") You have to be pretty happy with that. A couple more shots would be great.Danny |
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| Author: | Jim Watts [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:59 pm ] |
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Great job Jason! |
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| Author: | chinito [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:33 pm ] |
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Jason you did an amazing job. She looks gorgeous and I bet she sounds just as good. Congrats! -Jake. |
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:04 am ] |
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Is this your first guitar or your first archie? If it's both, a double congrats for for jumping in the deep end right off the bat. Looks really nice, lets hear about how you did the finish, how you carved the top and, back, and some pictures of the neck. |
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| Author: | Haans [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:59 am ] |
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Dang fine job! How'd you like carving half a tree? I could never rationalize a guitar or mandocello. Never got larger than a mandola. |
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| Author: | Dave Stewart [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:28 am ] |
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Congrats Jason! A great job. Look forward to details. |
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| Author: | jason c [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:32 am ] |
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Thanks guys. Terence, it's both. I pretty much built it along Benedetto's book but I arched it quite a bit differently. I carved it more along the lines of a cremonese violin with the top being a taller arch than the back with a flat or table. The back is carved with a curve from tail to heel. I just went at it with planes until it looked right. The bracing is also more or less based on a thirties Gibson. Parallel braces that actually splay out towards the neck and close towards the heel.....just enough room to squeeze a Charlie Christian pickup in it with the braces still falling under the bridge posts. For the finish I sealed it with shellac then sprayed tinted one-pound cut for my colors then went with EM-6000 for top coats. Spraying the tinted shellac was pretty tricky especially with the darker colors. It's a freaking cannon and I mean LOUD. It could stand to have a touch more bass but it is a 16" and that could maybe open up some. All in all I'm very happy with it. I'll post some more pics later. Jason |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:36 am ] |
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First huh ... hmmm .. archie, cutaway, burst .....  that would scare the hell out of me to have tried .... You must feel amazing to have it come out so nice - that is a really excellent looking guitar, astonishing for a first effort ... so where to now ???? |
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| Author: | SteveCourtright [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:14 am ] |
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Fantastic, Like Tony says, you really pulled out the stops and the result is marvelous! I love the burst and the maple and the shape, too. |
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| Author: | Steve Davis [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:47 am ] |
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CLASS! |
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| Author: | Quine [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:23 pm ] |
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mmm...very tasty. That's a great looking sunburst |
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| Author: | Ken C [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 1:14 pm ] |
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Well done, Jason! Ken |
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| Author: | jason c [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:29 pm ] |
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TonyKarol wrote: First huh ... hmmm .. archie, cutaway, burst ..... that would scare the hell out of me to have tried .... You must feel amazing to have it come out so nice - that is a really excellent looking guitar, astonishing for a first effort ... so where to now ???? Ha...Yeah, Tony I'm dense like that  . With maple bindings to boot. I won't be in a hurry to use wood bindings again. Here are some more pics of the neck, headstock and a better picture of the color and arching. Thanks again guys.
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| Author: | Tom West [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:11 pm ] |
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Jason: Your First.....!!!! Your First Archtop....!!! Give us meer mortals a bit of a break...!!! Tell us you have been building violins for 30 years or a woodworker since you were 5 years old. You have dug yourself into a hole....what do you do for an encore...? CONGRATS....!! Tom |
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| Author: | cwood8656 [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:10 pm ] |
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Beautiful work, Jason. I wouldn't have a clue how to build an archtop. Love it. Chris. |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:56 pm ] |
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I wish my first had looked this fine! |
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| Author: | npalen [ Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:24 pm ] |
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Some more of that delicious looking chocalate! Nice work, Jason. Don't quit now. Nelson |
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| Author: | jason c [ Sat Oct 09, 2010 2:30 pm ] |
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Nelson, don't worry I've got the back roughed out already for number two (17" archtop ES-250ish maybe a Charlie christian pickup). I'm honored you and Dave Stewart posted. I admire both of your work and really need to pick both of your brains. Thanks again all. Jason |
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| Author: | kjfultz [ Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:48 pm ] |
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That looks incredible! I hope mine turns out half as nice when I finally finish it. |
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