Behind the curtain of the Great & Powerful Rozov.....
Once the body is cut out, the edge gets a binding channel routed into it. The binding is then glued into place and held there with masking tape.
I use model airplane glue to adhere the binding to the guitar body. It's ironic that I used to buy this glue as a kid for model cars. It was abused by many kids back then and now only adults can buy it. The particular glue I use can only be purchased through a Luthier's supply company. It's the good stuff but you have to use plenty of ventilation.
After the glue dries, usually 24hrs, remove the tape and start trimming the binding.
Clean up the front and back and we're ready for the next step, sanding.This is what the guitar looks like with the binding trimmed and the surfaces sanded. A coat of sealer has been applied and as soon as the humidity give me a break, I'll start the color coat.
I gaduated high school in 1966 and bought a brand new 67' Camaro. The color was called Royal Plum Poly, a deep rich concord grape purple. This guitar will be painted that color. It will have a white pickguard and the white binding will accent the color very nicely. I haven't decided whether to use a Rosewood or a Maple fingrboard. I'll decide when I get the color coat on the body of the guitar.
Nate built a Zebrawood/Mohagany Electric Guitar and wanted a Bass to match. I'm very proud of his progress and obvious talent in guitar building.
Here's the Mohogany back of the Bass.
Nate decided that I needed a custom built electric guitar for my collection. So far this guitar has a stunning look when you see it in person. I'm putting Seymour Duncans in it with gold hardware and White Mother of Pearl pickguard and tuner buttons.
The guitar has about 6 coats of lacquer on it now and it's really starting to develope a special look. It's going to be a real piece of eye candy. So far everything Nate has built plays as good as it looks.
I started this one a few years ago and never got around to finishing it. The core is a piece of mahogany that my Dad had when he was alive and building cabinets. I bought the Brazilian Walnut pieces for the front and back on Ebay. When Nate saw it, he said that it should be finished so who am I to argue.
Sometimes a person needs somebody to put a flame under their butt...Nate is my flame
This is a Mohogany neck with a Bubinga headstock overlay. It's going to be mated to a Mohogay/Bubinga solid body electric guitar.
The Mohogany/Bubinga body. This is my first attempts with veneer and it came out pretty nice.
This guitar will be have gold hardware, Tulip Shaped Tuner buttons and Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates Pickups. I have some Bumble Bee Caps from back in the day that will be matched to the Pearly Gates. I'm very anxious to hear this guitar playing through my Fender Reverb Twin.