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269966 Erik Levin 2020‑02‑21 Re: [SPAM?] Advice needed
Ed wrote:

> And here it is sanded for a few seconds - I couldn’t wait to see what the
final product looked like


and linked to a fine photograph showing the rosette, which led me to the change
of topic question:

How are the joins in the rosette material handled? Do you inlay another small
piece to each part, or will the gap be lost under the fretboard?


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269968 Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> 2020‑02‑21 Re: [SPAM?] Advice needed
> On Feb 21, 2020, at 12:41 PM, Erik Levin  wrote:
> 
> How are the joins in the rosette material handled? Do you inlay another small
piece to each part, or will the gap be lost under the fretboard?
> 


Eric

Mioslty it is covered by the fretboard.  The single ivoroid line around the
soundhole on this one will show:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/49351871773/in/album-72157678301
955987/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/49351871773/in/album-72157678301
955987/ <https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/49351871773/in/albu
m-72157678301955987/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/49351871773/in/albu
m-72157678301955987/>

and that is handled a different way.  As the piece wraps around the soundhole,
the ends have a 45° cut on them as you look from the center of the soubndhole
out - that way you can slowly and carefull trim one of the 45”s until they lay
down together. You can still see a little gap, but that easily closes with
acetone.

Here is a 1933 Gibson - one of the lower grade models (that sounds fantastic by
the way) and they were able to do this:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/16891923376/in/album-72157646344
222304/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/16891923376/in/album-72157646344
222304/ <https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/16891923376/in/albu
m-72157646344222304/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/16891923376/in/albu
m-72157646344222304/>

Not sure how they did it without the joint showing besides practice, practice,
practice, but I am impressed

Ed Minch

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