Spalted Maple/Mahogany

martyb1 · October 26th, 2008, 07:54 PM

Well I posted a pic of this one a while back
Just got it buffed out
Spalted Maple top,one piece chambered Honduras Mahogany back
3 ply laminated binding on top
Turned out pretty good

martyb1 · October 26th, 2008, 07:56 PM

Couple outside shots

Buckocaster51 · October 26th, 2008, 08:05 PM

Yup...I think you could say it turned out pretty good.

No snow yet?

What town are you near? I'm curious about your latitude.

Telenator · October 26th, 2008, 08:10 PM

Stunning! Absolutely beautiful!

sean79 · October 26th, 2008, 08:10 PM

Nice. Do you have to do that 3-ply binding in three steps, or does it just come like that?

Is that a one-piece top?

dtermined2play · October 26th, 2008, 08:17 PM

That is gorgeous. Love to see the finished guitar.

Buckocaster51 · October 26th, 2008, 08:29 PM

Don't know how Marty does it, but multi-ply binding like that is typically done all at once.

Check out this Stew-Mac guide to binding.

Ronkirn · October 26th, 2008, 09:37 PM

Luthiers Mercantile has some multi stripe binding available...

Ron Kirn

martyb1 · October 26th, 2008, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sean79

Nice. Do you have to do that 3-ply binding in three steps, or does it just come like that?

Is that a one-piece top?

Nope,it is a bookmatched top
As for the binding,I do it at once,but seperate,if you know what I mean.I glue them down together as I go

I tried gluing them together first but it makes the corners really tough
When you keep them separate until you glue them,you can bend each one individual.
Here is another one I am working on

This one has thicker binding

LGOberean · October 26th, 2008, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Turned out pretty good
martyb1

Wow!!! That Spalted Maple/Mahogany body is ... superlatives fail me! To say that it "turned out pretty good" is one of the greatest understatements I"ve heard in quite a while.

martyb1 · October 26th, 2008, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

Yup...I think you could say it turned out pretty good.

No snow yet?

What town are you near? I'm curious about your latitude.

PRetty much right on 52*N

markothefish · October 27th, 2008, 06:10 AM

what awesome workmanship ! I really like that spalted maple look , and the double binding is superb ...

BAW4742 · October 27th, 2008, 06:39 AM

Beautiful work there martyb. The bindings are sharp.

Are you using CA glues for this instead of the Weld On glue?

martyb1 · October 27th, 2008, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAW4742

Beautiful work there martyb. The bindings are sharp.

Are you using CA glues for this instead of the Weld On glue?

I kinda use a combination.The weld on for the binding going on the wood and then thin CA for the other.It just seems to wick in better.
Here is kinda the layout,other than the neck.I do believe there is a birdseye neck slated for this one

Weird,the hardware almost looks gold in the pics

rhh7 · October 27th, 2008, 09:34 AM

Beautiful, Marty!...I prefer this to a Les Paul anyday!!

BAW4742 · October 27th, 2008, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martyb1

I kinda use a combination.The weld on for the binding going on the wood and then thin CA for the other.It just seems to wick in better.

Cool.

I forget to ask - do you spray any sealer on the wood before you do the bindings?

I've been thinking about spraying some sanding sealer and then routing the channels and installing the binding. I thought it might help with wood tearing out from the binding tape.

sneakyjapan · October 27th, 2008, 10:38 AM

beautimus...lovely work, I`d buy one in a heartbeat.
where in Alberta are you?

martyb1 · October 27th, 2008, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sneakyjapan

beautimus...lovely work, I`d buy one in a heartbeat.
where in Alberta are you?

I am in East Central Alberta
The heart of goose country

Cyrithicus · October 27th, 2008, 12:03 PM

Fantastic! I drool over dark wood teles, something about them....

hekawi · October 27th, 2008, 02:30 PM

gorgeous! the wood itself is stunning, but that binding gives it the extra "pop"!

sneakyjapan · October 27th, 2008, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martyb1

I am in East Central Alberta
The heart of goose country

just wonderin `cause years ago I was working in northern Alberta...Lesser Slave lake and around there, we moved around a lot. Only later did I learn we were in the heart of Grizzly country !

