HSB0531 Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 Wow, the comment in the blog is hilarious...lolYes it is, and probably surgically accurate.
coolfeel Posted July 29, 2013 Author Posted July 29, 2013 Jol sent me a pic of the top this morning - looks pretty farging cool - here it is, dry and WITHOUT any enhancement or solvent. He seems extra stoked about it when he emailed me - saying "...this tiger will really jump out when it has been finished..."
django49 Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 The depth of that figure should be incredible when finished!
veatch Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 Looks to be a lovely chumk of wood. This is going to be fun to watch...
HSB0531 Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 Looks to be a lovely chumk of wood. This is going to be fun to watch... chumk of wood
veatch Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 Looks to be a lovely chumk of wood. This is going to be fun to watch... chumk of wood Haha. Yeah - what i really meant to type was throatwarbler mangrove, it's just pronounced chumk of wood....
HSB0531 Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 That is a killa top! Yeah. The flame on that looks 3D and it's a bare chunk of wood. Imagine when it's finished!
veatch Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 Um, i believe we have established that is a *chumk* of wood, thank you... BTW - that's very nearly my favorite "type" of flame: Wide tiger stripes. Much better than the chordoroy stuff that seems to be more common. Call me silly. At any rate, if i'd pick a top, that would be in the list.
Jack C Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 Love those big wide flames. I always got the sense that Jol preferred the thin, pinstripe stuff, so this is really cool to see.
Bobby Marshall Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 Love those big wide flames. I always got the sense that Jol preferred the thin, pinstripe stuff, so this is really cool to see. He shuns the past so it makes sense that he wouldn't use something reminiscent of his best known past work. Best chumk of wood I have seen for this application. Did he agree to do a 3x3 Sunburst style headstock?!
coolfeel Posted August 5, 2013 Author Posted August 5, 2013 Got an update from Jol on the CO and a nice teaser pic of the headstock: The fingerboard has been slotted and bonded to the neck. The truss rod is in, and the shaft of the neck is rough carved to within .100" of final thickness. A pearl monogram and nickel inlet have been set into the ebony faceplate. Side dot holes have been drilled. Final taper of the neck is complete as is the rough pitch of the heel. He is having a "special guest" builder coming to help out sometime soon. Wonder that special someone is one of our beloved luthiers here on the board?
anathemata Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 Cool headstock! I agree -- a really handsome design!
veatch Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 He is having a "special guest" builder coming to help out sometime soon. Wonder that special someone is one of our beloved luthiers here on the board? That would be killer. Thanks for the updates. This is great to watch.
coolfeel Posted October 6, 2013 Author Posted October 6, 2013 Jol sent a couple more "in progress" pics the other day. The Redwood top will be getting carved in the next few days so I should have some pics of that to share hopefully sometime soon. Here are a the pics he sent.
gorch Posted October 6, 2013 Posted October 6, 2013 Very nice! That's going to be a great neck and fingerboard.
lincsman Posted October 6, 2013 Posted October 6, 2013 The fretboard wood is fantastic loving that grain
a.bandini Posted October 6, 2013 Posted October 6, 2013 Thanks for keeping us updated. I was wondering about this project yesterday, and am glad to see it is coming along beautifully. Congratulations!
coolfeel Posted October 6, 2013 Author Posted October 6, 2013 thanks fellas - the neck grain for the single piece neck has some nice mineral streaks. the Limba he used for the body looked incredible from the pics he sent - It looks almost quilted...
specialk Posted October 6, 2013 Posted October 6, 2013 the Limba he used for the body looked incredible from the pics he sent - It looks almost quilted...That would be cool as hell to see. Any pics you can share?
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