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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 7:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | My latest - the new owner took it home today |
This is the first one with a cutaway. African mahogany back and sides, Sitka spruce top, mahogany neck, ebony head plate, fret board, bridge, end graft, and heel cap, faux tortoise binding, abalone markers. It has a K&K Pure Mini pickup. I'm really happy with the sound of this one. It's very clear and balanced. The new owner was very excited to see and play it which was very rewarding. Makes me want to do it again.        
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 7:49 pm ] |
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Very nice! |
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| Author: | sdsollod [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 8:13 pm ] |
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Beautiful! Do it again... |
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| Author: | Glen H [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 8:52 pm ] |
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Yea, do it again! Love that headstock shape, unique and classy looking. |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:36 pm ] |
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Nice guitar, Jay! I like the way the bridge and headstock share the same design. Alex |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 11:16 pm ] |
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I'm sure he'll love it! Well done. |
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| Author: | Greg Maxwell [ Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:18 am ] |
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Great job! What is the rosette made of? |
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Sat Jun 13, 2015 9:06 am ] |
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Nice wood combo and appointments. Bet it sounds great. That guitar would be a great tool in the hands of a gigging musician or an instrument to bring years of pleasure to the living room player. |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Sat Jun 13, 2015 12:41 pm ] |
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It looks great! Everything flows well together. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Jimmyjames [ Sat Jun 13, 2015 1:05 pm ] |
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Really looks nice. Congratulations! I second what Steve said "Do it again!" I would really like to add a cutaway to my build. Though I'm unsure how exactly to do it and may lack the bravery to deviate from my plan. |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Sat Jun 13, 2015 2:17 pm ] |
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Thanks a lot for the comments, everyone. They're very much appreciated. Greg Maxwell wrote: What is the rosette made of? The tiles are mahogany made from the cut offs of the back panels. I cut them so that the grain is aligned radially and I went to the trouble of book matching them across the guitar centerline but you have to look very close to tell at all. The two dark rings and the dividers are tortoise binding. A cool effect of that is that the clearish sections of the tortoise shell let you see down in and you can make out the sides of the tiles. It makes them look like they are floating in tortoise shell. It doesn't show up in the photos above, but the sound hole is bound with the tortoise binding too. 
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| Author: | Quine [ Fri Jun 19, 2015 11:52 am ] |
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very tasty looking guitar. Nice idea to use tortoise shell in the rosette too |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Fri Jun 19, 2015 3:48 pm ] |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Sat Jun 20, 2015 7:58 am ] |
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Looks great Jay. What tuners did you use? Love the bridge pins too |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Sat Jun 20, 2015 12:36 pm ] |
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Bobc wrote: Looks great Jay. What tuners did you use? Love the bridge pins too Thanks and the tuners are Grover Rotomatics. I used them specifically because I could get tortoise buttons for them to match the tortoise binding. The bridge pins are dyed bone with tortoise dot inlays from Bob Colosi. Btw, I got the mahogany for the back and sides from you. |
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| Author: | Jim Watts [ Sat Jun 20, 2015 12:46 pm ] |
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Great job! |
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| Author: | Randolph [ Sat Jun 20, 2015 1:43 pm ] |
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So clean and beautiful! |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Sat Jun 20, 2015 10:41 pm ] |
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Handsome |
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| Author: | Rodger Knox [ Mon Jun 22, 2015 11:52 am ] |
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Nicely done!
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