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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 12:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
I can't say that the aesthetics of this guitar that is on ebay do much for me, but the beveled edges all the way around the top and back with the abalone inlay are interesting from a how-was-it-done point of view. I'm wondering how the joints between the abalone inlay and the top and sides would have been made. Did it involve mitering or was there some other trick? I'm also wondering how the builder got the abalone to follow the curved surface. Can real abalone be bent like that? 
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| Author: | Haans [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
Say now...got dials and buttons too. So much for straight line string pull. Probably has 1" kerfing all the way around. Looks like a 45 bevel bit and mother of toilet seat abalone. Nice... |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
Whew, too early for that. |
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| Author: | Jfurry [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 9:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
1+ Steve |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 10:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
Bet it sounds as good as it looks..... which is not a compliment. |
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| Author: | Haans [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 10:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
Who needs sound when you've got dials and knobs... |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 2:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
Haans wrote: Probably has 1" kerfing all the way around. Looks like a 45 bevel bit and mother of toilet seat abalone. Nice... I can see how the 45 bevel bit would work, but how you would get from there to having the abalone inlaid with purfling. If you ran a 45 bevel bit around the edge, the edges of the top and sides would be left with 45 degree angles on them and no recess to drop the purfling and abalone into. And here is its sister guitar for your post-Thanksgiving enjoyment. 
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| Author: | Haans [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 2:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
Ohelpme it's another one...smoke on the water... Slap down a layer of black plastic and lay the MOTS over that. |
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| Author: | phil [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 2:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
I've heard of a moustache bridge - but this one looks more like the full mutton chops! I love it that you're thinking and creating outside the proverbial box. Good on you Jay. |
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 2:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
Probably not a lot of feedback. |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 2:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
phil wrote: I've heard of a moustache bridge - but this one looks more like the full mutton chops! I love it that you're thinking and creating outside the proverbial box. Good on you Jay. Oh my God, no! NOT mine. As I said in the first post, the aesthetics don't do much for me. That's out of the box and into the next state or possibly the next country. |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 2:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
Haans wrote: Ohelpme it's another one...smoke on the water... Slap down a layer of black plastic and lay the MOTS over that. OK, got it now. I guess I was expecting too much in the way of craftsmanship. The aesthetics should have tipped me off.... |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 4:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
J De Rocher wrote: Oh my God, no! NOT mine....... I needed that 
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| Author: | dzsmith [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
Eewww, yucky. |
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| Author: | Robbie_McD [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
Perhaps this would be a good Halloween prop....? |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Sat Nov 29, 2014 5:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
Maybe the edge MOTS, purfling, etc. are all one unit. Basically MOTS with white then black plastic under it. The bevel was made with 1" kerfed lining and then 45 degree bit, and the whole unit is glued to the bevel and sanded off, making it look like there's purfling. The big square EQ knob is a dead giveaway that this guitar is meant for department stores, not serious musicians or collectors. I think Gibson has a Les Paul that is completely covered in MOP... |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The arm bevel taken to its full extent |
J De Rocher wrote: phil wrote: I've heard of a moustache bridge - but this one looks more like the full mutton chops! I love it that you're thinking and creating outside the proverbial box. Good on you Jay. Oh my God, no! NOT mine. As I said in the first post, the aesthetics don't do much for me. That's out of the box and into the next state or possibly the next country.
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