{"id":7409,"date":"2025-07-14T13:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T17:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/?page_id=7409"},"modified":"2025-11-13T15:29:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:29:43","slug":"043-00-modern-left-handed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/?page_id=7409","title":{"rendered":"043 00 modern, left handed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Serial Number 043<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Left Handed 00 Modern<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Started on July 14, 2025; completed on August 09, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the middle of the last build, I was sent a picture of a guitar arm bevel with sound ports drilled into the bevel. I saw it and thought of extending that arm bevel to around the D sound hole – one piece if possible. I think the idea is good but pulling it off is another story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A set of Spruce will be used for this guitar. This is from a whole lot of Spruce soundboards that were sold to me from a retiring luthier. He believed the boards to be Red Spruce but because it isn’t certain that they are Red Spruce, I won’t list them as “Red Spruce”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A set of Goncalo Alves (Tigerwood) was chosen for the back and sides set: I always look at what was used in previous builds and I do prefer to try new tonewooods that come in. Cost is also a factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I thought about how to efficiently do the bevel but didn’t come up with any better methods. I did discuss with somebody about trying different methods after I glued in the wood to do the bevel and also have brought in some kerfling to test out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sapele from a new supplier was chosen for the neck and a Wenge lamination strip for the middle to keep the Wenge accents consistent in the instrument. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indian Laurel was decided upon after a long debate over what to use for the fingerboard. It looks similar to Rosewood but not quite. I thought it was actually Pau Rosa but on the red end of the colour spectrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did want to try to inlay the second logo that I use but forgot to leave the excess material around the headstock to setup on the CNC machine. Some test cutting was done for future projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing that I has been mentioned to me over the last while was adding a volute on the neck\/head stock angle so this guitar, I finally tried to add a volute to the neck. I must have only seen a volute once or twice but I know the general shape that it should be. Not sure about the size of it but I will probably figure what in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To change things up a little, I used 4mm luminous dots for the inlays. The abalone strips that I have been using on the last few guitars give the instruments a subtle classier look but I have been having a hard time finding some more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the Indian Laurel being similar in colour and grain pattern to the Rosewood pieces I have for bridges, I decided on using Rosewood for a bridge. I was actuallly contemplating between Rosewood and Wenge for the bridge for a bit but ended up going with the Rosewood in the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was going to use some newly brought in unslotted bone bridge pins but will use them on the next build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SPECS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Body <\/strong>Grand Concert, left handed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scale<\/strong> 24.9″<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top <\/strong>Spruce<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back<\/strong> Goncalo Alves<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sides <\/strong>Goncalo Alves<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neck<\/strong> Sapele\/Wenge strip<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fingerboard<\/strong> Indian Laurel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bridge<\/strong> Rosewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuning Machines<\/strong> Gotoh 381<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strings<\/strong> D\u2019Addario EJ26 Phosphor Bronze<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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