Finished the Martin 0 sized Parlor Guitar today. with Video

[John Parchem]

I just finished this guitar today. I want to wait a day before I string the guitar up, but not wait to show it off. I am waiting for the bridge glue to cure before I string it up. But other than that that I am ready to go. I build this guitar for a niece of mine.
Once it is strung up and setup up I will make a video playing it.

The headstock veneer and and rosette are cut from an amboya burl I found at Rocklers.

[darren]

Beautiful!

[Woodyok]

Well done John.
Is that Koa b&s? I really like the head stock inlay.

[TonyinNYC]

Beautiful John! Another outstanding effort!

[Ken Hundley]

Stunning. You forgot the strings, or did they end up inside?

Can't wait to hear it John.

[David L]

Absolutely beautiful as usual John. Is that body the normal thickness? it looks thin for some reason.

David L

[John Parchem]

Thanks all for the kind comments.

The body is the normal size for a O sized parlor guitar. The main changes I made from the plans were to increase the sound hole diameter a bit and I switch from a slot head to a peg head. Other than that I followed the plans for body size and bracing. I did tap tune the top plate and the top with braces so the thickness of the top and the height of the braces are a little different than the plan.

This is turning out to be one of the best sounding SS guitars that I have made. Also for the first time I got the geometry right. So the height string height from the body at the bridge is right where I wanted it to be. The notes play clean and without buzzing all the way up the neck.

I will post a recording as soon as I have time.