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I have just put strings on my latest build. This one has gone well and is in the white. I have to deliver this puppy in about three weeks so the French polish will commence very soon.

Enjoy!

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Very nice looking and sounding guitar Stephen. Great playing too!

I think the owner will be very pleased.

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Thanks,
Blain

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"89.67% of all statistics are made up on the spot."

Nice work, Stephen! Sounds nice- though I'm sure you will see the sound change over the next few days.

Do you sand the top or do 'tone adjustments' after it is strung up?
I'm just wondering why you finish after the bridge is on- I'm still figuring out which 'sequence' makes the most sense.
(I've got a couple of classical projects 'in the works' here).

Cheers
John

Thank you Blain,

John, There is enough polish on the top that I have a very good foundation to continue. This keeps any squeeze out from the fret board and bridge from being too hard to get off the top. I let the guitar rest for a few days and play it a lot to evaluate it. Usually I leave well enough alone but on this one I feel like I will indeed sand the perimeter of the top a bit. It is a little tight right now but a couple of days will tell. Being in the white with just a little finish on the top does make it very easy to thin things out if needed to complete the voicing. French polishing with the bridge on is annoying but not really a big deal. This will be about the 8th top I have French polished so I am getting better at it. It does take a bit of practice.

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Thanks, Stephen-

When you sand down the perimeter, do you find it fairly easy to 'blend in' the area with (some) finish with the sanded areas?
What 'shade' of shellac are you using?

I should really make up a practice piece to see how tricky it is to FP around bridge/FB. I'll put it on the list...

Cheers
John

Nice work and sound Stephen! Keep on keepin on!

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Bill Hodge


One does not simply, own enough guitars!

Nice playing, what is it, Dowland?

Thank you John, Bill, and Marc.

John,
If you sand/scrape away French polish for any reason the new application of shellac will eventually blend very well with the old. I try not to pay attention to a particular spot and just polish the whole area I am working on. Eventually I cannot find the repaired area. I scrape away buggered up spots in my finishes all the time and they just blend back in. If you sand back too much you may lose your pore fill. I just spot fill with small amounts of pumice and I am back on track. I use the blondest flakes I can get.

Bill, I have another build in the white that gets strings today. Just keepin on...


Marc,

That is a study by Mauro Giuliani. I learned it out of a book called "A Rock Players Guide to Classical Guitar" by Ben Bolt. I have had it for at least 15 years and I like it a lot. Still a lot of songs in there to learn.

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