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James Orr

Post subject: Re: My latest

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2022 4:55 pm

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Brad Goodman wrote:

Beautiful guitar!
I really like the shape of the cutaway.

I notice that the there is a significant amount of saddle above the bridge-This is not a criticism, I tend to like more than less, but I tend to round off the ends which visually makes it look smaller.

Thanks, Brad. I agree. I left a little meat under the strings since it hadn't been under tension long enough to really dial in a long term setup, so there's room to to bring it down.

Hesh wrote:

Awesome James and I love the cut-a-way too.

Thanks, Hesh!

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DennisK

Post subject: Re: My latest

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2022 5:16 pm

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First name: Dennis
Last Name: Kincheloe
City: Kansas City
State: MO
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

James Orr wrote:

Clay S. wrote:

Beautiful workmanship!
What are you starting on now? bliss

Sickeningly, I’ll be re-topping this.

I was cutting the binding off last night to touch up a few things, sneaking up on it pass by pass. I had a complete brain fart and set the cut for the final pass on the wrong side of the zero bar on my Elevate jig. I was in love with this top, but it’s just one of those things. Nothing to do but regroup and move on.

How about adding a bevel/scoop to the cutaway? Especially if there will be an armrest bevel to balance it out visually.

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meddlingfool

Post subject: Re: My latest

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2022 8:43 pm

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Joined: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:15 pm
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First name: Ed
Last Name: Bond
City: Vancouver
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Professional

What Dennis said, you have an option!

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BradHall

Post subject: Re: My latest

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2022 9:51 pm

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First name: Brad
Last Name: Hall
City: Windsor
State: Ca.
Zip/Postal Code: 95492
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

James, don’t beat yourself up too much. I just got the Elevate binding jig and after running a piece of scrap through to get it just right, I did the same thing you did. I was so sure it was right that I forgot to cut at the neck join first. Fortunately mine is only an inch long at the bottom joint. An old carpenters adage is; if you can’t hide it, accent it. I have a nice shell inlay that just fits and looks like a feature to anyone but another builder. Beautiful work on your first.

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