Posted - 03/06/2010 :  17:13:57      

Mom is doing great, and thanks for asking and thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers..
Mam-O-Man I believe this peabody is going to be some of Steve's best work
he is so dogmatic about his resos, guitars and mandolins
Bobby

Posted - 03/06/2010 :  20:39:54      

Go Bobby's Mom !!!!!! Me thinks God listens to Reso player's and their prayers.

Mike

Edited by - Grizz on 03/06/2010 20:41:35

Posted - 03/07/2010 :  06:53:11      

Thanks MIKE
For your support.... What kind of resos do you have?

Bobby

Posted - 03/07/2010 :  08:30:26      

Bobby, I have 2 "James" resos. Check them out on my homepage. The African Zebrawood is mine and was set up by the legendary R.Q. Jones. The Myrtlewood is my wife's and is shipping here tomorrow and will arrive Thursday. Harry is a wonderful builder and human being. Check this out when you have a chance http://www.orbod.net/aa4ga/jamesreso.htm it's what set me on the quest. Also check out the thread "here we go again" under reso related topics/product reviews and shopping advice.

Mike

Edited by - Grizz on 03/07/2010 08:40:33

Posted - 03/08/2010 :  21:56:33        

A few more pictures, to show a bit of what we did today...

Since Bobby's peghead overlay will be bound around the edges, we had to shape the binding before gluing it in place....




After getting the shape of the binding to match the edges of the peghead, it is time to glue them in place. Using nails and pins on a wooden workboard is an "Old School" way of doing this, but it seemed the right way to go this time, especially since this binding includes strips of wood, which are more difficult to bend...




Here's a quick shot of some Mother of Pearl blanks that will be used for inlay. Bobby requested a custom inlay on his peghead. These blocks will also be used to make the name blocks that will be inlaid in the fretboards. I usually cut these blocks by hand, and engrave them with my CNC machine, but these ones will be cut by a friend in Montana with a laser cutter....




A bit blurry, but here we see Angie's ebony fretboard on the left, and Bobby's rosewood fretboard on the right. Angie has opted for wire frets (not yet installed) whereas Bobby requested flush frets, so we inlaid 1/16" wide strips of curly maple in his rosewood board. Behind the fretboards you see stacks of kerfed lining, for many soon-to-be-built resophonic guitars, acoustic guitars, and mandolins.




We pressed the frets in Angie's ebony fretboard before calling it a day. Since her fretboard is also bound, you have to clip away the tang on the bottom edge at each end of the fret wire before pressing it into place. Of course, you can't tell that from this photo, but it's good to know...

Posted - 03/09/2010 :  05:23:28  

That is one nice hammer on the bench! the reso is nice too:) Sry im a tool guy:)

Posted - 03/09/2010 :  17:44:56      

MAN___O___MAN
Steve to be a SLACKER you sho do's sum mity fin works
I had no idea how Awesome that Indian Rosewood
peghead and fretboard would be
Man this "THE PEABODY" is going to be a LOOKER and a Banjr Killer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Steve and your Crew at the RL headquarters for your care and Talents

OBTW
If anyone is wondering why mine has "THE PEABODY"
instead of just PEABODY______
Cause like I told Steve I can be an Arogant A__ H__E



OH almost forgot


NUFF SAID
Bobby

Posted - 03/09/2010 :  18:55:31      

Bobby, that Rosewood fretboard and peghead is drop dead beautiful You know I don't know if i seen anywhere what stain/color are you getting on the body?

Mike

Edited by - Grizz on 03/09/2010 18:58:02

Posted - 03/09/2010 :  22:06:13        

Mike --

Bobby has opted for a color scheme that we have nick-named Avatar Blue. We might change the name though, seeing as how the movie by the same named pretty much tanked at the Acadamy Awards the other night...

A couple more shots from today's efforts. These photos might help to explain why there is so much time involved in this whole process. If we were just building these two resophonic guitars, we would have been done a long time ago! As it turns out, we had other commitments, and have other instruments in progress, not to mention the "parts and accessories" side of our business, which is chugging right along, as well.

The "Little Fellah" in this shot is Angies peghead overlay, which got bound today, along with a RedLine Traveler walnut mandolin that is on order, and a RL-45 Acoustic Guitar, which is also being built to order. You might be surprised how much tape (flat back, masking, and double-stick) goes into each instrument, as it makes its way through all of the processes...



Nothing really relative to this particular build, other than a glimpse of how this project fits in with the bigger picture of what's going on around here. Hanging from the ceiling is the current batch of Traveler Mandolins in the process of being finished, and a couple of RL-45 Acoustic Guitars, the mahogany one having just been bound, and the rosewood one just edge routed, and ready to be bound.



Steve Smith
www.RedLineResophonics.com
www.CumberlandAcoustic.com

Posted - 03/10/2010 :  06:12:10      

Steve, i really like the grain on the Rosewood. She's gonna be a looker. On the Avitar Blue front, I understand it should have won and who cares, I like the name. Well Steve, take care.

