Boggs Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 It will be used in my next CB-II build... a light weight solid body made from Kelela with top mounted pickup plate, and wing caps which will hold the controls made from beautifully marbled Dalmation Wood. There will be no back routs or covers and the dalmation will be essentially be the 3-piece pickguard. The pickup plate will be fitted mostly into the body for a nearly flat profile to allow for easy strumming but the wing caps will be surface mounted for dimension... The neck will be birdseye maple with a Kingwood fingerboard. Here are a few shots of the kelela body and the dalmation wood billet... Cheers! http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/boggs.com/CamelBack_II/Kelela_CB-II_4s.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/boggs.com/CamelBack_II/Kelela_CB-II_3s.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/boggs.com/CamelBack_II/Kelela_CB-II_2s.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/boggs.com/CamelBack_II/Kelela_CB-II_1s.jpg Check out my Rock Beach Guitars page showing guitars I have built and repaired... http://www.rockbeachguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Nice! Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 I forgot to mention that this construction will allow for more traditional belly relief cuts and such... I would be a bit heasitant to make a solid body like this with some of the heavier and more dense woods though as it would make the instrument very significantly heavier. With these woods, I would expect this instrument to come in between 6.5 and 7.5lbs... Check out my Rock Beach Guitars page showing guitars I have built and repaired... http://www.rockbeachguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stamplicker Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 SweeeeT! MagicStomp Soundbites Soundclick Rambles Haunted Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Well... my dalmation's a girl! (Nice body! ) It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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