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Plugging away here in the shop. New Lutz spruce and Indian rosewood concert model with elevated fingerboard. I'm working on a new label, but it's strung up and sounding good!
Two other concert models that I'm cleaning up and getting ready for French polishing. Long days...
Finishing up a new Lutz spruce and Indian rosewood concert model with an elevated fingerboard. Should be ready to go in about two weeks. I've got a couple more on the way.
Taking a lunch break down at the beach, playing my favorite game throwing rocks at rocks and looking out at Vashon and Blake island. One of these days, I'll move my shop over there...
It's been an hectic week. More build photos to come, but in the mean time here is a video of Gohar Vardanyan playing one of my new guitars at Savage Classical out in New York.
Cheers,
Michael
It's been a busy and productive weekend. Got the bindings and purflings mitered and glued in. Started a batch of neck blanks. Started the final polish on a new guitar coming up later this month.
In other news, just went for a little walk around the neighborhood and saw an eagle carrying a stick out over the Sound. I also finally noticed that the big stones at Solstice Park say things on them. Makes sense that I notice it just as the Vernal Equinox approaches. Spring!
Preparing some new soundboards for gluing and taking walks around the neighborhood. It's already spring time!
Bill Clements from the Rosewood Guitar shop was nice enough to bring in his 1966 spruce top Ignacio Fleta guitar for me to check out this afternoon. We spent some time playing it in the showroom, comparing it to other instruments and looking inside with a mirror. It's probably the nicest Fleta that I've had the opportunity to play. Very big and elegant tone. Wish it were mine!
It's been a busy week!
Checked out the woodworking exhibit at the Bellevue Art Musem. Definitely some cool stuff. Here's a picture of the inside of a weird wooden bee hive dome on the roof that I'm not entirely sure I was supposed to be in...
The sunsets have been pretty amazing this week. Here are a couple photos from just outside my shop in West Seattle. Beautiful clear views of the Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains!
In guitar building news... I shipped out two guitars to Savage Classical on Monday. They should be up on the sight and available soon. Working on a new batch of instruments. Started making up some new bindings, purflings and inlaying a rosette into this perfect western red cedar top.
Cutting rosette tiles on the band saw as they try to run away like little bugs...
New concert model with a beautiful Lutz Spruce top and flame Claro walnut back and sides. Big complex sound with a bit of the dry punchiness that comes with a less dense back and sides material. 650mm scale length. 52mm nut. Handmade Alessi tuners.
New western red cedar and Indian rosewood concert model going out to Savage Classical on Monday!
Loud, balanced and complex voice. A bit warmer as cedar tends to be. 650mm scale length. 52mm nut. Handmade Alessi tuners.
