tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796878377840852212.post8766949922972829690..comments2023-06-20T07:21:40.360-07:00Comments on Guitar Building Girl: Bracing the back and finish experimentsAmy Goddardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796182907608668962noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796878377840852212.post-20121574154732988262015-07-30T00:14:03.840-07:002015-07-30T00:14:03.840-07:00Thanks Jonny, great to hear from you. Thanks Jonny, great to hear from you. Amy Goddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796182907608668962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796878377840852212.post-66909569084821877682015-07-29T09:53:26.482-07:002015-07-29T09:53:26.482-07:00Fascinating to see things progress, Amy - well don...Fascinating to see things progress, Amy - well done indeed! Cheers, Jonny.Jonny Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223349867986987921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796878377840852212.post-60716175864605114952015-07-16T23:35:01.089-07:002015-07-16T23:35:01.089-07:00No prob Mark, the customer is always right! ;) It&...No prob Mark, the customer is always right! ;) It's going to look great. Amy Goddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796182907608668962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796878377840852212.post-11079872836746887762015-07-14T14:04:00.925-07:002015-07-14T14:04:00.925-07:00I hope the black is not too much a pain. Looks fab...I hope the black is not too much a pain. Looks fab and terrifying!! Thank you. MAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607586328321727646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796878377840852212.post-68034431790246656172015-07-06T10:27:08.243-07:002015-07-06T10:27:08.243-07:00Mahogany has a warmer more mellow tone than rosewo...Mahogany has a warmer more mellow tone than rosewood, which is arguably the most popular choice for the back and sides of an instrument. It is also somewhat easier to work with than the oily/resinous rosewood. This is particularly true when it comes to applying a finish. Mahogany takes a finish quite quickly whereas on rosewood the finish can take weeks to cure properly and will require more coats with large amounts of time in between.<br />Any stain or finish should be minimal on a guitar. A little as possible to protect the wood and enhance the grain. You can't just use your average polyurethane varnish and expect a good sound. The timber needs to be able to resonate and breathe. In commercial factories an acid-catalyst finish is a popular choice. This requires specialist spraying and breathing equipment though and is not suited to a small home based workshop. Wudtone's finishes are very versatile. I clumsily dinged my first guitar before it was completed and I was able to sand out the mark and refinish just that small section and there is absolutely no perceivable join in the finish. Had it been a spray finish I would likely have had to strip it back and start again. Amy Goddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796182907608668962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796878377840852212.post-71098193515321377712015-07-06T08:43:11.722-07:002015-07-06T08:43:11.722-07:00What qualities does mahogany have as a sounding bo...What qualities does mahogany have as a sounding board? And does the stain/seal affect the sound to any extent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com