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Post by jtc111 on May 18, 2009 22:45:22 GMT -5
Jeff Bamburg ( www.bamburgguitars.com/) is a luthier out in Salida, Colorado. Last October, I began talking to Jeff about having a 27.5 scale baritone guitar built. Here are some of the details: Back and side wood: Macassar Ebony Top Wood: Carpathian Spruce double-top Neck: 5 piece laminate of mahogany, indian rosewood, and quilted sapele Upper and lower bout bevels: quilted sapele Soundport: Dog paw print Fretboard: Macassar Ebony w/ dachsund and dog bone inlay Nut and Saddle: Fossilized Walrus Ivory Tuners: Gotoh 510 minis - gold with black buttons Of course there are pictures... what good is a thread like this without pictures? ...and my apologies for the large size of some of these pictures. The back...  The sides...  The neck...    The fretboard was cut from this piece of wood...  and here it is before the inlay is installed...  Here's the top being prepared for the nomex...  the nomex is cut....  and glued in place...  The sides are bent...  and the kerfing installed...  The rosette being created...   a ring of quilted sapele  inner and outer borders of paua abalone   the finished rosette (the camera flash has washed out the color a bit)...  Getting ready to brace the top...     and the back getting braced...  and finally, here's the paw print soundport being cut...  I'll post more pictures as they come in. Jim |
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Post by tonyc on May 18, 2009 23:09:27 GMT -5
jim....
BUILD THREAD OVERLOAD!!!!!!!
that's way too much eye candy to spread so quickly. call mr. derusha, and find out how he slowly teases us, with just little tastes while he completes the projects.
never mind. just keep putting up the pics, I love 'em!
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Post by folkstrum on May 18, 2009 23:10:13 GMT -5
Hey, super Jim! Looks like this will be a real beauty. Love the Madrose--very nice grain, and will look a foot deep once the finish is on. Are you going with nitro, or UV cured-poly? I ask because my Omega is one of the first (if not THE first) Kevin Gallagher used one that he collaborated with Kevin Ryan on. I don't really have a pref--but I guess Taylor uses it, Martin doesn't AFAIK. Not familiar with Jeff, but then again, there are TONS of luthiers out there I don't know of. Really a great time to order up a guitar though! Good ol' Glen here ended up donating a cannon of a Lutz-Spruce topped dread first prize for the NYState Flatpicking Contest at the Mayville Bluegrass Festival (which I'm involved with a bit) last June. Anyway, Mr. Bamburg seems to know what he's doing.  A number of us here are really into guitars, builds, luthery, etc. so I would imagine you'll have some really positive reactions. Thanks for posting it. We'll look forward to the progress. I for one don't know all that much about baritone guitars, so info on that may be useful (at least to me) as things come alone. ;D |
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Post by thedude on May 19, 2009 5:07:21 GMT -5
Love the Madrose--very nice grain, and will look a foot deep once the finish is on. And, since it has a "foot" sound port on the side, does that make it two feet deep? Okay, it's late... Very cool to see this getting done. I particularly like the way the neck is being built with different woods. |
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Post by Rhapsody on May 19, 2009 5:46:13 GMT -5
That's very pretty, Jim! (Note the extent of my expertise!)
I love the spindly things holding pieces in place---they look like a collection of maestro wands.
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Post by jwsamuel on May 19, 2009 7:56:58 GMT -5
Jim..you have some shots of the Nomex being glued into place, then it does not appear in subsequent shots. What happened to the Nomex? Is it a double top?
Jim
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Post by jtc111 on May 19, 2009 9:53:48 GMT -5
jim.... BUILD THREAD OVERLOAD!!!!!!! that's way too much eye candy to spread so quickly. Be gentle, Tony; I'm new here. For a couple of seconds I thought I was on my way to another lifetime ban.  But thanks to you and everyone else for the kind words. This is my first custom guitar and I'm pretty excited about the process. Jim..you have some shots of the Nomex being glued into place, then it does not appear in subsequent shots. What happened to the Nomex? Is it a double top? Jim Yes, Jim, it's a double-top, and that's another reason I'm pumped to get this guitar.  I might have a picture of the top in the vacuum press. If so, I'll post it later on tonight when I'm home. |
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Post by jtc111 on May 20, 2009 21:49:52 GMT -5
Here's the picture of the top in the vacuum press, as promised...  Here's the top braced...  And here's the dachsund and bone inlay. The pup stretches across the 10th-12th frets and the bone is at fret 15.   |
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Post by folkstrum on May 20, 2009 22:00:01 GMT -5
Very nice inlay!! I love the bone out there ahead of the doggie too. Can't wait to see the ongoing progress, Jim. You must be pretty excited...but at least you have some progress. How people are able to get on a build-list and have to wait 3 or 4 years to see ANYTHING being done is mindboggling, but then I have no patience. |
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Post by jtc111 on May 21, 2009 8:10:47 GMT -5
How people are able to get on a build-list and have to wait 3 or 4 years to see ANYTHING being done is mindboggling, but then I have no patience. I hear ya. I started talking to Jeff about this build back in October. I suspect it takes a while for the buyer and builder to get on the same page as both enter the process with certain expectations. Once the basics are worked out and agreed upon, comes the wood selection stage and that alone can take a long time from what I've read about others' builds. I was lucky in that Jeff had recently built a Macassar guitar with woods that I absolutely loved and telling him that gave him some insight into what I was looking for. But even with that, Jeff ran many sets by me before I finally saw one that appealed to me But you're right... a 3-4 year wait would be more than I could stand. I've only had this in my head for 7 months and I'm dying to get my hands on this guitar.  |
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Post by jwsamuel on May 21, 2009 21:35:53 GMT -5
Nice inlay. Thanks for the pics of the top.
Jim
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Post by jtc111 on May 23, 2009 15:47:01 GMT -5
Jeff sent some more pics along... Here's the back all braced and ready to be glued...  Here's a couple of the back being glued to the sides...   And here's the back attached to the sides and the underside of the soundport...  |
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Post by rebelrouser on May 24, 2009 15:33:48 GMT -5
Hi Jim,
That be one fine sum puppin' righteous build y'all got goin' on there! I love your build's back bracing as it ain't the traditional Martin-style that every maker uses. Some nice tonewoods too adding to the speculation your guitar is building up to for us gut-box droolers out here. I can't wait to hear how it turns out for you!
Regards,
rebelrouser
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Post by tonyc on May 24, 2009 18:50:14 GMT -5
This is one of the "cleaner" builds I've seen. Look at the inside of the back of that guitar. Even the braces look sanded. The overlay over the soundport is gorgeous, even from the inside!
Keep this eye candy coming!!!!!!!!
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Post by jtc111 on May 26, 2009 22:14:30 GMT -5
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