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Author:  johnparchem [ Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Falcate Lutz\Cocobolo 00, With strings!
I just pulled this guitar out of the spray booth this afternoon . I am going to wait until the morning until I start sanding and buffing out the finish. There was some earlier posts on Em6000 so I thought I would share these pictures. I use a qualspray QS-125WB. I have am using 1.2 mm tip. These pictures are the guitar with 15 or so coats of EM6000 lacquer with no level sanding. There is no hint of blue, one can also see how nicely this product levels. The is no orange peel, sags or drips to be found. I check the guns set up each coat with a mil gauge before I spray. I try to stay around 3-4 mils wet.


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Author:  dzsmith [ Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lutz\Cocobolo 00, EM6000 just out of the spray booth,
Wow, john!
I really like the look of the wood. The back is stunning!
I can only dream of applying an unflawed finish.
By time I'm ready to buff, I've gone through a quart of lacquer and several levelling sessions.
Nice work!
Dan
Author:  Colin North [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 5:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Lutz\Cocobolo 00, EM6000 just out of the spray booth,
Looking good, I take it the bridge is just temporarily attached for the pictures?
Author:  fingerstyle1978 [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lutz\Cocobolo 00, EM6000 just out of the spray booth,
Oh man, I'm now glad I sold you that set, I often regret selling sets like this- that said, you've done it justice! Better than I could do. Congrats!
Author:  johnparchem [ Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lutz\Cocobolo 00, EM6000 just out of the spray booth,
Thanks guys,

Well I strung the guitar up this week.

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Here is the tap spectrum with the strings on. The Air is at 102, the top is at 184 and the back is 252. I have mounts for side weights so I will add some weight looking to move the top closer to 180. The back is not very active, but I have the bottom brace tall so I can start shaving it to move the back down a bit. It might resonate a bit more then as well. It was a dense plate of cocobolo so I did not think I would get a very active back. All and all the guitar is starting to sound pretty good. Not as nice as my build of a Gore Medium size steel string, but with the smaller body and 14 fret to the body I was expecting some compromise sound wise. I have had it sitting with a tone-rite running. It has a rough setup now. I will get it properly setup up this weekend.

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Author:  Robbie_McD [ Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lutz\Cocobolo 00, EM6000 just out of the spray booth,
Thanks for sharing, that is incredibly sweet!
Author:  meddlingfool [ Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lutz\Cocobolo 00, EM6000 just out of the spray booth,
Is it falcate? I'd have thought 152 would be very very low for a back...
Author:  johnparchem [ Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lutz\Cocobolo 00, EM6000 just out of the spray booth,
meddlingfool wrote:
Is it falcate? I'd have thought 152 would be very very low for a back...


whoops 252 yes it is falcate.
Author:  Jim Watts [ Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Falcate Lutz\Cocobolo 00, With strings!
That's a nice looking guitar John!
Author:  Rod True [ Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Falcate Lutz\Cocobolo 00, With strings!
Nice looking guitar, although I found myself drooling over your shop a fair bit.....
Author:  doncaparker [ Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Falcate Lutz\Cocobolo 00, With strings!
Rod True wrote:
Nice looking guitar, although I found myself drooling over your shop a fair bit.....


This, of course, made me look beyond the very fine guitar. I recognize a cat jungle gym on the right, but what is that hanging on the wall between it and the guitars to the far left? Modern art? A glimpse of a post-Apocalyptic landscape?
Author:  johnparchem [ Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Falcate Lutz\Cocobolo 00, With strings!
doncaparker wrote:
Rod True wrote:
Nice looking guitar, although I found myself drooling over your shop a fair bit.....


This, of course, made me look beyond the very fine guitar. I recognize a cat jungle gym on the right, but what is that hanging on the wall between it and the guitars to the far left? Modern art? A glimpse of a post-Apocalyptic landscape?


Thanks all for the kind comments,

Rod, my shop is actually under my house, I live in a house on a hill with a daylight basement that is under half of the house. When I wanted shop space I learned that I had a full depth foundation running for 25 feet in my crawl space under the single story part of the house completely buried in the hill. So I dug out that portion of the crawl, pored a slab and built the shop. It has completely separate climate control and is insulated from the rest of the house. No natural light so I put in as much lighting as I could. I have enjoyed the shop, I have a clear vue dust extraction system in an insulate closet, an over head jet air filter, a separate paint booth with a spark free ventilation fan. I also have nearly a whole wall of cabinet space. It is tight but a very usable shop.

Don, once I have the instrument finished I tend to move it out of the shop using the recreation room we had for our teen age kids (both are off in collage now). The piece on the wall is a modern art "encaustic" painting. I really like it, viewing it in person it has a real sense of depth and space; post-Apocalyptic would not be a bad description.
Author:  George L [ Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Falcate Lutz\Cocobolo 00, With strings!
Lovely work, John. I like the painting on the wall, too. [:Y:]
Author:  DannyV [ Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Falcate Lutz\Cocobolo 00, With strings!
Nice! I like the delicate bevel. Well done.
Author:  johnparchem [ Sun Nov 02, 2014 7:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Falcate Lutz\Cocobolo 00, With strings!
Thank you George and Danny and Joey I really appreciate getting this back and side set. Basically my all time favorite. I am glad you were able to see it used.
Author:  meddlingfool [ Sun Nov 02, 2014 7:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Falcate Lutz\Cocobolo 00, With strings!
Nice!
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