Michel Aboudib Italian Spruce-Bois de Rose Modified Dreadnought

[doodahdoug]

Originally Posted by Jamiejoon

If you get embarrassed having such a nice guitar, I could help you out...

Thanks for the sentiment Jamie. I am fortunate and humbled to be receiving this fine instrument for sure.


I received an update with pictures from Michel today. Here's what he said:


"There’s still a bit of cleaning up to do. Also rounding over the binding. But it gives you an idea. (the end graft is not installed yet, it’s not pushed in fully so I could it take it back out. It also still needs details)."





I am beyond happy with how this is taking shape!

[Universe]

Was just watching TT last night with the Bois de rose....

Oooh, really would tempt me...

I'm a purple nut.

The Celtic sound hole oh my!!!

That's going to be a sweet guitar!

[Guitars44me]

Somehow I managed to overlook this spectacular build, but I just read the entire thread….

Amazing stuff!

Beautiful guitar!!!

Have Fun

Paul

[Universe]

Congrats again!

These sets & maker are out of this world.

Found another one made in a black face.

It's audible art!!!

https://youtu.be/TenRRvNUkbg?si=ZqMLybhbd92txDal

[mikealpine]

Wow…just wow!!

[doodahdoug]

Originally Posted by Guitars44me

Somehow I managed to overlook this spectacular build, but I just read the entire thread….

Amazing stuff!

Beautiful guitar!!!

Have Fun

Paul

Thanks Paul! Your own latest John Kinnard collaboration looks pretty special too!

Originally Posted by Universe

Congrats again!

These sets & maker are out of this world.

Found another one made in a black face.

It's audible art!!!

https://youtu.be/TenRRvNUkbg?si=ZqMLybhbd92txDal

Thanks Universe. I was able to play that Aboudib MA-D at the Woodstock show in October and hear Matt Thomas perform his magic with it there in a demo performancel. That guitar shares the same tonewood combination as my Modified Dreadnought and I expect Michel will deliver similar outstanding sonic results with this one.

Originally Posted by mikealpine

Wow…just wow!!

Thanks Mike...I don't disagree with you. It was nice to see you at Woodstock in October and I hope to see you again at BIG later this year.



This Mod D will have a mahogany neck with a cross-grain Bois de Rose headstock overlay on the front with an ebony overlay on the back side.


Below is a picture of the cross-grain Bois de Rose overlay that Michel provided before carving the neck.





Thanks for having a look.

[Universe]

Really high end...Sort of like the Tiffany of Guitars but who does not love Tiffany.
More than I can spend. Maybe I will win the lottery...

Enjoy that special creation!

Originally Posted by doodahdoug

Thanks Paul! Your own latest John Kinnard collaboration looks pretty special too!






Thanks Universe. I was able to play that Aboudib MA-D at the Woodstock show in October and hear Matt Thomas perform his magic with it there in a demo performancel. That guitar shares the same tonewood combination as my Modified Dreadnought and I expect Michel will deliver similar outstanding sonic results with this one.





Thanks Mike...I don't disagree with you. It was nice to see you at Woodstock in October and I hope to see you again at BIG later this year.



This Mod D will have a mahogany neck with a cross-grain Bois de Rose headstock overlay on the front with an ebony overlay on the back side.


Below is a picture of the cross-grain Bois de Rose overlay that Michel provided before carving the neck.





Thanks for having a look.

[Aspiring]

I was very impressed by his builds when he was at B.I.G. this is looking amazing congrats. Those rosettes are even more stunning in person.

[s2y]

I love the angle of the grain on the headstock.

[Nemoman]

Totally sublime, Doug!

[doodahdoug]

Originally Posted by Aspiring

I was very impressed by his builds when he was at B.I.G. this is looking amazing congrats. Those rosettes are even more stunning in person.

Originally Posted by s2y

I love the angle of the grain on the headstock.

Originally Posted by Nemoman

Totally sublime, Doug!

Thank you Ron, Sam and Kevin for sharing your observations!


For this Mod D build we decided to go with a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish for the top, back, sides and neck. Michel recommended that luthier Virgile Pilon of Blind Guitars in Biarritz, France do the finish work for the guitar. After reviewing pictures of Virgile's work on his Instagram Page @blind_guitars, including one of his own Bois de Rose guitars, I was whole-heartedly in agreement with Michel.

Michel completed work on the body and the neck (except for the fretwork) and dropped it off with Virgile about 10 days ago and the first coat of nitrocellulose lacquer was just sprayed.

You can seen how the body of the guitar looks after one coat of nitro in the Instagram reel that Virgile posted today, HERE.

Of course there will be more finish coats sprayed and additional time for curing before Virgile can buff it out to it's final look and get the guitar back to Michel to complete his work on it.

[sinistral]

That looks incredible with just one coat!

[Mr. Paul]

Wow, Doug. Just ... wow.

[Jamiejoon]

Wow indeed. This will be an extraordinary guitar. That bois de rose, and the chip-carved rosette. Soooo nice.

[Itzkinguitars]

Originally Posted by doodahdoug

My Dallas-area AGF friend and tonewood connoisseur, Vasu (Vpolinei) earlier this year took delivery of a beautiful commissioned cross-over guitar built in Spain by Brian Itzkin. Brian shared with Vasu (and Tom Sands) that he had located a limited batch of old stock (CITES compliant) Bois de Rose (Dalbergia Maritima) guitar sets for sale in Spain. Vasu informed Michel Aboudib about this and he was able to acquire a few of these sets of Bois de Rose, one of which I selected to use for this commission.

Very happy to have played a very small part in this. Looking absolutely lovely, I've really enjoyed watching this guitar come together!