Sakura - cherry blossom

[FernandoDuarte]

WOW! Even the pink worked!! :D

[hooglebug]

couple of sealer coats on. more colour coats on the front back and headstock next, then a cherry red on the mahogany (looks too brown next to the other colour), then more sealer, then burst, then clear coats.

[Jonny]

Isn't that normal cello-tape? Doesn't that leave a residue onto the fingerboard?

[Philly Q]

Isn't that normal cello-tape?

No, it's viola-tape.  Easy mistake to make.



(Sorry.  :oops: )

[hooglebug]

Isn't that normal cello-tape?

No, it's viola-tape.  Easy mistake to make.



(Sorry.  :oops: )

hehehe

its fine line tape - used for masking fine lines (obviously) on cars and such. and it doesnt leave any residue no

[MrBump]

Those inlays must takje you abso-frigging-lutely AGES!!!

[hooglebug]

Those inlays must takje you abso-frigging-lutely AGES!!!

o yes. along with blurry eyes from cutting them out!

[hooglebug]

it doesnt look THIS red in real life. theres still some of the pink showing through.



obviously theres lots of scr@ping to be done to get those inlays clean again

[Jonny]

I think I'm one of the few who would love doing that. The whole precision thing.

[hooglebug]

nearly two and a half hours of scr@ping later and all the inlay is clear again. still have to scr@pe the edges of the wood and inside the f-holes (yikes), and will have to do most of it again after further colour coats as well.

[hooglebug]

the sunset part of the sunset rose finish. more scr@ping to be done!!!! got some colour on the mahogany today as well but i'll have to see what it looks like in the daylight tomorrow before i make up my mind about it

[hooglebug]

this is a lot darker than it looks in real life. theres been a bit of a run on the shoulder where the burst is so after flatting it down a bit tomorrow i shall have to redo that part of the burst

[hooglebug]

heres the back and the headstock. the burst on the headstock looks washed out due to the flash.

[PhilKing]

It looks a very beautiful guitar, not my style with so much body inlay, but I can appreciate the work that went into it.  What sort of pickups are you putting on this (don't say warpigs because then it will turn into Spinal Tap - "B minor the saddest of keys.  I call this Lick My Love Pump")?  How much would you charge for a plainer one?

[hooglebug]

haha no, no warpigs for this. im thinking mules.

and it would depend entirely on spec. the blue one on my site was around the £2000 mark if i remember right - cant find my book