Another Guitar Build--Honduran Rosewood / Lutz Spruce 000-13 fretter

[greggg]

Hi Warren,

I really enjoyed your "livevideo" playing, all of the guitars sounded great!

Greg

[greggg]

Hello All,

Here are some shots of the guitar with the side rims just about complete,  I made the side braces with my tail inlay jig. Even though Honduran Rosewood is know for it's great tone it can be also be considered boring aesthetically....Man, I really like the looks of this set, it seems to be very rich and elegant, what do you guys think?








Cheers,
Greg

[greggg]

I'm finally back at the Honduran Rosewood guitar...here are some shots of the rosette which I inlayed this weekend, and I added a piece of rosewood which will be used as headplate covers front and rear. What do you think of this one?








Cheers,
Greg

[Mr_LV19E]

Another fine looking guitar Greg.

Keep up the good work,
Roger

[greggg]

Another fine looking guitar Greg.

Keep up the good work,
Roger

Thanks Again Roger....I'm working hard at it!

Greg

[greggg]

Hello Everyone,

I took some pics of the body today, this is after the first coat of epoxy pore filler, please let me know what you think.












Cheers,
Greg

[jimmyd]

Very very nice. The attention to detail is evident even on the interior. I don't have a jig for a displace so my side braces are just boring rectangular strips. Might have to get into this router jig thing soon!  I really like the looks of Honduran. The reds hues in it are especially pleasing to me. The sapwood line and tailpiece line make a nice aesthetic statement together. You using Zpoxy, System 3, or other filler? I see you also are porting your guitars. Another area that I'm lacking in knowledge about. Is it Tim McKnight who has a lot of info porting?  Anyway, you are building some very nice instruments that inspire me to keep pushing to improve my own build quality.

[greggg]

Thanks Jimmyd,

I'm using system 3 epoxy, although I think Zpoxy is cheaper and will work fine. When I first started building guitars I hated jig building, I wanted to spend my time building guitars not jigs, but now I realize that jigs are a major part of luthiery, they are critical to precision and efficiency, I now love to build jigs, it is just another way to use your creative expression, not to mention the future time savings they provide. As an example, I have 3 different jigs I use for bridge building, my bridges are somewhat complex, it used to take MANY hours to complete a bridge, yesterday I built a bridge in about 1 hour by using the jigs.

By the way, I love the sound-ports, they really do work. And this Honduran is really a deep burgandy/red in person, just lovely, the pictures do it no justice.....both of my sons took a peek at this guitar yesterday and I have never seen them so jaw-dropping at one of my guitars, both of them said this is my all-time favorite dad, I was surprised considering all of the fancy wood I have used, but this one is very elegant and classy in person....matter of fact my older son(17) has been trying to figure out what woods to use on his upcoming guitar project....surprise, surprise, after seeing this one his mind has been made, a sister set to this one it is....

Cheers,
Greg

[Denis]

Yeah, this will be one sweet fingerstyle machine I'm sure. 

I can't wait to get my hands on it.  It's mine folks....all mine!!!  I thought I'd let the cat outta the bag as we are getting near the end of this journey and are about to embark on another.  Greg has been the best.  A great guy to deal with and makes smart sensible suggestions when it comes to every aspect of the build.  And while this part has been fun...I'm sure it will be even more fun once I get the guitar....ya think???

Yup, that Honduran RW/Lutz spruce 13 fret 000 will soon be coming over to play at my house!!!  Woohoo!!!!

[jimmyd]

Make sure to ask for a discount on account a that hole poked in the side. 

[Denis]

Make sure to ask for a discount on account a that hole poked in the side. 

dcarey told me the same thing..."Send it back, it's got a hole in the side!!!"

We'll see how bad it sounds with the hole!!!

[jimmyd]

dcarey told me the same thing..."Send it back, it's got a hole in the side!!!"

We'll see how bad it sounds with the hole!!!

Well early congrats are in order.  Bet you are going to love it.

[Denis]

Well early congrats are in order.  Bet you are going to love it.

I bet you're right!!!

[greggg]

Well now that the cat's out of the bag I would just like to say that Denis has been a blast to work with, his passion for guitars meets mine. We have had lots of wonderful discussions about guitars, and much more, I feel like I've known him for years, great fun this build has been! I will be working on the neck this weekend, hopefully some pics will follow shortly thereafter. Have a great day everyone!

Oh yeah, all bets are off, don't you know that stuff is illegal 

Greg

[greggg]

Hello All,

It's been a while since posting on this guitar, I finally finished it and thought I'd share some pics, hope you enjoy the beautiful North Georgia woods as well.










Cheers,
Greg

[el guitana]

Wow. Beautiful

[Mr_LV19E]

Another fine specimen Gregg. That is really beautiful.
I bet Denis is chomping at the bit, I can't wait to hear him playing it. I'm sure he'll post something on youtube.


Roger

[G Man]

Looks great!  I wanna do that someday.  Is it as fun as it looks?   Also, how are you liking the tone of that HR?  I agree with you, it is stunning looking wood, especially for something that is considered rather plain.

[greggg]

Thanks everyone....I think HR is a great tonewood, it is heavy though, so this guitar is not light even though it is built lightly. The tone of this guitar reminds me of a cocobolo guitar I built, very similar, though this one has a voice of it's own due to different build characteristics....different bracing design, top thickness, etc... Denis should get this guitar late next week, it will be fun for me to hear him play it.


Yes it is fun to build guitars, but it is a LOT of work, and a LOT more difficult than it might seem to get everything just right......But there is nothing like that first strum!

Greg