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Custom Guitars: Rosettes

I've been thinking about rosettes quite a lot recently. The rosette is the decorative circle around the soundhole. They come in many guises. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Martin Guitar Soundhole Rosette"][/caption] This is a Martin rosette. It's an example of what you may find on many guitars, with a ...

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July 19, 2009
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Koa is my favourite wood

Koa is beautiful. It is full of rich colours, and the figure that can be found in it is as good as I've seen in any wood. I built this bass in 2005. The koa top has a subtle flame and a rich, brown colour. Koa (acacia koa) is a ...

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January 22, 2009
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