2.01.2012

Rosette II - the production

Alas it is but time to find a home for my beloved rosette. With beautiful parchment and the inspirational rose, the masterpiece is crafted. A wonderful layering effect has been produced by the 'petals' which hang delicately above an interior sculpture.

Building the rosette was somewhat a ship in a bottle. I designed in layers to bend the rings and build within. Each layer then was glued in place and built from bottom up. As the layers grew the less room I had to work with. The final layer made a depth of about two inches. To finish I needed guiding wires to pull it tight against the mouth. This was done with wire sewn through the sound holes. Once taught, I held for ten minutes to make certain the piece would hold. The product then was complete and ready to be restrung.

The sound is immaculate. It is warm, light and airy. Playing the instrument is to dance with a queen--beautiful and powerful. Any hand who touches the piece is struck with awe. The audience is flabbergasted by the appearance and  drawn in as if a rope was wound around their ankle. 

A six-string guitar is a rather obtuse instrument to put a delicate rosette within. Normally flamenco is played on this instrument, but I was rather diligent in making it strong. The minimal style of this guitar makes the white lace-like effect pounce. The second collar was removed because it effected the beautiful minimal aura. The rose must be the centerpiece to the guitar. Mise-en-scene must be met with a hand shake.


The Rosette Pieces

Washers

Leaflets

Leaf

Main stay providing sound holes

Laid out

Removing Albert Augustine Concert Strings

Raisers allow sound to pass beneath

More Sound holes

Constructing the flower sculpture

Adding more raisers

Complete

Scale

Notice the middle sound hole

Building the height

Bottom tier complete

Bending parchment to fit inside the mouth

Building a ship in a bottle

29 layers later

Notice the lip--this allows sound to pass underneath

Wire to pull tight alongside outer collar

restringing

Finished and Strung

The Guitar Rosette


The Face
The Body

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