Dulcitar. 24" scale tuned D a d .Maple neck,scarf jointed head with mahogany veneer, basswood fretboard and zero fret. Padron box. Piezo pickup. Amber shellac finish on neck and mahogany bridge.Geared gold tuners and gold frets.
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Good point. I though the shellac would harden it up a bit too and keep it from soaking up hand oils and getting dirty , it is pretty soft wood, plus I wanted to give it more aged look, like maybe it had been varnished many times over the centuries.
I think the fretboard is actually "pressed" but it looks like it is carved, the grooves of the design are indented, then I put on amber shellac. The fretboard came from Michaels arts and crafts in the "Basswood" bin.
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Good point. I though the shellac would harden it up a bit too and keep it from soaking up hand oils and getting dirty , it is pretty soft wood, plus I wanted to give it more aged look, like maybe it had been varnished many times over the centuries.
Ah interesting. Pressed makes it stronger anyway where carving makes it weaker :)
I also tune it Dgd for some variety.
I think the fretboard is actually "pressed" but it looks like it is carved, the grooves of the design are indented, then I put on amber shellac. The fretboard came from Michaels arts and crafts in the "Basswood" bin.
Nice fretboard. Hard to tell from photo, carved/stained?
I love that fret board an those triskel sound holes, Bluesheart!
Nice Build That's a beauty