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estebanana -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 20 2015 12:01:25)

I've been told I need to get a hair cut and tune my uke.

The strings were new and the outdoor air temp knocked them out of tune. Only corporate executives need short hair cuts. I'm wild.

But I bet you wish you had a red shirt that says 'Alessi' yeah- I HAVE ONE. HAHAHA

Ahmed, can you please show a closeup of your rosette? I really like the wood stripes and imagine the damask motif that the grain of the wood might create. I have been thinking about making a rosette like yours.



Ahmed Flamenco -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 21 2015 22:37:42)

Hello Mr.Stephen I miss your talk[:D]
this is just a simple veneer



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estebanana -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 22 2015 1:52:00)

Thank you Ahmed.
Rose you made with veneer looks carefully set with proper attention to the edges and sharpness of the cuts.

The other photos change the look of the rosette to make it seem like ti has stripes. This gave me an idea.

I learn from everyone, thanks for the idea.
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If I may respectfully suggest, make the small font on your label that says GUITAR MAKER a few font sizes bigger.



Ahmed Flamenco -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 22 2015 11:22:07)

Next time [;)]



Anders Eliasson -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 23 2015 14:43:13)

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My first guitar


Well done Ahmed. I like your style.



Ahmed Flamenco -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 23 2015 22:02:11)

You mean the guitar or the playing?!



estebanana -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 24 2015 2:07:33)

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You mean the guitar or the playing?!


Both.



estebanana -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 28 2015 8:02:09)

This is just in Paganini on spruce a rosewood classical:

on this page of the Foro-

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=213032&mpage=35&p=1&tmode=1&smode=1&key=

Naoki Ikuta guitarist




Anders Eliasson -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 29 2015 9:19:23)

#125. There´s a few more pics on my blog.







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tijeretamiel -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 29 2015 10:15:22)

Beautiful guitar Anders.

The peghead cedar blanca provides the combination most pleasing to my tastes.



keith -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 29 2015 12:44:42)

Ahmed, are the things that are protruding inwards towards the label glue blocks (peones--I hope I have that correct)? If they are glue blocks they seem really long and I am curious about the function of having them that long. If they are not glue blocks, I am curious as to what they are. Thanks.



SephardRick -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 29 2015 13:41:40)

So, Anders...Does your guitar has a maple back and sides? Am I seeing it wrong? The sides almost look like cypress. I like the effect. Your craftsmanship and innovation is remarkable.



Sr. Martins -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 29 2015 15:36:00)

Looks like grevillea robusta but with some very straight lines in there. Whatever that is, looks awesome.



orsonw -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 29 2015 19:32:16)

Anders- the heel cap and purfling look very elegant and masterfully worked, Ole!

Do you dye the ebony fretboard? In your blog there's an unfinished photograph, it looks to have a lighter streak but not in the finished guitar. I don't mind imperfect ebony as much as I imagined I might. I understand that now they have stopped the practice of cutting down several trees looking for a perfect black one and discarding all the others?



gerundino63 -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 29 2015 19:39:18)

Masterpiece Anders!


Labour that reaches to perfection becomes art.....



Ahmed Flamenco -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 29 2015 21:23:39)

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Ahmed, are the things that are protruding inwards towards the label glue blocks (peones--I hope I have that correct)? If they are glue blocks they seem really long and I am curious about the function of having them that long. If they are not glue blocks, I am curious as to what they are. Thanks.

These are wood pieces to hold joints, nothing more than that



Sr. Martins -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 29 2015 22:10:11)

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These are wood pieces to hold joints, nothing more than that


Lenny, sounds like Ahmed is building the right guitars for you. [:D]



Leñador -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 29 2015 22:47:50)

Hahaha im on hiatus from that till work calms down a bit. [;)]



Ahmed Flamenco -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 30 2015 1:43:36)

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Lenny, sounds like Ahmed is building the right guitars for you.

What do you mean?![:D]



Leñador -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 30 2015 3:03:21)

He means cus it "holds joints" and I'm a bit of a pot head sometimes lol



Anders Eliasson -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 30 2015 7:52:29)

Hi thanks guys for your nice comments. Its highly appreciated[:)]

I just dont understand why you believe the wood is anything else but Cypress. To me it just looks like cypress and thats what it is. A very good quality, yes, but "just" cypress.

