Mark Campellone the Archtop building machine

[vinnyv1k]

Surprisingly, the finishes on both the 330's and 125's are ORIGINAL! Luckily, they were all in good shape when I got them - just a few nicks to fill here and there - I did overspray the lighter colored 330 with a couple of clear coats, but aside from that, just some TLC got all those guitars looking like new!

WOW - they look new. I figured they were refinished. Usually those old Gibson reds faded out.

[MCampellone]

WOW - they look new. I figured they were refinished. Usually those old Gibson reds faded out.

Right, and I do have one other 125 on which the cherry burst has faded -

[ccroft]

I really love the figure on this guitar. The angle of what’s going on in the wood make this an incredible back. Sort of like a Chevron...

I agree! Very striking. Seems more typical to see quilt running straight across like Vin's. I'm curious if that's how the figure lay on the board, or if Mark re-cut it some to highlight the angle?

Maybe if Mark reads this he can put to bed another nagging question, tho unrelated to this post:

Which is harder to make, Venetian or Florentine cut? As a woodworker who's never made a guitar they seem to me to each have their difficulties. More joinery (inc binding) in the Flo VS more bending in t'other for EG?

BTW: love your custom scraper set Mark. Very versatile tool when you start doing that. Sadly, the younger guys in our shop don't understand scrapers very well....

[Artichoke]

[QUOTE=ccroft;1347070]I agree! Very striking. Seems more typical to see quilt running straight across like Vin's. I'm curious if that's how the figure lay on the board, or if Mark re-cut it some to highlight the angle?

Here's what the back looked like before Mark did his magic. Mark sent me quite a few photos of wood backs to select from, but I was smitten by the figuring on this one and thought it would look amazing on a Cameo. It's shaping up beautifully

- AC

[vinnyv1k]

Another sweet batch