The making of a classical guitar,
named “Persephone” for Robbie Melville.
From wood selection to completion.
Persephone in studio w Robbie Melville & Nat Bartsch
French Polishing sides
Antelodic at the Recital Centre
Polishing Back & Sides
Guitar Cradle made by master Peter Van Ree
Polishing Mahogany neck
Polishing Headstock
French polishing Spruce top
Persephone's internal pic "Charles Brookes"
Reflective thin finish c Zundesign
3x Shellac varnishes
measuring sandarac resin
Pre varnish angle adjustments
Saddle height for torque
corrected string clearance over 12th fret
19th fret string measure
Vacuum clamping bridge
Hot hide glue construction
Bridges of select Rosewood
Well fitting neck to sides
Dovetailed neck
Hand cut neck dovetail
Recycled Mahogany neck blank.
Attaching rosewood bindings
Fitting back to side rim.
Back strut shaping.
Thicknessing back
Recycled Aust. Red Cedar back struts.
Heavy & rigid high Q side rim.
Other view
Soundboard weighing.
Side rim
Soundboard thickness view.
Fan strut stiffness adjustments.
Vacuum clamping fan struts
Fan struts dimensioned and weighed.
Tap testing spruce for fan struts.
Spalted, ebony, maple, holly & satinbox
Revealed pattern & inner troughs.
Fitting perimeter spike pattern.
Spike pattern of Ebony & Sycamore.
Rosette - figured wood body.
FFT spectrum reading - used in modal tuning techniques by Trevor Gore.
Paneveggio Spruce - Silvi Scan X-Ray by Dr. Robert Evans
Brazilian Rosewood - Silvi Scan X-Ray by Dr. Robert Evans
Aust. Red Cedar - Silvi Scan X-Ray by Dr. Robert Evans
At Florinett in Switzerland. from left Juri, Richard, Jim, Franz, Emiliano.
Florinett Tonewood - De barking spruce log
Florinett Tonewood - Selected split billets
Wonderful Florinett Tonewood Team - Richard, Petra & Yuri
Wood Data Measurements
Calculating Density, Elasticity & Radiation Coefficient using Lucchi velocity meter at Ciresa Enrico SRL
Select grade spruce at Ciresa Enrico SRL
Wonderful Piera at Ciresa Enrico SRL
“Seed”
From Robbie Melville’s Tangled Trails Album.
Using “Persephone”
My traditional Spruce/ Brazilian Rosewood model.
“Dance of Solitude”
From Robbie Melville’s Tangled Trails Album.
Using “Persephone”
My traditional Spruce/ Brazilian Rosewood model.
“Gideons Bird Story”
From Robbie Melville’s “Secret Trio” live at the Brunswick Green.
Using “Persephone”
My traditional Spruce/ Brazilian Rosewood model.
“Antelodic”
Live from Melbourne Recital Centre.
Performing Lagom & music by Robbie Melville’s To Iceland Album.
Using “Persephone”
My traditional Spruce/ Brazilian Rosewood model.