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My rosette
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El Burdo
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Joined: Sep. 8 2011
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RE: My rosette (in reply to El Burdo)
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It was indeed really expensive (relatively) but I wanted to put something on the guitar which meant something to me and the rosette was the obvious choice. However, considering the amount of work involved I need to double the price... Actually, like many others, the guitar is intended for me as I couldn't afford to buy one and I wanted to have another go at making anyway. I've got the bug though! I'll make a negra next as I have some 30 yr old rosewood and mahogany left over from my first go, 20 years ago. Choosing a design is difficult as curves are just too imprecise if you stick to standard 0.6mm veneer size, I found. I was going to do the curves of the Plaza de Espana but it looked like Lego. The dome at Cadiz was also a choice, but...same problem. The one I show above has a square design which was great (still had problems though!). Originally the green edging was part of the tiles but curving them would have lost too much and it occurred to me after I made the tiles that I should have used green banding..duh. So I scraped all of the green away! But, I then decided to use the blue as well so there was a creative benefit. Since I posted the picture I have flattened the top and lost some of the rosette as it was not square to the bottom of the slot and I'm looking at glue instead of rosette. So, this afternoon I have been gluing slivers of rosette plane shavings back. Unfortunately, this is the way I roll and is why I will NEVER be a luthier! But, thanks for your nice comments.
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