17" Archtop Jazz Guitar finally starting it 5 years late!

[Herman]

Yessss!
I don't know if you did sunburst before, but my tip is to spray black not as pure black, but mix it with brown. It still will be dark, but much more appealing to the eye.
Herman

[John Parchem]

I would think through finishing the body and then attaching the neck. Gluing surfaces can be masked and or cleared Your work on this guitar is gorgeous by the way. Wow you violin work is showing as well.

[Kevin in California]

Since I've decided to spray a sunburst and do at least the top sunburst without the neck attached I've mounted the neck and filed/sanded the overhangs of the heel and fretboard extensions flush with the body so when the neck is glued on that will already be done.

I finished shaping the heel and glued on an ebony heel cap. I didn't even know where to get a piece of white plastic that matched the binding to use for a heel cap so settled on the ebony. It will most likely blend in with the dark part of the sunburst on the back, and that will be okay.

I have the guitar sanded to 320 grit and just about ready for finish but that will have to wait for springtime. I'll not have a guitar sprayed and over wintered in my shop again like I did my last guitar last winter and the lacquer cracked if anyone remembers that fiasco I went through.

I have glued the purfling and binding to my pickguard and will sand that all flush tomorrow. Then I'll work on the tail piece which will attach to the endpin using a tail gut and hold the strings.

[Herman]

Clean looking guitar, great couch!
Herman

[John Parchem]

The guitar looks great. Will love to see it when it is finished.

[Kevin in California]

Thanks Herman. You looked great on that couch!

[Kevin in California]

Pick guard is made. Ebony at 3/16" thick bound to match the guitar body.