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Two renaissance guitars after Guillaume Morlaye
Making a couple of monoxyle renaissance guitars after an engraving in the book of Guillaume Morlaye (Paris, 1552)
The surface of both guitars is scorched black and oiled.
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Comment by Jan van Cappelle on January 18, 2015 at 6:31
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I just take a bunsen burner and take it to the surface of the guitar. The trick is to scorch the surface black and not to burn up the entire guitar. When it is ready the surface is treated with tung oil.
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Indeed, but it is less inauthentic than the electric light and radio. These guitars are a research project, made on a very tight budget out of some repurposed wood. Another model is based on the guitar in "The Fight Between Carnival and Lent" by Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Of which I will also make two models and a vihuela.
@Jelma: The only purpose is to blacken the wood. It is a finishing technique I am experimenting with, used it on a wooden scraping plane and on a slidebox. Although awkward to apply (the surface is literally burned) it gives a very beautiful matte black effect.
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Comment by Peter Forrester on January 17, 2015 at 15:15
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Look good - although I doubt the authenticity of that saw!
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Comment by Jelma van Amersfoort on January 17, 2015 at 15:10
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Wow... I never heard of scorching the wood for that purpose! Is that meant to make the wood more durable?
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