Acoustic guitar - Build #2

[Richard Hutchings]

Looks perfect to me.

[Jim Becker]

That's really going to set that off in a unique but, IMHO, beautifully understated way! Perfectly unique without being "in your face". Nice!!!

[David Falkner]

That's really going to set that off in a unique but, IMHO, beautifully understated way! Perfectly unique without being "in your face". Nice!!!

I agree, Jim. The more I looked at the Redheart, that I really like, it became more of 'hey, look at me - I'm a rosette with a guitar in the background!' and I just didn't want that. Not that I won't use Redheart at some point in the future, or pearl or Abalone, but not on this one.

[David Falkner]

Finished the video for the rosette and cutting the top out. Next will be cutting and fitting braces to the underside of the top.

[David Falkner]

Made a little progress on the guitar build and got the X-brace glued, ready to sand the 28' radius on the bottom of the braces.
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005 - X brace glued, ready to have radius cut.jpg

[Maurice Mcmurry]

Neat-O! It is always fun to see your projects.

[David Falkner]

Thanks, Maurice! Fun stuff to build, right!

[Maurice Mcmurry]

It is fun. Darling brought this video home. Hopefully I can stay awake long enough to watch it. It will be fun to see Woody Mann. Mr. Mann played a Franklin as well as a Monteleone (and many others I suspect) .
I hope Mike Marshall will be playing his Monteleone Mandocello!
Building instruments remains an illusive dream for me. I am running out of time to get one built in the whole year of 2023.

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[David Falkner]

Anything with Mark Knopfler has to be good! Yep, not much time left in the year so jump on the instrument making bandwagon now.

[David Falkner]

Finished the next step and began another, so here's an update -

Glued these 80 grit pieces to the 28' radius dish -
006 - 80 grit ready to glue to radius dish.jpg
Cut the Bubinga bridge plate and an MDF caul to hold it down for gluing -
007 - Bubinga bridge plate, MDF caul.jpg

[Maurice Mcmurry]

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An amazing man and a highly recommended video. It took me a week to get up my courage to watch it. I knew I would be very intimidated. 99% intimidation 1% inspiration. It was fun to learn a little more about Mandolin Brothers in NYC. Visiting there was on my bucket list. It is too bad they closed. A trip to Rudy's Music in SOHO is on the list now.

[David Falkner]

An amazing man and a highly recommended video. It took me a week to get up my courage to watch it. I knew I would be very intimidated. 99% intimidation 1% inspiration. It was fun to learn a little more about Mandolin Brothers in NYC. Visiting there was on my bucket list. It is too bad they closed. A trip to Rudy's Music in SOHO is on the list now.

I have friends from here who each visited Mandolin Brothers and had nothing but great things to say about the store and the environment. One bought a guitar but I think he did that online after visiting. I agree - sad they closed up shop.

[Maurice Mcmurry]

I have friends from here who each visited Mandolin Brothers and had nothing but great things to say about the store and the environment. One bought a guitar but I think he did that online after visiting. I agree - sad they closed up shop.

Mandolin Brothers had a standing order for 3 mandolins a month during the years that I worked at Mid Missouri Mandolin Company. They often upped their order if they happened to sell out before the end of the month. Looking back, I am somewhat surprised as they were a high end store and Mid MO's are "No Frills" simple mandolins. My 1% of inspiration gleaned from The Chisels Are Calling comes from remembering that they also sold several Octave and Electric Mid MO Mandolins.

[David Falkner]

More progress on the acoustic build -
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[David Falkner]

Did some carving on the braces, got a new chisel, and on to the next step!
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