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| Author: | LanceK [ Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:11 pm ] |
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I know, big deal, we have all braced a back 
Thought you all might like to see it anyways.. This is for yet another LS redwood topped OM guitar... This particular set of Coco is way different than any other I have worked with. When I wipe it down with DA, it actually stains my hands with the resins.. Right now my hands look like I just finished staining my outside deck  It powders of orange when sanded, its just weird.. Dry its not so pretty, but wet its gorgeous.
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:15 am ] |
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Hi Lance, Is there a reason you use the wooden dowells in the center or did you just run out of the white fiberglass?? 
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| Author: | LanceK [ Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:20 am ] |
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I find that if you use wooden dowels for the center rod, it imparts a woodier tone to the middle registers of the guitar after its done, that AND I ran short on the fiber glass ones  |
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| Author: | GregG [ Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:50 am ] |
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Lance do you use a center back seam piece, or just the ladder bracing? Greg |
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| Author: | LanceK [ Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:01 am ] |
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Greg, I will add the center reinforcement after the braces are cut and sanded. I tape off the back around the braces, then plane, chisel, and sand, remove the tape, and glue in the center piece. I have not yet decided which way I prefer. Obviously its easier to get the center piece straight doing it first, but then you have to work around it when shaping the braces, and its so delicate that if you bump it with a plane, it dents. I have a large batch of guitars going right now and I'm doing it both ways to try to decide what works best for me. |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:15 am ] |
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Ya, we can't stand seeing nice zoot and excellence in execution do we folks
Very nice as usual Lance. I'll have to post some pics of the stuff I'm working on too. |
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| Author: | crazytooguy [ Sat Oct 21, 2006 3:11 am ] |
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Ooh, makes me want to get busy and brace my coco back... I have a piece of coco in the shop I'm using for stringers, bridges, etc. and it's very dark. It also "bleeds" profusely. With cocobolo, it seems that the more black it contains, the more resin it has in it. The back and sides I have for my current build have black lines, but is more red and orange. I think a lot of black may affect the tone some as well as it seems to damp vibrations some. Not a scientific conclusion, just anecdotal... |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Sat Oct 21, 2006 3:24 am ] |
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That's cool, Lance. Have you thought about wearing cheap latex gloves or something when you work on it? I hate it when gunk gets on my hands. |
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| Author: | Kelby [ Sat Oct 21, 2006 3:36 am ] |
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Wow, Lance, that's going to be beautiful. |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Sat Oct 21, 2006 4:20 pm ] |
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very pretty Coco Lance! |
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| Author: | Bill Greene [ Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:30 am ] |
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If someone is looking for a killer set of coco, with the brilliant reds/oranges/yellows The Don has a set that is gorgeous. I know...it used to be my zoot....(sung to the tune of "She Used to Be My Girl") |
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| Author: | Tom Morici [ Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:09 am ] |
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Lance I like to brace the back first and add center brace strip after. Just as you are doing. To get the strip straight, I use a notched radiused (same as the back 15') straight edge as a guide. 
Hope this helps. Tom |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:28 pm ] |
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Cool tip there Tom, Thanks! |
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