ROADMAN · October 27th, 2008, 11:57 PM

beautiful guitars Marty ...your in dinosaur country aren't you
when are we gonna see a Fossilcaster eh?...:)

Stuco · October 28th, 2008, 12:05 AM

The guitar looks great! With a top that beautiful I might have to use chrome pickup ring on the neck and lose the pickguard.

martyb1 · October 28th, 2008, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROADMAN

beautiful guitars Marty ...your in dinosaur country aren't you
when are we gonna see a Fossilcaster eh?...:)

Ya actually I am pretty close.Drumheller is about 65 miles away
We have our own little badlands just east of my farm on the lakeshore.We actually found what we thought was a dinosaur bone one time.It was a huge mother,but when we went back to take pics of it we could not find it.
Hmmm,maybe it would be big enough for a guitar body

Quote:

I forget to ask - do you spray any sealer on the wood before you do the bindings?

Ya I do.I find it does help with tearout and also helps stop the glues from soaking into the wood.I still don't know how guys like Ron do binding after the finish.It would be just a total mess if I tried that

Nick JD · October 28th, 2008, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martyb1

I am in East Central Alberta
The heart of goose country

Those Canadia gooses are overrunning your country! You've gotta wade through them to get out the door in Ontario...

Canadians should be eating goose for thanksgiving.

...and that 'hog's purdy, Marty.

al3d · November 2nd, 2008, 07:39 PM

I received the body this week..you never know what you're gonna get when you have someone do a Custom build...and i got only ONE thing to say....OH MY GOD..this is a WORK OF ART...loads of poeple came this week-end, and none musician, and they could'bt beleive how beautifull it was..imagine when it's fully assembled...:)

Now please..we need to refer to Marty as MASTER JEDI...huh i mean MASTER BUILDER..:)

now to find something else for him to make me..:)

rhh7 · November 2nd, 2008, 09:31 PM

martyb1 is indeed a genius!...and al3d has great taste in Strats and Tele's, very knowledgeable about the vintage and used market....hope we will see lots of pics of the completed guitar!!

Motor · November 3rd, 2008, 03:10 AM

Nice!!!

ernie61 · November 4th, 2009, 05:26 PM

Marty, how did you finish this guitar? It looks amazing!!
Im in Ontario and do a lot of fishing....they call me Master-Baiter. LOL

Notalent · November 4th, 2009, 06:07 PM

I usually retch at departures from the standard Tele design/format, but that is one sweet piece...Congrats!

scat4me · November 4th, 2009, 08:48 PM

Gorgeous!! I'd pay money for that!

NankerPhelge · November 4th, 2009, 08:53 PM

Beautiful

bruce123 · November 4th, 2009, 09:25 PM

Me Likey!!

Mark-00255 · November 5th, 2009, 12:11 AM

Excellent work, as usual, martyb1! Good to see you back - I haven't seen you on the board lately.

October 26th, 2008, 07:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 45 Posts: 1,920 13 Photos	Spalted Maple/Mahogany Well I posted a pic of this one a while back Just got it buffed out Spalted Maple top,one piece chambered Honduras Mahogany back 3 ply laminated binding on top Turned out pretty good __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

October 26th, 2008, 07:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 45 Posts: 1,920 13 Photos	Couple outside shots __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

October 26th, 2008, 08:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 57 Posts: 8,406 1 Photos	Yup...I think you could say it turned out pretty good. No snow yet? What town are you near? I'm curious about your latitude. __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

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Telenator VENDOR Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 6,622 5 Photos	Stunning! Absolutely beautiful! __________________ Dogs have the right idea! www.telenator.com

October 26th, 2008, 08:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
sean79 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: northcentral/western Pennsylvania Posts: 2,767 8 Photos	Nice. Do you have to do that 3-ply binding in three steps, or does it just come like that? Is that a one-piece top? __________________ Every now and then I know it's kind of hard to tell, but I'm still alive and well.

October 26th, 2008, 08:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
dtermined2play TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Spartanburg,S.C. Posts: 42	That is gorgeous. Love to see the finished guitar.

