"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order and lends to all that is good and just and beautiful."
PLATO
Thanks guys. I'm hoping to finish a new bridge design, but I might have to steal a bridge from a burned guitar to fill in. The ebony won't match the fretboard and head plate but oh well. We'll see what gets done tomorrow. I think it'll be an all-night'er the way these crappy spot fills and burn thru's have been going. Releveling is a pain!!
Finished!!! Hurray. Done at 1:30pm auction day. I strung it up at 11:30 pm the night before so it would have a chance to "feel the burn" of the strings for at least 12 hours (ish). Just used another nut and saddle from a burned guitar so I could at least string it up. It sold for my base price which was great. Best thing I've ever made and I only got to play it for 3 minutes.
Fret Leveling
Shop photo's just after assembly was complete.
The Finished Photo's: Taken seconds before I headed out to the event.
I should have made the neck cap out of Coco but I didn't have the wood, and the new bridge design didn't make it so I went with the standard MN/Guild design. Took it out to the models name sakes shop before I took photo's, it was great to be able to show how much I've learned in such a short time. Watched him bind 3 guitars' wbw side shelf purfling in 32 minutes, its was just one layer at a time, but so quick and the miters were perfect every time and he free cut them with an exacto knife, free hand!!!!! Awe inspiring! Got a quick lesson to make my next ones better too. Here's to hoping I can learn to do it as good as he does.
Congrat's Todd, a gorgeous instrument it is! I bet the new owner is still grinning ear to ear.
Dennis Mitchell
"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order and lends to all that is good and just and beautiful."
PLATO