Building the Gris-Gris Guitar

[Ted Crocker]

The new Gris-Gris guitar (the previous one has been renamed Black Lightning). It starts with a solid plank of African Mahogany.

The shape is rough cut and some mineral spirits applied to bring out the gorgeous grain.

[Morrigan Aria]

Gorgeous!

[Morrigan Aria]

Ted,

Have three veves selected. A variant Papa Legba and an Oya/Yansa for the front. Possibly a Baron Samedi for the back. I have not located the first two online, so I will have to get them scanned out of my text and will post here? The Baron Samedi veve can be found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VeveBaronSamedi.svg

[Morrigan Aria]

Once I get the veves loaded here, we'll discuss placement/size.

[jack Rainwater]

I love this peice of wood!

[Ted Crocker]

Shop's open again after shutting down and dismantling benches and stations for almost 3 weeks while the three stooges construction company finished the renovations for last Thursday and Friday's inspections!!! I got caught up on pickup orders and back to work on 5, no 6 guitars on nice clean benches. Today I routed 3 neck pockets, here's the one you want to see

Kim, have some art for me?

[jack Rainwater]

Sweet! Having some problems getting the art scanned well take digital hpotos this evening and send them our way! Ps I'm gonna hsve to hit you up for a piezo PU myself I think

[Morrigan Aria]

Here is the Papa Legba veve that Jack likes. Thinking this should be the larger of the two veves, and located in the bass side lower bout (if viewing the photo above, same location as the return address on an envelope).

[Morrigan Aria]

Here is the second veve, which belongs to Oya. I think this should be smaller in size than Legba, and located at the bass side upper bout (again, as viewed in above photo, this would be where the stamp goes on an envelope). I think both designs should look nice burned into the face of the guitar! :)

[Morrigan Aria]

For anyone interested, both images are from a book entitled Vodou Visions written by Sallie Ann Glassman and I cross-referenced her book with numerous others I own to get a more complete view before selection.

[jack Rainwater]

I think Baron Samedi (the other keeper of the crossroads) would be cool on the back. I think Kim sent you a link to the Barron Samedi veve earlier.