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Author:  rlabbe [ Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:52 pm ]
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I have no business posting this thread, as I rarely participate in the threads where others post their work. But I really owe Steve at Colonial for saving my butt on this one. When I originally bent the sides they warped horribly on me. My fault, or the wood? Dunno. I knew he had experience with honduran rosewood, so I emailed him asking for advice on how to fix the warps. He immediately responded by saying forget that, I'll just send you some new sides gratis. A few days later they showed up at my door, and a great match to the back besides. So Steve, thanks!

(note: yes, the label is signed a year ago - but I had this on the back burner while I worked on several other guitars. Suffice to say the box went together a year ago)











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Author:  LanceK [ Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:56 pm ]
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Roger, thanks for sharing those images, that is one classy looking guitar!


Oh and hey! Post all of them you like!
Author:  PaddyD [ Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:10 am ]
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once more steve is the dude,

i just recieved these drop tops from him, burled myrtle and flamed redwood




Author:  Dave Anderson [ Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:13 am ]
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Very nice Roger! What kind of wood is your rosette? I like it a lot.
Author:  rlabbe [ Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:53 am ]
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Oh sorry, the woods are Engellman& Honduran Rosewood.

Rosette, tieblock inlay, and enblock inlay are all amboyna burl. It may not be clear from the photos, but all 3 incorporate the brick/tile design. The heelcap is also burl.

Bridge is padauk, neck cedro.

I hate the label, but haven't designed a new one yet.

There seems to be lots of "ping" from the Honduran, but who can say? This guitar probably wouldn't satify somebody looking for the 'bwaaaa' of a super warm (what I call muddy) classical, but it's good if you want to hear every note in the chord.
Author:  Don Williams [ Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:07 am ]
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Very very nice guitar! Ya gotta love Honduran RW...it's wonderful and beautiful stuff.

Steve is a stand-up guy to do business with. I've had nothing but excellent experiences with doing business with him.

For that matter, we have some really great vendors represented here on the OLF.

Support your OLF vendors!    Don Williams38828.7764236111
Author:  Roy O [ Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:37 am ]
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Roger, I rarely post too but I still love looking at others work. Thanks for posting.

BTW, great looking guitar.
Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:21 am ]
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Roger, let me thank you as well. And, compliment you on a fine looking guitar. To me, other than the camaraderie, these pictures of members' work is the most rewarding thing about the OLF. I love to tune in and get inspired!

So thanks to ALL of you!

SteveSteve Kinnaird38828.5577314815
Author:  L. Presnall [ Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:00 am ]
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Great work Roger! And terrific photos! Did you take them? And please, post pics here and lots of them! That's one of the best things about the OLF!
Author:  Andy Zimmerman [ Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:29 am ]
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understated and beautiful....nothing like it.
I agree, I have only had superior service from Steveazimmer138828.6049768519
Author:  rlabbe [ Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:30 am ]
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Thanks Larry, yes I did take them. They are not up to snuff. Too many shadows. I knew they were there, was just too lazy to set up the lights to get rid of them.

For the record, the set up is cheap. It's just a few yards of black velvet I bought at the fabric store while getting some FP covers. Lighting is nothing more than some of those halogen construction lights. A bank of 2 on a tripod, one pointing at the g'tar, one at the ceiling to create bounced light. A third construction light, a clip on I just held in my hand, which is used to eliminate the major shadows. Strictly speaking I should have put that third light on a tripod - I was holding the light in one hand in shooting with the other, so I couldn't get off-axis enough with it.

This was probably $50 in lights and $5-10 in fabric. I need to spend another $5-10 to buy a white sheet of foam insulation. That will be used to get pure reflections in the guitar. In the full sized photos you can see 'stuff' in the reflections.

The guitar is on a black guitar stand, which I photoshopped out of existance.

The lights are basically these (but on a tripod):

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Author:  Carey [ Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:58 am ]
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A beautiful guitar Roger, and I love the smooth taper of the bridge away from the saddle slot- very nice!
Author:  LanceK [ Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:40 am ]
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What type of camera?

I have an Olympus 5 megapixel and never seem to get good shots, maybe close ups, but nothing of any distance.
Author:  Serge Poirier [ Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:24 am ]
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Beautiful guitar Roger and please send more pics!
Author:  Joe Beaver [ Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:59 pm ]
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Beautiful guitar! I'm sure liking that resette alot
Author:  CarltonM [ Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:03 pm ]
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[QUOTE=rlabbe] it's good if you want to hear every note in the chord. [/QUOTE]
Naaaaa...who'd want to hear that!!?

Nice design and workmanship! I really like the shimmer on the top, too.

Two gold stars, too, for Steve!!! Above and beyond...!     
Author:  jfrench [ Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:08 am ]
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roger - great job! How did you like working with the honduran, besides the issues with the sides?
Author:  Brock Poling [ Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:19 am ]
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I have gotta say....

Steve has always taken extremely good care of me, but last week I received 2 sets of BRW for a new commission I got and I am knocked over by it -- beyond knocked over actually    . I want to horde them for myself.

Author:  rlabbe [ Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:14 am ]
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Okay, to answer the questions:

the camera is a Nikon D70, but honestly, any camera that gives you manual control over exposure and focusing should give you as good results (most of these were shot a bit underexposed compared to what the camera's meter was advising - probably all the black was throwing it off).

I like working with Honduran, but there are crack issues. It's hard and heavy compared to IR, but the pores are very small. Seems a little splintery when routing, but then it fixes fairly invisibly.
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