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• Bones Moderator

  February 2022 Posts: 3,319

  Love that tailpiece.

  
• whitneyguitars New Gitane DG-340 Modele Stephane Wrembel Model

  February 2022 Posts: 22

  Cheers, Bones.
• vanmalmsteen Diamond Springs ,CANew Latch Drom F, Eastman DM2v, Altamira m30d , Altimira Mod M

  February 2022 Posts: 337

  That’s Tasty

  
• whitneyguitars New Gitane DG-340 Modele Stephane Wrembel Model

  February 2022 Posts: 22

  @vanmalmsteen thank you!
• Gouch FennarioNew ALD Originale D, Zentech Proto, ‘50 D28

  February 2022 edited February 2022 Posts: 115

  Care to share a pic of the top-bracing scheme with final shaping, brace heights and top thicknesses? (Totally no prob if not/secret sauce, understood)

  Asking because I’m in the middle of an oval/14th fret build right row.
• whitneyguitars New Gitane DG-340 Modele Stephane Wrembel Model

  February 2022 Posts: 22

  https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/110119#Comment_110119

  Hey Gouch - I don't mind sharing. Attached is a photo during the build process before final shaping / sanding and voicing. Brace dimensions are pretty true-to-form from the François Charle plans - no huge deviations in this respect. Have fun with your build!

  

  
  

  
• Gouch FennarioNew ALD Originale D, Zentech Proto, ‘50 D28

  February 2022 Posts: 115

  Thanks- looks great!

  
• whitneyguitars New Gitane DG-340 Modele Stephane Wrembel Model

  February 2022 Posts: 22

  Thanks Gouch! Looking forward to seeing your build progress.
• Buco NOVA, DCDeity Ivanovski maple/spruce

  February 2022 Posts: 4,737

  What a great looking guitar. The grain on the top is so unusually distinct. Is that because of a photograph or that particular piece of wood or the torrefied wood process or...? Even the unfinished wood from underside looks spectacular. Would love to hear a sound clip.

  Every note wants to go somewhere-Kurt Rosenwinkel
• whitneyguitars New Gitane DG-340 Modele Stephane Wrembel Model

  February 2022 edited February 2022 Posts: 22

  Thanks a ton, Buco - really appreciate the kind words.

  The photos are pretty true to form. The 'toastiness' of the top is definitely due, in large part, to the torrefication of the spruce top. I used a blonde shellac for the soundboard, neck and head (a very light colour) and a garnet shellac for the back and sides that has a 'ruby' -like colour that really enhances the red/brown tones.

  I also 'size' the soundboard with eggwhite before French polishing giving a subtle antiquing effect, which I believe comes from the proteins in the eggwhite reacting with the tannins in the wood. Finishing aside, most is inherent to the wood itself. As a sidenote, the smell of the torrefied spruce is incredible... kind of a toasty, caramel woodiness with undertones of current and spice (I kid on the last part).