Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Sharing a recent student build.
Owen just finished his Ebony and Spruce OM. Falcate braced. Nitro finish. She's a stunner.

This is Owen's 4th guitar built at my school.

Wow, that is a real head-turner!. The colours and the finish are stunning. Is it heavy? How is ebony to bend?

Very nice. Is that satin on front and gloss everywhere else? Lovely

lamanoditrento wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 05, 2022 6:55 am

Very nice. Is that satin on front and gloss everywhere else? Lovely

Correct. Nitro.
I keep the amount on the soundboard to an absolute minimum (reduce mass). So never do glossy soundboards (except with shellac on occasion).

Mark McLean wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 03, 2022 10:54 pm

Wow, that is a real head-turner!. The colours and the finish are stunning. Is it heavy? How is ebony to bend?

Not too heavy. Well not any more noticeable then say a Rosewood guitar.
African ebony is not as difficult to bend as you'd think. Yeah its hard, but we can get there. Even students can do it around a hot pipe by hand. Have also done the odd cutaway with it, although with some difficulty.

Sides thicknessed to 2.1mm.
Iron must be very very hot.
Soak for a few hours in water. Change this to boiling water for the last 5mins and away you go.

Steve.Toscano wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 06, 2022 9:36 pm

Soak for a few hours in water. Change this to boiling water for the last 5mins and away you go.

....and use the water to make a nice cup of tea??