Rosettes

Here are some recent examples of rosettes I’ve made. Over the years, I’ve explored many different designs, experimenting with simple geometric shapes—triangles, parallelograms, rhombi, and of course, the circle. In recent years, I’ve settled on the spinning motif—an ancient geometric symbol—as the foundation for my trademark rosette, though I still enjoy experimenting with the full range of shapes at my disposal.

More about this can be found via my website blog https://www.michaelritchie.co.uk/post/rosettes

Ebony, Bloodwood and Sycamore.

The spinning motif and the simple square bound by a box chain in both cases, my most recent designs. Note the half 20th fret made from carbon fibre, exclusive to the Realejo.

Below is a gallery of other rosettes I've made over the years.

If there are aspects you like or dislike here you can let me know, I'm happy to recreate any of these rosettes but I do like to keep moving with the designs as new ideas and methods come to me. This helps keep each guitar unique too.