Take a look at this rosette

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Take a look at this rosette

This is a special rosette I made for a client. It's figured olivewood, padauk and ebony. I make very few, because it's extremely rare to find figured olive wood. The finish is French polish. My French polisher is the only one I know, capable of doing a "Conde" finish ( orange spruce and natural colored rosette and purfling ) in French Polish. I just got the guitar from the polisher, so there's no label yet. It's an Indian rosewood Negra.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 10 2005 15:20:49

henrym3483

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RE: Take a look at this rosette (in reply to Guest)

thats a really beautfiul rossette,good stuff. how long have you been a luthier anders?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 10 2005 16:18:37

Francisco

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WoW!!! I like the grain of the olive wood. A very unique pattern too. I also appreciate the fact that it's handmade. Very few handmade rosettes these days, 'eh?

But to be honest Anders, I think I prefer your other rosette. Mainly because of the way the color seems to complement the sides and back of the guitar. i.e., dark on the negras and light on the blancas. But this one is nice too.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 10 2005 19:07:42

Escribano

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I really like this rosette, having seen it "in the flesh" a couple of days ago. It's wood from the region and I am in discussions to have one on my own Anders guitar.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 10 2005 19:12:31

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I love it, it looks unique AND very beatiful! I love the colors very much, really!

It looks calssical and timeless! Elegant.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 10 2005 19:43:07

Thomas Whiteley

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Unique and nicely done!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 10 2005 20:08:03

gerundino63

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From: The Netherlands

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Nice Anders!

I like it a lot, especially you created some dept in it!

I have a little collection of hand made pocket knives, also with figured olive wood.
The nicest come from "Laguiole en Aubrac"
Maybe they can help you to get first class olivewood?
this is their website

http://www.laguiole-en-aubrac.com/

their email adress is: laguiole.tradition@wanadoo.fr

Peter.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 10 2005 20:52:50

Guest

RE: Take a look at this rosette (in reply to Guest)

Thanks for the nice words Amigos.

My French polisher (Antonio Ariza hijo) is crazy about this rosette. He has shown the guitar to a lot of other builders. I makes his wonderfull work come through. I know how to french polish, but have absolutely no idea of how to do what he does. Es un maestro.

I was lucky yesterday, I found a good piece of very figured olive wood in one of the sacks of firewood I have, so production is secured for a while. It's a bit of a pain to cut though, but well, one has to suffer in order to make art

Simon, this wasn't the one you saw. This has Heringbone purfling, the one you saw was more traditional with a brown (sapelly) stripe instead of the heringbone.

Peter, I know these knifes, they are very beautifull and VERY taste full. Do you know in which region in France they work?

Bueno, saludos a todos
Anders

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 11 2005 8:06:44

Francisco

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quote:

This has Heringbone purfling, the one you saw was more traditional with a brown (sapelly) stripe instead of the heringbone.

What shade of brown, I wonder? I was thinking what it would look like if the purfling was darker brown to match the back and sides of say a negra? Now my curiosity is peaked.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 11 2005 9:11:32

gerundino63

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Hi Anders,

The place Aubrac ,where the knives are made is between Clermont- Ferrant
And Montpellier.

The south of france.

Maybe, if you sell some more guitars, a nice place for a holliday?

Peter

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 11 2005 9:58:29

pablus

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Hi Anders,
Great rosette. I don't know if you know this but
just in case, J.R. Elliott makes very nice 'natural wood' rosettes (I think
he was one of the first to introduce this concept).
Take a look at http://www.elliottguitars.com/gallery.htm

Regards
Pawel

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 11 2005 19:28:46

Guest

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Peter, I lived in Massif Central some 3 month, many years ago. Wonderfull place, not just for hollydays.

Pablus, J. Elliot is one of the GURUS in guitar building, so of course I know him. Fantastic builder. I dont know if he introduced wood inlayed rosettes. It's quite common on steel string guitars. I think I might be the first to use olive wood though.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 12 2005 7:28:44

Escribano

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quote:

I think I might be the first to use olive wood though.

Would orangewood work?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 12 2005 8:15:29

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All kinds of wood would work. A next experiment is to use australian Banksia nuts, and fill the holes with something interesting, but I havent got the time yet.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 12 2005 15:39:07

Jon Boyes

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I like it Anders, very original. Gives a kind of native American/South American look, IMO.

Too early to be bothering you with these things, but maybe this is something we could discuss for my guitar?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 15 2005 12:04:06

Guest

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Hi Jon. Thanks for the nice words. We'll go through all this before I start your guitar. I wont charge extra for the rosette, but the two colored polish is 100 euros extra (polishers price)

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 15 2005 15:11:46