Special Projects
 Including the Newport Guitar Festival 

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These Instruments Will Be shown
at the 2006 Newport Guitar Festival 
                  

 

 

August 4th, 5th and 6th, 2006
Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center
Newport, Rhode Island

Plan to be there!


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1. Ave Maria Grand Auditorium

Brazilian Rosewood / Bosnian Spruce
with
Bloodwood Binding. Special bookmatched Brazilian Rosewood
headstock overlay, Brazilian Rosewood Neck Binding, Walrus Ivory nut and saddle,
pearl bound end graft, gold dyed purfling. 

Neck: 1-3/4" (44mm) @ nut, 2-1/4" (57mm) string spacing at saddle.
(Click on any photo
to enlarge) 		Left: Brazilian Rosewood
headstock overlay
Left and Right: Bosnian Spruce top, Brazilian Rosewood back and sides.
Left: Floral Inlay
Left and Right: Brazilian Rosewood heel cap and end graft against Bloodwood binding.
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2. Madrigal Grand Concert with Venetian Cutaway

Malaysian Blackwood / European Spruce
with
 Brazilian Rosewood binding, bookmatched Malaysian Blackwood headstock overlay,
heel cap, and end graft. Special, Rosebud and Thorns fingerboard appointments,
Mammoth Fossil Ivory nut and saddle. 

Neck: 1-3/4" (44mm) @ nut, 2-1/4" (57mm) string spacing at saddle.
(Click on any photo
to enlarge)

 

Left: Bookmatched Malaysian
Blackwood headstock overlay, Rosebud in Logo
Left and Right: Bookmatched Malaysian Blackwood heelcap and end graft, Black/red/black/red mitered side purfling, pearl bound end graft.
Various views of European Spruce top with Paua Heart
Pearl Rosette.
Left and Right: Malaysian Blackwood back with sapwood. Brazilian Rosewood binding.
Various views of
 Rosebud and Thorns
fingerboard appointments.
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3. Minstrel Grand Auditorium with Venetian Cutaway

Brazilian Rosewood / Bosnian Spruce
with
African Blackwood binding, Bookmatched Brazilian Rosewood
headstock overlay, end wedge, and heel cap. Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard binding,
Rosebud Sheppard logo, No appointments on fingerboard top.

Neck is 1-3/4" (44mm) @ nut, 2-1/4" (57mm) string spacing at saddle.

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Right and below: Bookmatched Brazilian Rosewood headstock overlay with red/black dyed wood fiber underlay. (Click on any photo
to enlarge)

 

Right: Paua Heart Rosette, Mammoth Ivory saddle, ebony bridge pins, side dots only on fingerboard.
Various views of mastergrade Bosnian spruce top. Simple red/black/red top purfling.
Right: Black/red/black/red mitered side purfling. Back grain pattern follows into heel cap. 
Superb Brazilian Rosewood
Back
Right: Bookmatched end
wedge.

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Other Special Projects
 

Madrigal Grand Auditorium with Venetian Cutaway
Cocobolo Rosewood/Engelmann Spruce

 

This was not really a special project,
but rather a custom order.
I really liked the way the Cocobolo came out.

 

 

Why Special projects? 

Special projects provide Gerald with the opportunity to use his creativity and test new designs. This freedom to satisfy the creative desire encourages the artisan, and renews his/her inspiration and love for the work. Without these opportunities the work will get stagnant and become nothing more than a cookie cutting manufacturing operation. The player also benefits from the learnings derived as this pursuit of excellence fuels the
 creative drive toward perfection.

 
 

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