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Author:  John K [ Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:04 pm ]
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Just a few pics that Jill Ferguson sent a long of a guitar that Steve and I are building collaboratively. Steve has done the top and back plate and the neck, and I am doing the assembly, setup, fretting, etc. Tony is finishing this one. It is an All American wood guitar, walnut trimmed in maple. Even the fingerboard and bridge will be from the good ole USA. Texas ebony. As hard and heavy as anything you will see in the tropisc.





The rosette is walnut burl with abalone rings.

TFL
John and Steve
Author:  LanceK [ Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:19 pm ]
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That is just fanstatic John! And Steve!
Way'da go!LanceK38833.4892592593
Author:  old man [ Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:29 pm ]
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Very nice work, and beautiful. Someday I'm gonna make a rosette that good, I hope.

Ron
Author:  RussellR [ Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:32 pm ]
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beautiful John and Steve, top draw from the Kinnaird Brothers.
Author:  John K [ Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:39 pm ]
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Thanks guys
'preciate those kind words.
BTW, I might add that I am impressed with all of your avatars. Lance, yours is most especially fitting for a host and Russell, your "morning after" view of the guitar is artsey. Hesh and Ron, I am still trying to figure out the significance but I like em.
Author:  LanceK [ Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:42 pm ]
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John, as you know Hesh builds guitars in Laceys Bathroom. That is the significance behind the kamode
Author:  John K [ Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:50 pm ]
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Ah, I did not know that.   
I do some summertime building (especailly glueup) in the bathroom, as does my brother. Very small room, very easy to control humidity.
Author:  Bobc [ Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:51 pm ]
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A real beauty as has become expected from the Kinnaird bro's.
Author:  Colin S [ Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:56 pm ]
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It's by the Kinnaird brothers, nothing more need be said.

Colin
Author:  RussellR [ Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:58 pm ]
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John its one of my wifes pictures.

Here it is in full size



I really love your guitar, sheer class as usual.
Author:  Don Williams [ Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:58 pm ]
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Very nice!
(you're not gonna have it bursted are you?...)
Author:  John K [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:16 am ]
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Thanks again all
Russell, that is a seductive picture. If I shipped you a guitar would she take a picture of it?
Don...no burst, unless the lack of humidity gets to it.
   where is my brother? he's the word smith, he needs to chime in here.

Author:  Dave Anderson [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:20 am ]
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Beautiful as always from the Kinnaired brothers
Author:  Serge Poirier [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:28 am ]
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Way to go Kinnaird bros!

Gorgeous guitar!

Serge
Author:  Bruce Dickey [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:02 am ]
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My brother makes glasses,

Great guitar luthmen, really really nice!
Author:  John Elshaw [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:27 am ]
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Wow, great looking guitar! I really like your rosette--very classy.

John
Author:  RussellR [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:31 am ]
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No Problem John

Could you make it a Left Hander
Author:  Anthony Z [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:41 am ]
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Kinnaird Bros. sure know how to build. That looks great -- love the rosette.

Texas Ebony -- is there really such a thing?
Author:  L. Presnall [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:26 am ]
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[QUOTE=Anthony Z] Texas Ebony -- is there really such a thing?[/QUOTE]

I was gonna ask the same thing!??
Author:  Roy O [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:41 am ]
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Nice. You two sure can know how to build.

And John, check out Bob C's new avatar.
Author:  jfrench [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:42 am ]
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Let me start by saying I don't like walnut. I can't remember ever having seen a walnut guitar I liked. But WOW! That is an amazing instrument, just beautiful! Those bindings were the perfect choice even though it'd have been easy to think it might be too much figure for one guitar. They fit the look perfectly.

Well done Mr. Kinnaird and Mr. Kinnaird!

Author:  John How [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:48 am ]
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Wow Steve & John, that guitar is an eye popper. I see something a little different going on in the top with the next attachment, do you care to elaborate?
Author:  John K [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:56 am ]
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There really is Texas Ebony and I have some. It is kind of a dark chocolate brown and it is dense as Africean Ebony easily. Here is a terrible picture


The bottom slab is Texas Ebony and the top slab is Desert Ironwood, also very hard and a good candidate for the fingerboard. The Ebony I have is a little darker than that pictured and we are going to use that.

John, The fingerboard extension is still bolted down but we are going to use four small bolts holding down two ebony strips that glue to the underside of the fingerboard. I think this is a tidier application that one big mortise and tenon.

Thanks again for all the kind comments

John
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