Top laminate. Compare the freshly sanded surface below to the oxidized surface on top:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/68026.jpg)
Chalked in cartoon for the front:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/68027.jpg)
Chalk in back:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/68028.jpg)
Approximate back of peghead:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/68029.jpg)
In just a week the color has already started to deepen:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/68030.jpg)
Again for the back with the plates already cut away:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/68031.jpg)
Ebony veneer on the front of the peghead:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/68032.jpg)
Coco Bolo on the back:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/68033.jpg)
body parts in the stack before glue-up:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/68034.jpg)
Very cool top and back lams!
nice to see the progress--keep thie pictures coming!
pjb
Hi Patrick; welcome to the board, and congrats on the Tribute!
In-process glue-up shot, will appear again in my next posting, since this image was gobbled up in the ether.
(Message edited by mica on August 28, 2009)
would love some updated pictures
In process glue-up shot:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/69585.jpg)
Body halves getting joined together:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/69586.jpg)
sweet!
Now with sealer coats!
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/69923.jpg)
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/69924.jpg)
Wow!!!
updated pictures would be greatly appreciated
It's got more clear coats on it:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/71094.jpg)
It'll be in the inlay queue soon, so I'll show you the fine line art before we cut anything.
very, very nice
any new visuals to peruse?
was hoping that the elves would drop a few more pictures under the x-mas tree
any new pictures to drool over?
i figured now would be a good time to make my monthly plea for more pictures
last sighting was 10/2/2009
Another plea for new pictures--a 5 month update would be greatly appreciated
Inlay work is starting, yay! Here's a small sample of the scrolls getting cut:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/78837.jpg)
Many more images will flow here soon. Next week I'll be email you the revised artwork for the back of the peghead inlay.
Getting the fingerboard inlays ready:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/78958.jpg)
simply awesome watching this being made
Inlays are now in the fingerboard:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/79662.jpg)
Oh look - frets too! And the front of the peghead logo is hiding under the dust shield (Dixie cup!) as the epoxy dries:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/79663.jpg)
Skeletal parts are now being cut out. More to come next week.
been a long week
any updates?
I did mean to get this to you a little sooner - but the bones are nearly complete, though covered with glues a good bit in this picture:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/80996.jpg)
great
keep the pictures coming
we still need to work on the inlay on the reverse of the peghead
I emailed you a pdf just now to review for the smaller inlay. Let me know what you think (just reply to the email). Thanks!
Got the OK on the back of the peghead inlay art (yay!), so we'll start that soon. Here's Sweet Ann Marie in the Ebony medallion:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/83407.jpg)
So many beautiful options! And such incredible wood. What a Tribute!
Sweet Ann Marie looks like she's Groovin !'
looks awesome so far
keep those pictures coming
The Sweet Ann Marie medallion looks wonderful!
any updates would be appreciated
always looking for more pictures
Here's Sweet Ann Marie, waiting her turn to be rubbed out:
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/90163.jpg)
Looks absolutely amazing.
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/90164.jpg)
Back is pretty too!
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/90165.jpg)
Love the private inlay on the back of the peghead.
(http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/631/90166.jpg)
I don't think you saw the gardenia in the actual inlay yet.
Wow! Stunning!
looks awesome
what's up next?
NOW I understand. What would Jerry Lee Lewis say? Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Fire.