October 26th, 2008, 08:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 57 Posts: 8,406 1 Photos	Don't know how Marty does it, but multi-ply binding like that is typically done all at once. Check out this Stew-Mac guide to binding. __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

October 26th, 2008, 09:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ronkirn VENDOR Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 63 Posts: 3,924	Luthiers Mercantile has some multi stripe binding available... Ron Kirn __________________ www.ronkirn.com

October 27th, 2008, 06:10 AM	#12 (permalink)
markothefish Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Greenville, Rhode Island Age: 43 Posts: 2,509 7 Photos	what awesome workmanship ! I really like that spalted maple look , and the double binding is superb ... __________________ Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. Groucho Marx

October 27th, 2008, 06:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
BAW4742 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland's Eastern Shore Age: 52 Posts: 1,228 4 Photos	Beautiful work there martyb. The bindings are sharp. Are you using CA glues for this instead of the Weld On glue?

October 27th, 2008, 09:34 AM	#15 (permalink)
rhh7 Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 816	Beautiful, Marty!...I prefer this to a Les Paul anyday!!

October 27th, 2008, 10:38 AM	#17 (permalink)
sneakyjapan Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nippon Posts: 2,995 3 Photos	beautimus...lovely work, I`d buy one in a heartbeat. where in Alberta are you? __________________ quasi mojo

October 27th, 2008, 12:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
Cyrithicus Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 32 Posts: 1,020 4 Photos	Fantastic! I drool over dark wood teles, something about them.... __________________ "When I was young, I could remember anything, whether it happened or not." --Mark Twain

October 27th, 2008, 02:30 PM	#20 (permalink)
hekawi Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: greenville, sc Posts: 2,610	gorgeous! the wood itself is stunning, but that binding gives it the extra "pop"! __________________ ____________________________________________ "Rule Number One: Obey All Rules" - Barney Fife

October 27th, 2008, 11:57 PM	#22 (permalink)
ROADMAN Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: delta b.c. canada Age: 54 Posts: 2,207	beautiful guitars Marty ...your in dinosaur country aren't you when are we gonna see a Fossilcaster eh?...:)

October 28th, 2008, 12:05 AM	#23 (permalink)
Stuco Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: GA Posts: 4,230	The guitar looks great! With a top that beautiful I might have to use chrome pickup ring on the neck and lose the pickguard. __________________ -"You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do" J. Garcia

November 2nd, 2008, 07:39 PM	#26 (permalink)
al3d TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Canada/Quebec Age: 43 Posts: 10	I received the body this week..you never know what you're gonna get when you have someone do a Custom build...and i got only ONE thing to say....OH MY GOD..this is a WORK OF ART...loads of poeple came this week-end, and none musician, and they could'bt beleive how beautifull it was..imagine when it's fully assembled...:) Now please..we need to refer to Marty as MASTER JEDI...huh i mean MASTER BUILDER..:) now to find something else for him to make me..:)

November 2nd, 2008, 09:31 PM	#27 (permalink)
rhh7 Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 816	martyb1 is indeed a genius!...and al3d has great taste in Strats and Tele's, very knowledgeable about the vintage and used market....hope we will see lots of pics of the completed guitar!!

November 3rd, 2008, 03:10 AM	#28 (permalink)
Motor Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 348	Nice!!!

November 4th, 2009, 05:26 PM	#29 (permalink)
ernie61 TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hamilton Ontario Age: 48 Posts: 11	Marty, how did you finish this guitar? It looks amazing!! Im in Ontario and do a lot of fishing....they call me Master-Baiter. LOL

November 4th, 2009, 06:07 PM	#30 (permalink)
Notalent TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 82	I usually retch at departures from the standard Tele design/format, but that is one sweet piece...Congrats!

November 4th, 2009, 08:48 PM	#31 (permalink)
scat4me Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Miami Florida Posts: 105 8 Photos	Gorgeous!! I'd pay money for that! __________________ scat4me

November 4th, 2009, 08:53 PM	#32 (permalink)
NankerPhelge NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Littlehampton, UK Age: 38 Posts: 4	Beautiful

November 4th, 2009, 09:25 PM	#33 (permalink)
bruce123 TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MI Posts: 50	Me Likey!!

November 5th, 2009, 12:11 AM	#34 (permalink)
Mark-00255 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South of Seattle, WA Age: 51 Posts: 636	Excellent work, as usual, martyb1! Good to see you back - I haven't seen you on the board lately.

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