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by Herman
Wed Jun 17, 2026 9:03 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Lowden "F" style Red Cedar/Mediterranean Cypress with sound
Replies: 9
Views: 681

Re: Lowden "F" style Red Cedar/Mediterranean Cypress with sound

Thanks John.

Kevin, the headplate and scratchplate were bought at Bruce Wei in Tailand. It is vine with birds and butterflies in Rosewood.
My customer likes the bling. Matter of taste.
I did the inlay work on the fingerboard myself, but I cannot the level they have. Ya, the JJB is all you need.
by Herman
Tue Jun 16, 2026 2:33 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Lowden "F" style Red Cedar/Mediterranean Cypress with sound
Replies: 9
Views: 681

Re: Lowden "F" style Red Cedar/Mediterranean Cypress with sound

Thanks boys, The famous Gandalf did some magic, not real work! No Kevin, my playing is poor. These tracks are played by the Flamenco player the guitar was made for. And yes, he can really play. Here a expensive Baggs Anthem pickup is mounted. But the recordings are pure acoustic, made with a condens...
by Herman
Mon Jun 15, 2026 11:39 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Lowden "F" style Red Cedar/Mediterranean Cypress with sound
Replies: 9
Views: 681

Lowden "F" style Red Cedar/Mediterranean Cypress with sound

A customer flamenco guitar player asked if I could make him a Mediterranean Cypress steelstring guitar. These are hard to find or even not at all, but I was that intruiged that I said yes. The Lowden F is 40.2 cm wide, but the usual Cypress boards are just a bit too small for that. My regular suppli...
by Herman
Sun Jun 07, 2026 8:07 am
Forum: Bindings and Purfling
Topic: Bending purflings in a heat blanket side bender
Replies: 6
Views: 1008

Re: Bending purflings in a heat blanket side bender

yes, me too. Always pre-bend on tight curves. Titebond 3 holds very good while bending. Even herringbone I heat on the iron. I heat it that far, the outer black lining peels easily off with an utility knife. Then you have a very flexibel herringbone and you can glue the two pieces together to the gu...
by Herman
Thu Jun 04, 2026 2:46 am
Forum: Construction logs
Topic: Starting the J200 Jumbo
Replies: 33
Views: 16182

Re: Starting the J200 Jumbo

Excellent!! Congrats on the non-moustache bridge. Kevin-style design looks so much better.
Herman
by Herman
Tue Jun 02, 2026 2:28 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Happy to have sold this one today
Replies: 3
Views: 577

Re: Happy to have sold this one today

Make the price tempting and they will leave. Unless you are attached to them. :D