Build Thread: Buendia OM Cutaway Multiscale Adi/Hog

[nootis]

Tell Leo he should use actual corn hole bags and not dive weights, unless he laminates that hog back of course.

Corn hole and all, this is looking pretty sharp!

[Diamondave]

ADI HOG is one of the best combinations for a guitar, Leo will bring something fascinating into the mix for sure, congrats...!

[justonwo]

Originally Posted by Diamondave

ADI HOG is one of the best combinations for a guitar, Leo will bring something fascinating into the mix for sure, congrats...!

Agreed! It is a fantastic combination. Leo added racing stripes to the side of this one.

[MTguitars]

This is going to kick some serious butt! Can nor wait to see and hear more.

[Jwills57]

Beautiful-looking instrument. I will make a comment regarding guitars with so-called double sides. I received about six months ago two OM guitars I had commissioned from Scottish luthier Oska Burman. The guitars, as you can imagine, are just incredible. Oska uses double-side construction, too, and I can say, based on my experience with these and quite a few other luthier-built guitars, that the double-side construction gives a guitar a certain amount of heft and fullness to the sound that might otherwise be lacking. It's a very subtle thing, of course, but it's something I think I can notice or maybe say feel about Oska's guitars. And, of course, structurally there are obvious advantages to double-side construction, in terms of the stability and longevity of the instrument.

[justonwo]

Originally Posted by Jwills57

Beautiful-looking instrument. I will make a comment regarding guitars with so-called double sides. I received about six months ago two OM guitars I had commissioned from Scottish luthier Oska Burman. The guitars, as you can imagine, are just incredible. Oska uses double-side construction, too, and I can say, based on my experience with these and quite a few other luthier-built guitars, that the double-side construction gives a guitar a certain amount of heft and fullness to the sound that might otherwise be lacking. It's a very subtle thing, of course, but it's something I think I can notice or maybe say feel about Oska's guitars. And, of course, structurally there are obvious advantages to double-side construction, in terms of the stability and longevity of the instrument.

Good to hear from you and thanks for commenting. Yes, double sides have a number of advantages and are a common part of the recipe for Somogyi-style guitars. I used to own a couple of Baranik (and a Kostal) guitars with double sides as well. That being said, I'm firmly of the camp that believes there are a number of recipes to achieve fantastic tone. While I have played or owned many amazing guitars with double-sides, I have never felt like guitars built with different methodologies have been lacking. I have always found it difficult to parse out the effect of individual variables in guitars. I tend to look at guitars as the culmination of many, many different design decisions. While a builder using double sides may make different decisions down the road about how to construct the guitar for optimal tone, another building using traditional single-layer sides will optimize around that type of rim.

All that being said, I have enjoyed Oska's build threads and would love to play one of his guitars one day. Thanks for chiming in!

[justonwo]

Lots of updates here!

First, Leo has installed a fantastic end graft.

[justonwo]

Then the neck getting put together and ultimately installed on the body. Nearly ready for Addam. Hopefully, not too thick a coat of lacquer. I had toyed with the idea of having the top French polished, but that was going to be a challenge. So full Stark lacquer treatment.

[dcn]

Juston that is looking superb. Among many other things, the rosette’s hue complements the mahogany’s so nicely.

[justonwo]

Originally Posted by dcn

Juston that is looking superb. Among many other things, the rosette’s hue complements the mahogany’s so nicely.

Thanks! I’ve always drooled over Leo’s stylings. The carvings. The subtle lines. That cool headstock shape. It’s looking incredible. I prefer flamed mahogany over the fancy tortoise shell. Everything is looking simple and elegant.

[MTguitars]

Stunning! Can not wait to see more.

[jojobean39]

That headstock!

[cigarfan]

Schweeet!!!

[doodahdoug]

Leo's carved end graft is a really nice feature. His headstock shape and inlay design are distinctive and beautiful and will tie in nicely with the rosette. Looking forward to seeing that curly mahogany figure pop under finish.

[justonwo]

Originally Posted by MTguitars

Stunning! Can not wait to see more.

Yeah, I'm getting excited, too. Leo has been making steady progress. I've decided to go with Rodger's tuners, which is a bit of a splurge. I love the function of Gotoh tuners; I just don't like the look. And I've come to really love open back tuners for whatever reason.

Originally Posted by jojobean39

That headstock!

Yeah, I love the skinny headstock with the offset tuners. One of my favorite parts of Leo's design.

Originally Posted by cigarfan

Schweeet!!!

Thanks, Dennis! Hope to see you at a show one of these days. Not sure when I'll be back into the shows. So little time . . .

Originally Posted by doodahdoug

Leo's carved end graft is a really nice feature. His headstock shape and inlay design are distinctive and beautiful and will tie in nicely with the rosette. Looking forward to seeing that curly mahogany figure pop under finish.

Yes, his carving is one of my favorite design features of his guitars. At one point, I contemplated getting a carved rosette, but I was concerned that my fingerpicks had the potential to take chunks of the carving off. So I went with the end graft as a subtle flourish.

Yeah, the hog will pop under finish, no doubt. I like the contrasting binding and light colored mahogany. I'll want to leave the hog as light colored as possible. No staining on this one.