Author Topic: 3129 Dark and medium columnar grain (SOLD) (Read 1028 times)

mica · « **on:** June 17, 2003, 08:10:44 AM »

Lower contrast than some pieces from this log leaves an overall dark impression.

mikedm · « **Reply #1 on:** June 17, 2003, 10:07:52 AM »

absolutely stunning. are the horizontal marks due to the machining process, I suspect they wouldn't show...? Large enough for a book matched to center, standard point body? I'm a huge Alphons Mucha fan, his art nouveau period artwork is very organic, just like this wood, tempting..

Mike

(Message edited by groovelines on June 17, 2003)

mikedm · « **Reply #2 on:** June 17, 2003, 11:11:19 AM »

okay, give a guy a few minutes and weak photoshop skills and viola'. my poor attempt at a MK Signature with a vintage wineburst finish...man, I'm going to be dreaming of this wood...

mica · « **Reply #3 on:** June 17, 2003, 12:27:52 PM »

The lines are from the bandsaw - these bookmatches are fresh off the saw. I usually wait until they are sanded before posting.

Your pic is way cool (love the speculars). I never even though of doing any tint over Ebony. One of these pieces that's on the lighter side could look really interesting.

mikedm · « **Reply #4 on:** June 17, 2003, 02:02:20 PM »

That's what I thought.

I must admit that I haven't been a fan of the darker woods, my Orion is a beautiful bird's eye, but the colors in these selections are inspiring. If you ever get a chance to check out some of (Alphonse)Mucha's work you'll see the same organic influences. His line work is very similar to the way your inlays are pieced together. He's influenced my drawing style more than anyone else. Here's a sample of Mucha's work, I think you can see what I mean.

Phil McNeese, at Larry Morgan, is trying to get me to trade up. If he only knew how close to the edge he's pushing me! Seriously thinking of a second job just so nobody gets this wood! Ugh, what's the wife gonna say?

Rami's gonna flip when he gets a view of the new ebony selections.

Mike

(Message edited by groovelines on June 18, 2003)

mikedm · « **Reply #5 on:** June 19, 2003, 11:29:57 AM »

how would you apply a tint? if a spray, is it on the wood's surface or somewhere in the coats of poly?

mica · « **Reply #6 on:** June 19, 2003, 05:09:40 PM »

When we do a tint, the regular way is to seal the wood, then spray tinted paint, then more clear. It's 100% reversable that way.

mikedm · « **Reply #7 on:** June 20, 2003, 07:38:36 AM »

Mica,

If I should wish to have a wineburst finish applied to an existing instrument (Orion 5), can I do any prep work before shipping? i.e. strings, hardware removal...also what would be an estimated turn-around time, costs?

thanks,
Mike

mica · « **Reply #8 on:** June 20, 2003, 12:32:19 PM »

You can, but I don't really advise it unless you have experience adjusting the truss rods to compensate for the lack of string tension.

One of the bigger expenses is the removal of the old paint with sandpaper. Simply removing the hardware isn't a huge amount of time.

The whole process is expensive. $1250 is typical for a refinishing job with a tint. Included we also refinish the tailpiece, polish the brass hardware, do a fret mill if needed, oil the fingerboard, and basically make it look and play like new.

mikedm · « **Reply #9 on:** June 20, 2003, 12:46:27 PM »

yowza! I think I'll wait and get it as an upgrade on down the road.

thanks,
mike