Mike

Posted - 03/10/2010 :  15:55:12    

Looks great, Steve! The fretboard looks amazing -- can't wait to see the finished product! :-)

Posted - 03/14/2010 :  17:47:44      

I can't wait to play this monster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mom is really starting the road to complete recovery
as far as strength, walking, and doing for her self..
And again Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers during this time of
moms surgery and recovery


NUFF SAID (for now)
Bobby :-)

Posted - 03/14/2010 :  18:47:36      

I'm tellin' ya Bobby, God listens to reso players. Trust me on this. That being said it's a good thing that you posted your request for prayers here.

Mike

Posted - 03/14/2010 :  19:04:04    

That's really good to hear Bobby, thanks for the update.

Vic

Posted - 03/15/2010 :  17:40:13        

A couple more pictures as we move along here...

I think I mentioned earlier that we had a "change of binding" on Bobby's guitar. Here we see his body resting on the downdraft sanding table, with the laminated, but not-as-yet pre-bent binding strips resting on top of it. I might work up the nerve to pre-bend them tomorrow. On my first try, I had the side bender set way too hot. You should have seen the smoke! I was surprised the smoke alarms didn't go off! The problem, of course, was that this binding laminate, along with the maple, contains a fair amount of celluloid, which is extremely volatile. I knew this, but didn't think the side bender would ignite it. It did! Wish I could have gotten you all a shot of the smoke cloud!

I have to pre-bend these strips, because of the wood part of it. I made up another sample the other day, and ran the blanket on the bending mold at a much lower heat level, so I think we'll be OK. Cross your fingers, just for luck, Bobby!





And, here, somewhere amongst the clamps and specially formed protective cauls, you might catch a glimpse of Angie's neck. I just glued the fretboard and peghead overlay on. I'll clean it all up tomorrow, bringing everything level, then route a chamfer on the back edges of the neck, drill the tuner holes, add the neck lag bolts, all that...




Steve Smith
www.RedLineResophonics.com
www.CumberlandAcoustic.com

Posted - 03/15/2010 :  19:05:50    

There's my neck!!! :-) Thank you thank you for the pic updates. They make my day!

Posted - 03/15/2010 :  19:17:57      

YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve
your such a S L A C K E R ! ! ! !
Awesome job
you and your crew of misfits are AWESOME






Ah
NUFF SAID
Bobby

Posted - 03/21/2010 :  16:23:45      

Well Gang,
UPDATE on mom,
Thursday night the 18th she was rushed to the emergency room, couldn't breathe
left lung 1/2 full with fluid............ Now she is sedated breathing tube and feeding tube back in
her nouth 5 drips in her IV and they had to put in a Pic Line
cause her viens were so small and weak...... So we are back where we were 12 weeks ago
in St Thomas Hospital............
So please keep those prayers for mom coming
Thanks to ALL of you for all your thoughts and prayers during all this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bobby

Posted - 03/21/2010 :  17:11:10      

Bobby, I am so sorry. We are on it NOW !!! Take care and God bless my friend. No need for thanks we're more than glad to do it, anytime.

Mike

Edited by - Grizz on 03/21/2010 17:12:40

Posted - 03/21/2010 :  17:55:21        

Bobby, I wish your mother all the best. God bless her and we will keep her in our hearts, minds, and prayers daily. If you need anything, call. Phil

Posted - 03/21/2010 :  18:02:14        

Bobby and all --

So sorry to hear about your mom's set--back. Must be a bad week for reso-lover's moms. My mom is ailing right now too. She went to the hospital almost two weeks ago, and all kinds of stuff keeps happening, or not getting fixed, and she's now in a rehab place, which is where they put you when they need the hospital room for someone else. She's had 90 great years, but we are hoping she will get well, and be able to go home.

It's hard being 2500 miles away when something like this comes up (She is in So. Cal. and I am in Tennessee). I'm thankful that she is surrounded by family. We are thinking of taking a trip out there in a week or two, when my one son still in high school has spring break.

While you guys are praying or Bobby's mom, maybe you could toss one up for my mom too. Her hame is Mary Ann.

Steve

Posted - 03/21/2010 :  18:12:23        

You betcha Steve, I will make sure they both go on the Prayer list this week. All our prayers and best wishes Steve. The same goes for you as Bobby, anything you need, Call. Phil

Posted - 03/21/2010 :  18:47:06      

quote:

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Originally posted by phil dean

You betcha Steve, I will make sure they both go on the Prayer list this week. All our prayers and best wishes Steve. The same goes for you as Bobby, anything you need

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Edited by - Grizz on 03/21/2010 18:47:58

Posted - 03/21/2010 :  19:15:25    

Prayer sent up for Bobby and Steves Moms. God bless.

Vic

Posted - 03/21/2010 :  20:30:31      

I'm in too. Prayers on the way. Take care everybody.

Dan