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Phil J

Post subject: Finished an L-00 as a gift for my dad

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 12:01 pm

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I've been working on this guitar for a while now, but I'm finally complete. It is a gift for my dad for his and my mom's 40th anniversary. Its not perfect, but it came out playing and sounding very good. Its my best build yet, so I'm happy with it. Its a L-00 model with East Indian rosewood sides, 3 piece rosewood and maple back, Sitka top, rosewood fingerboard, Ebony headstock overlay, and all binding is flamed maple.

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DannyV

Post subject: Re: Finished an L-00 as a gift for my dad

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 12:28 pm

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Nice!!! Bet dad was happy eh.

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sdsollod

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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 12:32 pm

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Nice Job!

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Hesh

Post subject: Re: Finished an L-00 as a gift for my dad

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 12:39 pm

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Very nicely done and a superb gift for your Dad!

Phil you should be very proud!

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Michaeldc

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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 4:26 pm

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Nice work!! He's gonna love it!

I'd have loved the opportunity to build a guitar for my dad. He passed 3 years before I started this crazy quest...

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JasonMoe

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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 4:48 pm

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Awesome Job!, love the L-00.

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George L

Post subject: Re: Finished an L-00 as a gift for my dad

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:17 pm

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Very creative and striking looking work. Well done! That's a great gift.

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tysam

Post subject: Re: Finished an L-00 as a gift for my dad

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:38 pm

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I can't think of a gift that would mean more......excellent work and even better thought.

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Ruby50

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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:00 pm

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Pretty guitar and he will love it

Ed

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Colin North

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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 4:03 am

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Nice one. Must be some happy father!

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WaddyThomson

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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:37 am

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Very nice! Y'all must make a happy pair!

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phil

Post subject: Re: Finished an L-00 as a gift for my dad

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:28 am

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That's awesome! I love that you used small pieces to come up with the back, and that you repeated the maple a few more times.

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EddieLee

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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:14 am

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What a beauty!

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WendyW

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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:09 pm

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Pretty guitar and very nice gift!

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Robbie_McD

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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:11 pm

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'Atta boy Phil, a gift from the heart.
Nice looking L00!
Very interesting bridge - not sure I have seen one framed in maple like that before - I like it!

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cablepuller1

Post subject: Re: Finished an L-00 as a gift for my dad

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:01 am

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Great job..good looking guitar that

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Quine

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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 12:12 pm

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Nice. So what did you do for Mom??

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Rod True

Post subject: Re: Finished an L-00 as a gift for my dad

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:13 pm

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Having built a guitar for my Father in Law for his 60th birthday, I think I may know how you (and he) are feelin.

Well done Phil!!! Well done.

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Rod True

Post subject: Re: Finished an L-00 as a gift for my dad

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:14 pm

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Quine wrote:

Nice. So what did you do for Mom??

Maybe it keeps Dad from buying more guitars......

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Phil J

Post subject: Re: Finished an L-00 as a gift for my dad

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:35 am

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Thank you all for the many kind words! I'll be giving the guitar to my dad this weekend when I go to visit. To go along with the guitar, I also made a little photo album that contains pictures of the entire build process, starting with a picture of the raw top/back woods, all the way through to finishing. My dad is a machinist and documents his build projects, so I think he'll enjoy that little added touch.

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