> 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
|