A little teaser for Vaughan!

[Alan Bienlein]

Walnut blank for the next carve top set neck

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[Alan Bienlein]

Walnut blank for the next carve top set neck

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Sent from my SPH-L710T using Tapatalk

 

[larry merlau]

what was the cost of the blank alan?

 

[Mohammad Madha]

That is a gorgeous blank.

 

[Darren Wright]

That looks great!

 

[Tom Niemi]

Awesome piece of wood please continue the tease with the finished guitar if you can

 

[Ted Calver]

That's gonna be a beauty!

 

[Alan Bienlein]

what was the cost of the blank alan?

About $450 for a piece of 8/4 x 16" x 22". We will get two carve tops out of it.

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Wowsers! That's a pretty chunk of wood. If you can, let us see how it turns out.

 

[Alan Bienlein]

Here are some of those updated pics Vaughn. Sorry never did get one of it strung up as it sold very quickly!

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Love how you oriented the grain so it sprays up from the end of the guitar. Fantastic work.

 

[Darren Wright]

Holy cow, I bet it did sell quick! Nice work Alan!

 

[Bill Arnold]

That's a real beauty, Alan!!!

 

[Brent Dowell]

That is some spectacular figure. Wow!

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

That's insanely pretty, Allen! Is the back mahogany? Also, is the back tinted or is that just the lighting playing tricks?

 

[Alan Bienlein]

The back and neck are Spanish cedar. I can't remember but there might be a hint of color mixed with the lacquer. No color ever touches the wood on the guitars. They are sealed with dewaxed shellac and pumice for any pore filling needed. Then there are a few coats of clear lacquer. We then flat sand and if any color is desired it is done in layers with dye mixed in the lacquer. 3 or 4 more coats of clear and then it's wet sanded and then buffed.

What your seeing on the back is the light reflecting off of the wood grain.

 

[allen levine]

wow, let me repeat, wow.

 

[Alan Bienlein]

Here are a few more for you to drool over Vaughn!

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

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Here are a few more for you to drool over Vaughn!

I'll take the middle two, Alan! I'll PM you my address. Christmas is just around the corner, lol.

You guys are doing some beautiful work.

Here's my latest acquisition, a PRS SE Custom 22 semi-hollowbody. Got it used from a local guy on Craigslist. I was looking for something with P-90 pickups. This one has Duncan Phat Cats, which aren't authentic P-90s, but they fit the bill just fine.

 

[Alan Bienlein]

Some more pictures for you Vaughn.