The Cockatoo "000'

[Taffy Evans]

The Cockatoo.
This is a 000-style guitar and is named after an old gold mine in my area. It has 14 frets to the body with a spruce top and New Guinee Rosewood back, sides, and neck.
The story. Whilst building this guitar I decided that as the name was going to be the cockatoo I would put a feather as a 12th fret marker. When the customer saw this she was over the moon with that choice, saying “How did I know she was a bird fancier and worked in a wildlife reserve”. I said I did not know that.
She said that she had a pet Cockatoo, so that is the reason for the bird-related inlays on the fingerboard and the neck heal.
Was she happy? Well, she did offer way more than I was asking for the guitar, so I was happy too.

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Thanks for looking Taff

[ozziebluesman]

Hi Taffy,

Beautiful guitar as usual. Pity I didn't get to play that one.
Thank you for sharing your amazing craft.

Cheers

alan

[Bob_H]

A very nice bit of kit. Interested colours in the New Guinee Rosewood. Can I ask what the neck attachement is, and what finish you have used?

[WJ Guitars]

I like all the inlay details with the timber combination used to create this great guitar.

Wayne

[Taffy Evans]

Hi all, thanks for your comments guy's much appreciated.

Bob, the finish if I remember correctly was a waterborne lacquer, I was trying different finishes at that time so not sure what brand. Here is a photo of a neck I'm working on at the moment, I use flatpack furniture bolts and insert nuts. I drill the holes in the neck [special horizontal borer for this] and line the hole with CA glue to harden the end grain and fit the nuts.

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also shown is the tool I use for assembly and removal during the setup.
Thanks for your interest Taff

[Bob_H]

Thanks Taff. R.M. Mottola, who is technology editor and a contributing editor for American Lutherie, advocates this method in his book Building the Steel String Acoustic Guitar. I used it on my most recent guitar build, and while I found it a challenge to get the inserts dead square, I was pretty happy with final result.

[Taffy Evans]

Hi Bob, I was always a bit concerned about disclosing this method many years ago as it was not the done thing, but then I saw Taylor Guitars was doing it so I felt better then.

I'll have to show my dedicated drilling machine for doing the neck holes.
Cheers Taff

[Bob_H]

Hi Bob, I was always a bit concerned about disclosing this method many years ago as it was not the done thing, but then I saw Taylor Guitars was doing it so I felt better then.

I'll have to show my dedicated drilling machine for doing the neck holes.
Cheers Taff

I'd be interested in seeing them!

[Taffy Evans]

Hi again Bob, just posted the hole borer over on the Jigs and Fixtures section, enjoy.
Taff