Guitar building - How I make rosettes

[@JohnScime]

That is a very beautiful and elegant rosette! I really enjoy the crispness of the three accent rings against the walnut. To me, this layout honors the traditional approach used by 20thC makers while updating same with a more modern look. The result is very striking. Thank you for sharing your technique .

[@terryloveuk]

👍I do enjoy watching other people work, especially if they have skill, are creative, and make something that looks good.

[@kumarsajal8400]

This isn't a guitar. You put your heart and soul in it. It is a living piece of art.

[@hymnplayer]

I really like your method for making a rosette. Your videos are so straight forward. Thanks!

[@KeenerCustomGuitars]

I'm not sure if u have heard of this place called advanced shell technology but they have zip abalone strips which eliminates the gaps u get from piercing the shell in and their abalone is beautiful

[@GabiM3112]

Thank you. Yes, I'm aware of them but they are rather pricy and in addition shopping in the US makes things unneccesarily expensive with the cutoms fees, so I most likely won't do that. If I were to build an expensive guitar for a customer (which as a lay person I don't do) it may be worth a try but for now I'll keep to my sources. Their material looks great, though.

[@HowdiesWoodwork]

wonderful content - thank you for sharing your process!

[@keithk3567]

I found this both interesting and relaxing to watch. Thank you. Have a wonderful day.

[@Elise_Guitars]

Just getting ready to install a rosette on my latest build and so glad that I watched this. I’ll be following this method. Thanks!

[@cassgascoigne]

Thank you Gabriele I'm doing a Baritone Ukulele right now & I'll try this method. Always happy to watch you work. You're an "artist"

[@GabiM3112]

Hey there, Cass. Share the process/the result with us. I'd love to see it.

[@hobiecat901]

Very well done. Thanks for the schooling Ms Gabriele.

[@DoNaSbaR]

Nice & Simple that's the way it is! Well done!

[@stevesstrings5243]

Thanks for sharing Gabi! Very inspirational!

[@micheloderso]

Ja, wundervoll. Das Ergebnis spricht für sich. Nice done.

[@davidlacroix6769]

Wow! That’s a lot of work. Guess it’s a labor of love.

[@GabiM3112]

Hey David, actually it is not a lot of work this way, since it only a few steps and you're done.

[@richardcooksey1600]

Well done as always!

[@bubastro1959]

Nice job, Madame and thanks for sharing your Art. It' s of great help for the rosette I' ll going to make for my "Fender Acoustasonic almost replica".

[@HandToolWoodGuy]

Hi, Gabby! Much appreciated.

[@GabiM3112]

Hey, I hope this helps you a bit with your build.

[@HandToolWoodGuy]

@@GabiM3112 It will. I've been cutting them out with home made cutter and a chisel. This will give my hands hope, lol.

[@balobreached]

Gabby: spoiling us with vids :)

[@brisca88lolo65]

nice job as usual thank you

[@paulcumming7438]

Beautiful .

[@patberning]

Than you !

[@cassgascoigne]

Cheers, Thank you.

[@leebeeden1780]

Are you using the same bit for all the rosette operations? What size and type of bit do you use? Again a excellent video. I am using you as a resource for my first build. Thank you

[@GabiM3112]

It's a set of 10 bits I bought on Amazon. It just happens that one of the bits makes a channel exactly the size of my purfling. Just look for Dremmel Routing bit and you will find a similar set. www.amazon.de/Gr%C3%B6%C3%9Fen-Schaftfr%C3%A4ser-Schneidespitzen-Fr%C3%A4sstifte-Werkzeugdurchmesser/dp/B07Y3R4H4N/ref=sr_1_33_sspa?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=UCT866BJ9IJQ&keywords=dremel+fr%C3%A4ser+set&qid=1694319181&sprefix=dremel+fr%C3%A4ser+set%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-33-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGZfbmV4dA&psc=1

[@fantasma0017able]

could you make a classical one in the future plz🙏 greetings from Panama

[@GabiM3112]

I have made a Crossover Guitar, meaning nylon but with a different body construction. You can watch it on my channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fH2npGqsrJJjfNk I don't like classical guitars very much, so I only build them for people as commissioned work.

[@louisgriffin1785]

Hi Gabriel, that turned out beautiful! Not real labor intensive either. I am surprised you use the Dremel circle cutter jig, I tried it and it was very inaccurate - I must be doing something wrong… just wondering what thickness is your top and also the rosette thickness? Thank you for taking the time to make these videos! I will look for that glue as well, is that a plastic binding? Does that glue work well on wood binding and fiber BWB binding? I have found if I use a downcut spiral carbide bit I don’t get those fuzzies and tear out… have you used those?

