Pat's Coco Bolo Further Guitar

mica · January 14, 2011, 07:26:17 PM

The gathering begins:

Approximate top placement:

Approximate back placement:

It took three of use to decide where to place the peghead veneer, it's such an interesting piece of wood:

jacko · January 17, 2011, 05:23:11 AM

That's going to be a fantastic headstock. Congratulations Pat.

graeme

peetee · January 17, 2011, 08:35:27 AM

My first Alembic! I'm very excited.

artswork99 · January 17, 2011, 09:12:51 AM

Patrick, Welcome to the forum. What a beautiful piece of Coco Bolo and a wonderful Further this will make. Enjoy the process! Art

David Houck · January 17, 2011, 04:20:36 PM

Hi Partick; welcome to the board, and congrats on ordering a Further!

cje · January 18, 2011, 10:00:09 AM

Coco Bolo Further - ain't nothing wrong with that!

Welcome to the club - is that a Mahogany core?

mica · January 21, 2011, 06:47:17 PM

Nope, Vermilion. Here's one half of the body in the clamps:

mica · January 26, 2011, 06:35:24 PM

Peghead veneers in place:

mica · January 26, 2011, 07:25:03 PM

Oh yeah, fingerboard is on too!

andbassforall · January 27, 2011, 11:19:43 PM

Yeah that's gonna be a very nice top.

mica · February 18, 2011, 06:40:35 PM

Veneers for the continuous wood plate assortment before assembly:

You'll only see one of these surfaces on the finished plates, but you'll be happy to know they are all in there!

mica · February 18, 2011, 07:00:49 PM

Meanwhile, the guitar advance to carving:

Looks really beautiful!

jacko · February 21, 2011, 06:53:31 AM

Can't wait to see the back view.

Graeme

peetee · March 07, 2011, 06:02:15 PM

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(Message edited by peetee on March 07, 2011)

peetee · March 07, 2011, 06:41:42 PM

She looks fantastic! Watching the progress is only serving to whet my appetite even more (if that's possible). Any more cool looking shots lurking in the shop?