Stephen, thanks for your inspirational video series on rosette design and installation. What you mentioned and showed about the maple’s end grain darkening vs the flat grain not and remaining bright and iridescent was nicely demo’d in the video inset. It really made the maple squares pop against the black ebony field, they’re nearly pearlescent! I appreciate your humble manner, and willingness to share advice re: screw ups and how we learn from them. Cheers!
hi, Thanks you for subscribing to my videos... hope you enjoyed them. There are photos of the finished rosettes at the end of the 3rd video, let me know if you can't find them. I'm not blogging too much right now. Stephen
Bravo stephen, great job! I wonder what kind of wax do you use? I have beeswax and I don't know if get glued or not... Thank you! Saludos desde Argentina!
thanks for reply. I liked the colors with blue that you chose. My teacher runs a studio in London selling and buying classic and flamenco guitars and will ask him this week if he has heard of your guitars. he has been teaching me for about 6 months now and a beginner flamenco player. I would love to work with wood like you. I wish i could learn that also. I guess you have a website. My teacher is Spanish and am sat amongst amazing guitarists an musicians when i visit him for my lessons.....www.londonguitarstudio.com
great videos. so complete. the base glue is tightbond correct? also have you any knowledge on dying popular or ash veneers for black (ebony) . thank you again william
Thank you William. Yes white glue will work to hold the veneer lines in the channel. I usually buy my black lines as veneer sheets and then slice it myself. But you can use Rit clothes dye with a pressure cooker. But buying them is better. Rit dyes in the pressure cooker make nice light colors. The best results I have gotten is from top dyeing/Gold yellow first, dry then top dye with light blue. This give a nice green. The secret is to not use a super strong dye bath and extend cooking times. Some detergent in hot water, soak strips over night in detergent water. Rinse. This makes a surfactant effect, helps the dye move into the wood without out clogging the cells. heat pressure, dye bath. BE CAREFUL!
Thank you very much for sharing this! I´ll will definately be trying this method. If i´m not mistaking you leave the spruce top at about 5mm when you cut the channel, and the thickness for the veneers at about 3mm right?
Sorry I missed this comment. I made the video 4 years ago, so may have changed my mind on that, but at the time that is how I was thinking. I normally spread glue in the bottom of the channel and set the strips in. The glue in the bottom holds them good, but I put thinned hot glue over the strips and glue swells the strips ans glues them to the side of the channel. But if you wanted to put some glue on the sides I think that works too. You just have to figure out your own way and just see the video as guide to techniques you can use.
Excellent work, Stephen. The old man would be proud. 🙂
Vary nice, I always learn so much from classical guitar builders about not just construction but beautification of a instrument. Thanks so much.
Stephen, thanks for your inspirational video series on rosette design and installation. What you mentioned and showed about the maple’s end grain darkening vs the flat grain not and remaining bright and iridescent was nicely demo’d in the video inset. It really made the maple squares pop against the black ebony field, they’re nearly pearlescent! I appreciate your humble manner, and willingness to share advice re: screw ups and how we learn from them. Cheers!
Thanks, watched the videos in full HD on my laptop and saw the end pictures, Thanks for sharing this!
I very much appreciate the "Organic" approach.
Great videos! The wood you supplied has come in very handy. Thank you..!
Beautiful Rosette Stephen!
Very Nice work. I love a good craftsman!
very well done .I really enjoyed all 3 vids and learned your technique.Hopefully can try some of these ideas Thank you very much.
Beautiful work
AMAZING !!!
Great video series! Thank you for sharing this. I really enjoyed it.
You're welcome.
hi, Thanks you for subscribing to my videos... hope you enjoyed them. There are photos of the finished rosettes at the end of the 3rd video, let me know if you can't find them. I'm not blogging too much right now. Stephen
Beautifully done! Will your blog posts include photos of the sanded rosettes?
Bravo stephen, great job! I wonder what kind of wax do you use? I have beeswax and I don't know if get glued or not... Thank you! Saludos desde Argentina!
Hi, great job! Beautiful style. just a question. What kind of material is the spacer line that you wax? thank you so much for sharing this.
wonderful work..thanks for video
Thank you, homemade in 2012.....
thanks for reply. I liked the colors with blue that you chose. My teacher runs a studio in London selling and buying classic and flamenco guitars and will ask him this week if he has heard of your guitars. he has been teaching me for about 6 months now and a beginner flamenco player. I would love to work with wood like you. I wish i could learn that also. I guess you have a website. My teacher is Spanish and am sat amongst amazing guitarists an musicians when i visit him for my lessons.....www.londonguitarstudio.com
You're welcome. Email me anytime if you have questions.
Stephen
great videos. so complete. the base glue is tightbond correct? also have you any knowledge on dying popular or ash veneers for black (ebony) . thank you again william
Thank you William. Yes white glue will work to hold the veneer lines in the channel. I usually buy my black lines as veneer sheets and then slice it myself. But you can use Rit clothes dye with a pressure cooker. But buying them is better. Rit dyes in the pressure cooker make nice light colors. The best results I have gotten is from top dyeing/Gold yellow first, dry then top dye with light blue. This give a nice green. The secret is to not use a super strong dye bath and extend cooking times. Some detergent in hot water, soak strips over night in detergent water. Rinse. This makes a surfactant effect, helps the dye move into the wood without out clogging the cells. heat pressure, dye bath. BE CAREFUL!
Thank you very much for sharing this! I´ll will definately be trying this method. If i´m not mistaking you leave the spruce top at about 5mm when you cut the channel, and the thickness for the veneers at about 3mm right?
You enjoy your work and it obvious in this video.
Andres, I just use parafin from a candle, bees wax is too sticky, just use a candle.
Stephen thank you so much . question please why not put glue on the sides of the channels ?
Sorry I missed this comment. I made the video 4 years ago, so may have changed my mind on that, but at the time that is how I was thinking. I normally spread glue in the bottom of the channel and set the strips in. The glue in the bottom holds them good, but I put thinned hot glue over the strips and glue swells the strips ans glues them to the side of the channel. But if you wanted to put some glue on the sides I think that works too. You just have to figure out your own way and just see the video as guide to techniques you can use.
thank you . and not a problem i got time to learn all i can .
What materials do you use to make
Wow, just returned a $2,400.00 Alhambra today because for all the barking they did about the guitar being "handmade" the rosette was a decal.