[@GabiM3112]

No, I'm using something like this: www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07CRF6ZJW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The tops are about 4mm when I make the channels for the rosette, I rout the to about between 1,5 mm 2mm, depending on what I put in. I normally sink the rosette in a bit, so that the top is a tiny bit proud of the channel and then sand things flush later. Some of the binding I use is taller than that, so I plane/sand that down to top thickness. There's no tearout with my cutting. Maybe going round in the circle slowlier might be useful and maybe taking more turns and adjust thickness with each turn may help as well. Cheers Gabi

[@malcolmjames1866]

Nice. Thanks.

[@jeffreydouglas351]

Beautiful! I've been cutting my channels by hand. What kind of router bit do you use with your Dremel.

[@GabiM3112]

I use something like this: www.amazon.de/10-St%C3%BCck-Erdbeere-Wolframcarbid-Erdbeeren-Rotierende/dp/B07D6G1H58/ref=sr_1_87_sspa?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=GQGT2F37ON1D&keywords=dremel+fr%C3%A4ser&qid=1650181327&sprefix=dremel+fr%C3%A4ser%2Caps%2C72&sr=8-87-spons&psc=1&smid=A3MWTOW3Y5FBF1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzR1E5WEJYMTk3V0pZJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzM3MjU3TVRJQTVXQkk0MEEmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDIwNDQxMjkyUkgxTkQ4N1A2WSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX210ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

[@cassgascoigne]

Wonderful work Gabriele, Do you reinforce the back of your soundhole?

[@GabiM3112]

Hi there Cass, yes I do.

[@Elise_Guitars]

Wonderful video! What size and type dremel router bits are you using?

[@GabiM3112]

Something like this: www.amazon.de/10-St%C3%BCck-Erdbeere-Wolframcarbid-Erdbeeren-Rotierende/dp/B07D6G1H58/ref=sr_1_33_sspa?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=1AMFO1C7E6N3N&keywords=dremel+fr%C3%A4ser&qid=1661972088&sprefix=dremel+fr%C3%A4ser%2Caps%2C73&sr=8-33-spons&psc=1&smid=A3MWTOW3Y5FBF1

[@migalito1955]

Hi, if you see this little question I'd be thankful if you could give me a hint as to the brand or trade name of your bolt on neck hardware. I ask because I got off my wishful thinking duff and began a scratch built, except for planting the trees, Tenor Ukelele April 16th. I am close to attaching the neck and I remember your having mentioned a bolt on system you use and favor. I have used threaded inserts before and found the system I had tried to be problematic. A help here is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mike P.S. I decided on Tenor Uke because it is my first ever stringed instrument project. I had thought it could be a little bit easier plus I can actually play one and low-g tuning is pretty similar to the guitar's sound.

[@GabiM3112]

Hi there, well I'm using threaded inserts as well and a bolt from the other side that normally is used for furniture building. Something like this: www.amazon.de/M%C3%B6bel-Anschluss-Schrauben-verzinkt-M6-50-St%C3%BCck/dp/B074ZR7C5K/ref=sr_1_12?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=2JOOKIUW4DGS9&keywords=flachkopf+m%C3%B6bel+geindeschraube+6-kant&qid=1653038813&sprefix=fla%2Caps%2C72&sr=8-12. I put in the threaded inserts (sink them), and put in a few drops of superglue before screwing them in the last bit. Only when they are in the neck heel, I make the holes for the body since it may be that I'm not completely on my line with the bolts and can adjust the holes to fit the bolts.

[@dalgguitars]

Where did you get that circle cutting jig for your Dremel?

[@GabiM3112]

You can buy them on Amazon.

[@mrbrightside726]

😊

[@alexglenngelacio2599]

Hi Gabriele do you have patterns GS size guitar?

[@GabiM3112]

Hey there Alex, sorry, no I don't. I do have plans for Dreadnoughts, OMs and Jumbos and my own for more modern classical guitars.

[@alexglenngelacio2599]

@@GabiM3112 how about travel size guitar? I'm planning to build my own guitar and im still trying to absorb your method how you make a guitar. I still need plan of a guitar. Like dimensions.

[@GabiM3112]

@Alex Glenn Gelacio You can make your own. In the end your fretslots, the scale length and your bridge position need to be all right. Everything else you can design. You could also take plans for OM guitars and shrink them by, let's say, 1/4 when copying/printing them. These for instance: guitarfingerstyle.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/OM_acoustic_guitar.pdf