I dont dye the fingerboards, but I give them a good amount of oil before taking the photos.



tijeretamiel -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 30 2015 10:25:21)

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ORIGINAL: Anders Eliasson

I just dont understand why you believe the wood is anything else but Cypress. To me it just looks like cypress and thats what it is. A very good quality, yes, but "just" cypress.

I think it might have been the cedar soundboard which threw the people off the scent! It looked like cypress to my eyes!

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ORIGINAL: Anders Eliasson
I dont dye the fingerboards, but I give them a good amount of oil before taking the photos.

Would it be possible to ask what type of oil you use? Good to hear you don't dye fingerboards, it's something that kind of annoys me (black fingertips after playing)



Ahmed Flamenco -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 30 2015 11:50:50)

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He means cus it "holds joints" and I'm a bit of a pot head sometimes lol

hahahahaha[:D]



Ruphus -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 30 2015 13:21:13)

I was expecting cypress, but seeing close-up the tight grain made me wonder whether it could be cedar.

Back in times of less than zero clue about materials and properties I could have considered an all around connifer corpus looking "cheap", but now to the contrary it appears very nice, promissing and refreshing to my eyes.

Also agree with the others about the clean work.
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BTW, Violine-Anders,

Sunday night I think there was Anne-Sophie Mutter playing on German TV. I thought her to be having a very soft touch that didn´t sound edgy at all. Very impressive.
- But personally I still prefer the mellowness of violas.
Just saying.

Ruphus



SephardRick -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 30 2015 14:12:24)

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I just dont understand why you believe the wood is anything else but Cypress. To me it just looks like cypress and thats what it is. A very good quality, yes, but "just" cypress


Anders,

From the photos you posted, the wood pattern is not as "ribbed" on the back compared to the sides. I have two cypress blancos and the back grain pattern is pronouncedly ribbed like the sides. So, that is what I am used to seeing.

Again, I love the contrast ribbed grain pattern side vs. smooth pattern back. Because of the contrast, I thought the back might be another wood other than cypress. I don't have the instrument in front of me like you do. We, the people on the forum, have a very limited view of it - just a photo.

And another point: Face it Anders - You are freakin' genius! Just look what you have to the sound port. You made it something that compliments the guitar. Ports aren't for me. They are distracting, but yours look good. IMHO.



Anders Eliasson -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jun. 30 2015 18:40:29)

Oh yes, of course, I´m a genious. I know that, my mom always told me that that I am.[&:]
Well, reality is that its just dedication and hard work and everyone with a VISA or mastercard can buy a piece of beautifull wood on the internet.

Ruphus, I´m sure German television has mellowed out Anne Sofies wonderfull sharp edged sound so that you, Merkel and the other soft hearts dont get scared.
I real life, I´m sure that both Anne Sofie and myself can scare you away with our hard driven edgy and screaming violins.[sm=kiss.gif]



Andy Culpepper -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jul. 9 2015 0:40:27)

Here is a Padauk (Coral) and Spruce negra ready for finish. It's very very light for a negra.
And for kicks a couple shots of a 7 string classical with extended fingerboard I made recently!








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crooksj5 -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jul. 9 2015 3:27:55)

Nice looking negra Andy, how do you think paduak compares to other typical negra woods like rosewood, and palo escrito?



Andy Culpepper -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jul. 10 2015 0:09:20)

Thanks crooks, Padauk is lighter than most Rosewoods, usually in the neighborhood of Palo Escrito. African Padauk is a bit heavier than the Andaman I was lucky to receive a small stash of. Sound-wise I have to say it is my favorite back and side wood. I describe it as somewhere between a negra and a blanca, with the guitars usually ending up with strong, percussive midrange but also very supported and balanced bass and treble. They can be sweet but also dry. Descriptions of course can't do it much justice but I've had great results on flamenco guitars and also a classical I made with it.



MikeC -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Jul. 10 2015 0:45:21)

Crooksj5,

Andy made a similar guitar for me. I don't have a lot to compare it with since it is my first flamenco guitar (my other nylon guitar is a classical). I love the sound and responsiveness of the guitar.

Here is a video of Andy playing my guitar: http://youtu.be/svziiulrtaQ



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