Pali -> RE: Birdseye maple. (May 7 2021 16:33:39)
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Vary nice. On the back of the one with the wider dark detail, is it herringbone? Last two I shellacked I had taped off the bridge location but didn't like how bumpy the shellac was around the tape so I pulled the tape off of one just to see. Of course the shellac evened out after a few more sessions over the tape. I just found it a lot easier to slice the edge of the tape then pull the tape rather then masking and scraping, I cut a single edge razor blade in half, then sanding. Wondering if you tried taping first and decided you like shellacking without it? I do like how you shellac before fitting the fretboard. The top next to the fret board used to give me a lot of problems but I have it figured out now. Still I might try it your way and shellack first. Looking forward to a sound sample. Oh ya, what strings do you prefer? I just purchased my first Red Cedar for tops so I'm excited to use it on a future build. Do you brace your cedar tops differently then spruce? I understand most are making the top just a little thicker with Cedar then spruce. Do you find this to be true? About the shoes, they are amazing, like Richard mentioned the black ones with the ankle straps and gold buckles are super cool, just think how good I would look and sound playing guitar with them on my feet, perhaps a Cuban cigar too but I don't smoke ;) Do you make them custom one at a time to fit the foot exactly? They say it takes about 200 hours to build a guitar if that is so then how long does it take to make a nice pair of boots like the black ones mentioned? In the first question, do you mean the ornament on the bottom or back of the guitar? They are two strips of rosewood and have two white-black colors on each side, the cut of the reeds is at a closed angle. With regard to the bridge, do not worry, when I go to place it I will take some pictures. It is easier for me to varnish the entire lid, when I finish I simply place the bridge and put adhesive tape around it, then I scratch or sand that area and that's it. I am not a professional varnishing, the corner areas were not to my liking so I varnish without placing the fingerboard, I leave the lid in the absence of a few layers and finish it when I glue the fingerboard and they remain perfect. There are many luthiers who do not varnish themselves, Reyes for example had a specialized varnish here called "charolista" he also told me that his daughter was learning to varnish .... I don't know if she now varnishes her brother ..... about this Many years ago. I've tried a lot of strings, but in order not to lengthen the ones I like the most are the D'Addario EJ 45 for classic and EJ 46, I don't like savarez very much, the carbon ones don't convince me either ... but that doesn't mean I don't place the ones the customer wants. You know? Let's see it's complicated, I don't care to work them, maybe the cedar is more grateful for its speed and response but ......... the spruce ....... is like the runner that keeps the pace , he doses his forces and finally wins the race, I do not know if I explain myself well ... With regard to the thick ones, everything depends on their rigidity, a few tenths higher or lower ..... I am not obsessed with the narrowest vein either ..... it is complicated, this is like women ... each one has the charm of it. With regard to footwear, fashion is a passion for almost everyone. As I told to the partner, the flamingos, non-gypsies and gypsies related to the world of horses, guitar, dance, peñas ..... they always used that type of black boots, most of them without a golden buckle, only with elastics on them. The sides were very traditional among them, in fact the dance boots are based on that model, modifying the heel and a large part of its assembly to make them lighter, underneath it is filled with studs on the toes and heels to mark well the rhythms of the compass .... but above the cut is the same. I have been working for many years making all kinds of exclusive custom-made footwear. It is a very very complicated job, there are not many craftsmen in the world who know how to do everything, including the client's own lasts, most of them need other officers to complete their work and that represents a huge problem especially for the client, I learned each and every one of the functions, design, cutting, molds, assembly, hand-sewn, finishing ..... I am passionate about it. I have used the translator, if you do not understand something I will be happy to answer you in another way.
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