Witness the Heresy!
This is the first prototype of Flat Earth Classic Guitars- the
culmination of five years of research and experiments. Made
out of modeling polymer, it is the testing unit which proved
out electro-acoustic principles which would eventually find
their way into the Flat Earth Guitars.
culmination of five years of research and experiments. Made
out of modeling polymer, it is the testing unit which proved
out electro-acoustic principles which would eventually find
their way into the Flat Earth Guitars.
1. Witness the construction
of Flat Earth's solid
body...The Flat Earth Heresy
Guitar! The joinery of the
body blank halves is very
important. Without a good
backbone, the construction
will be suspect. Here the
Mahogany body has been
glued, cut, and routed.
of Flat Earth's solid
body...The Flat Earth Heresy
Guitar! The joinery of the
body blank halves is very
important. Without a good
backbone, the construction
will be suspect. Here the
Mahogany body has been
glued, cut, and routed.
2. For the top of the guitar,
an insane selection of
highly-flamed Eastern Hard
Rock Maple! The 1/2" top is
planed, bookmatched, glued,
and lightly sanded.
an insane selection of
highly-flamed Eastern Hard
Rock Maple! The 1/2" top is
planed, bookmatched, glued,
and lightly sanded.
3. A template is taped to
the top for routing. On this
guitar, two pickups will be
used; it would be a shame to
cut away any more of the top
for a three pickup version!
the top for routing. On this
guitar, two pickups will be
used; it would be a shame to
cut away any more of the top
for a three pickup version!
4. A top view of the routed
guitar. Now comes the
time-consuming part of the
build...
guitar. Now comes the
time-consuming part of the
build...
5. The comfort of the Flat
Earth Heresy is derived from
the carved front and back.
This process is done
carefully, by hand. The
process takes from four to
eight hours, depending on
complexity.
Earth Heresy is derived from
the carved front and back.
This process is done
carefully, by hand. The
process takes from four to
eight hours, depending on
complexity.
I. CONNOTATION AND DEFINITION
The term heresy connotes,
etymologically, both a choice
and the thing chosen.
The term heresy connotes,
etymologically, both a choice
and the thing chosen.
