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Author:  FrankC [ Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:18 am ]
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Well, my first top is on, the rosette is in but here is my dilemma. I seemed to have taken a large chuck of my hand off while trimming the top flush to the sides. My question is, should I keep the top with the large amount of blodd as a reminder of guitar number 1's mistakes and pains, or do i remove the top and try again. The guitar is for me so I am thinking the blood would add some character. Great, I just dripped some on the computer.

My second question is to Jeff Doty, you can't be more inept then me can you?
Author:  bob J [ Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:42 am ]
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How about cover with bloodwood. Sorry, I hope you are O.K.
Author:  FrankC [ Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:07 am ]
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You know what...I think it may get the bloodwood. Its not so bad because it is WRC. It would look worse on sitka I am sure. Just for the record, its got some of bobc's black walnut back/sides and a "unique" wrc top from ed dicks.
Author:  jfrench [ Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:44 am ]
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Too bad its not Spruce - Torres was reputed to have used something called "bledspruce" by a priest who helped him with some guitarmaking tasks when he was on in his years. Maybe you were onto something there...
Author:  Michael Dale Payne [ Tue Mar 22, 2005 1:49 am ]
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If you don't mind seeing the stain as a reminder of your trials and tribulations. keep it. Like you said it is your first. each one you build for a long time to come will have imperfections and or tells of horror to reveal. By the way ther is a big blood stain on the back bracing of my first
Author:  John B [ Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:37 am ]
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Before deciding whether or not to leave to top as is, apply direct pressure to the wound.
Author:  LanceK [ Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:06 am ]
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Have you tried to sand it out?

Author:  Jimmie D [ Wed Mar 23, 2005 10:09 am ]
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Nah! leave it on. Call it a bravery mark.
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