My latest project completed, lots of photos.
African Blackwood back and sides
Engelmann spruce top
Ebony binding fingerboard and arm rest
Small jumbo body with Manzer wedge
Curly Maple laminated neck
Blackwood peg head overlay
Fred
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| Author: | Fred Tellier [ Wed May 06, 2015 8:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | African Blackwood baritone completed |
My latest project completed, lots of photos. African Blackwood back and sides Engelmann spruce top Ebony binding fingerboard and arm rest Small jumbo body with Manzer wedge Curly Maple laminated neck Blackwood peg head overlay Fred |
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| Author: | ernie [ Wed May 06, 2015 8:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: African Blackwood baritone completed |
C/est tres beau monsieur fred , j/aime |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Wed May 06, 2015 8:50 am ] |
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Sweetness, Fred! Well done. |
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| Author: | Todd Rose [ Wed May 06, 2015 9:03 am ] |
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Great looking guitar, Fred! Wish I could try it out. |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Wed May 06, 2015 9:06 am ] |
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Shades of black! I'm with Todd, looks like one I would like to pick up and play. |
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| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Wed May 06, 2015 9:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: African Blackwood baritone completed |
That is just beautiful. I love the maple neck on the blackwood! |
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| Author: | DannyV [ Wed May 06, 2015 9:51 am ] |
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Beauty Fred! No scrimping on the wood with that one eh. |
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| Author: | Ron Belanger [ Wed May 06, 2015 9:57 am ] |
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Lookin' good Fred. |
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| Author: | bfeils [ Wed May 06, 2015 10:10 am ] |
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Beautiful! Wish I could play it. |
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| Author: | Dave Rickard [ Wed May 06, 2015 10:12 am ] |
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Holy Cow Fred thats beautiful. |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Wed May 06, 2015 10:30 am ] |
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The light and dark play beautifully together! Another great looking guitar, Fred! Alex |
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| Author: | mkellyvrod [ Wed May 06, 2015 10:52 am ] |
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![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations") Has it all. What a finish!
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| Author: | Fred Tellier [ Wed May 06, 2015 1:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: African Blackwood baritone completed |
Thanks for the kind comments, I can only take credit for the work, the wood choices are all the clients vision for the guitar. I did a Quilt maple guitar for him last year that was the same kind of black and white theme.  Fred |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Wed May 06, 2015 1:47 pm ] |
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I think I've run out of superlatives with this one Fred. Excellent job. |
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Wed May 06, 2015 4:44 pm ] |
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Another outstanding guitar !!! Your workmanship is just beautiful |
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| Author: | Rick Hubka [ Wed May 06, 2015 8:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: African Blackwood baritone completed |
Beautiful Fred I especially like how you embedded your picture in the back:) Seriously... I love the black theme. After seeing this I am definitely building a black Johnny Cash Dread some day. |
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| Author: | dzsmith [ Thu May 07, 2015 3:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: African Blackwood baritone completed |
Fantastic, Fred! The blackwwod and maple are a perfect combination. |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Fri May 08, 2015 12:40 am ] |
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Beautiful, Fred! I really like the neck. I'd love to hear that one! |
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| Author: | Ken McKay [ Fri May 08, 2015 6:20 am ] |
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Nice work. Congrats. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Ken |
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| Author: | Jimmyjames [ Fri May 08, 2015 7:20 am ] |
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Elegant and well executed. I salute you! -j |
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| Author: | David Newton [ Sat May 09, 2015 7:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: African Blackwood baritone completed |
All I can say is "Dang!" |
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| Author: | Durero [ Sun May 10, 2015 1:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: African Blackwood baritone completed |
Very beautiful! What scale length and tuning did you choose? |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Sun May 10, 2015 9:41 am ] |
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That's a beauty, Fred! Nice work.
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| Author: | Fred Tellier [ Sun May 10, 2015 10:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: African Blackwood baritone completed |
Quote: What scale length and tuning did you choose? 28" scale length and will be tuned with a low of A on the base string, presently in standard tuning from A to a. The client may go a bit higher but with the .070 to .016 string set it will I think feel somewhat stiff to play. I built a similar guitar that the client uses normal heavy gauge strings and plays with B or C on the bass I built his guitar with ability to capo into standard tuning as he does a fingerstyle singer songwriter thing so one guitar gives him many options. I loved that guitar tuned CGCFGC before I delivered it DADGAD one full step lower. Fred |
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| Author: | sdsollod [ Sun May 10, 2015 10:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: African Blackwood baritone completed |
Fred, You do absolutely beautiful work! |
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