Build Thread Braz/Italian (Bling Warning)
 

Hello friends,
Im looking forward to this one! It will be one of my CX models with Brazilian Rosewood back and sides with an Italian "Moon Spruce" top. If you like bling then welcome to the thread! If not, well you might be by the end of this thread. :D Im looking forward to hanging out as this guitar slowly comes together...and it will be slow. :)

Heres a few pics to start...

https://u.cubeupload.com/musicajsam/BackandDrawing.jpg

https://u.cubeupload.com/musicajsam/...enterwedge.jpg

https://u.cubeupload.com/musicajsam/CarvingDrawing.jpg

https://u.cubeupload.com/musicajsam/CarvingDetail.jpg

https://u.cubeupload.com/musicajsam/BackCarving.jpg

Nice Tony!! I love the hand carved back strip. Looking forward to following along on this one!

Jim

I love me some bling, that is for sure!

Thanks guys....I'm a bit partial to some bling myself. :)

Wow
 

That's really dark nice looking deep BRW & with Moon Spruce...Can't wait to hear it when it's finished!

I really think the vertical grain is best for the stability & sound but of course it needs to be treated right.

Really like the darkness of that set.

I hardly even look at mine or have a photo of it.
I guess I should take one.

It seems like bling gets a bad rap these days. It’s going to look great against that dark rosewood! Great idea on the back strip, it really gives it a three dimensional appearance.

Very unique, I've never seen anything like it before.

I really appreciate the comments! I get so busy at the bench that I forget to check in and reply. I'm a mad scientist indeed! Well....actually a mad artist :D


https://u.cubeupload.com/musicajsam/20240112122719.jpg

https://u.cubeupload.com/musicajsam/20240117122044.jpg

Love the rosette Tony! A Vines guitar should have vines on it :) the pearl vine with the abalone center on the flower is a nice touch.

Jim

Thanks Jim!

Here are a few more pics....

https://u.cubeupload.com/musicajsam/BackCarving2.jpg

https://u.cubeupload.com/musicajsam/...hSoundport.jpg

Wow, that is such cool work that way you made the vine weave through the rosette and the carving is out of this world.

I have me fingers crossed that this is a spec guitar heading to B.I.G. V!!!!

really pretty work Tony. I do have a question. How will the carved back strip impact the finish. Will you attempt to fill the cavities with transparent filler of some kind like perhaps epoxy and then have a flat surface or will the finish follow the contours of the carving?

Thanks Tom! This particular guitar is sold BUT if time permits I may try to do another one for the B.I.G. show. I would like to mention that I am bringing one of my new multiscale offset soundhole models to B.I.G. It is called the "Millennium" model. I will be starting another thread soon to cover the B.I.G. builds. I'm excited indeed!

Hi John, The carved back strip is a pain in my lower bout! Seriously though...the plan is to have one coat of finish on the center strip so the detail does not get lost. A seamless execution of this process will be quite the challenge but absolutely necessary...wish me luck!
BTW...I am just over the mountain from you in Erwin...it'd be good to see ya!

Here's a pic of the inside of the back. The center wedge is concave to remove excess weight.

https://u.cubeupload.com/musicajsam/...sidedetail.jpg

Love the look so far!