I am sorry to be slow in getting updates posted.
Two weeks ago I took my wife's ancient digital Kodak out to the perimeter trail to get some photos of this year's biggest snowfall. Bear in mind, that's a qualified description since we get very little snow here in Sewanee these days. Still, it was quite beautiful. I shall post once the correct USB cable is located.
For me, a really good day involves, of course, lots of sawdust and epoxied fingers, but also a 2-3 hour walk on the domain (that is, the largely undeveloped property of University of the South). Documenting the perimeter trail and the web of old fire roads is in the back of my mind as a blog project. I'll get a map up, by hook or crook, and point out some features.
But my posts have become less frequent of late due to the busy spring semester synchronized with my dwindling lutherie supplies. I have sought to correct the latter. The photo above shows Mr. Sapele -- now firmly in my mind as going to Eclectoguy -- with the flying buttress carbon fiber bracing installed. My hope is that the single end-block brace may have a sound-post like effect, transferring some of the vibration due to string pull directly from the top of the end block to the middle of the back. The neck block bracing to the waist area of the back is now standard.
The top is glued, clamped, and is presently drying in the shop. Once I've trimmed the edges, routed a binding ledge, glued and tied the purfling and binding on, I'll photograph and post again.
More re-supply is underway. I have frets, side dots, tuners and spool clamps coming in from Stew-mac. I've gotten truss rods and the killer cocobolo back and side set from Allied. Allied is also sending me a Carpathian spruce top with some bold herringbone rosettes and purfling for PGMs guitar. With the flying buttress carbon fiber tubes, I got also -- from a kite equipment supplier -- some flat carbon fiber rods for neck reinforcement. Some of this is here, some will arrive this week. As it arrives and I get time downstairs, I'll post on progress for Eclectoman and PGM.
Sorry to be a geek, this is all very exciting to me.
2 comments:
never apologize. who's a geek?
that is just sexy, seriously sexy
i thought about the impact of this guitar as we practiced:dave, al, lisa and the guitar guy.
i thought what new vistas lie ahead?
I know who Lisa is -- Dave Porter? Not Al Smith, he's in Carolina, right? Who's Al?
I'm getting excited about this box. It's stiff and light. I get a more musical thump out of the top than any box I've built before at this stage. It usually doesn't sing this much until the binding goes on. I could be wrong, but I think this baby's going to put out some harmonics. And it's going to be feather light.
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