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Guest -> Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 10 2005 15:20:49)

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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henrym3483 -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 10 2005 16:18:37)

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



Francisco -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 10 2005 19:07:42)

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.



Escribano -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 10 2005 19:12:31)

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.



XXX -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 10 2005 19:43:07)

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

It looks calssical and timeless! Elegant.



Thomas Whiteley -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 10 2005 20:08:03)

Unique and nicely done!



gerundino63 -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 10 2005 20:52:50)

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.



Guest -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 11 2005 8:06:44)

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[&o]

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



Francisco -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 11 2005 9:11:32)

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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.



gerundino63 -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 11 2005 9:58:29)

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?[:D]

Peter



pablus -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 11 2005 19:28:46)

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



Guest -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 12 2005 7:28:44)

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.



Escribano -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 12 2005 8:15:29)

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


Would orangewood work?



Guest -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 12 2005 15:39:07)

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.



Jon Boyes -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 15 2005 12:04:06)

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?



Guest -> RE: Take a look at this rosette (Dec. 15 2005 15:11:46)

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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