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Author:  Hank Mauel [ Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:30 am ]
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For those with long memories, I posted earlier this year that I was getting a Lowden and a McCollum guitar built for me on a quid pro quo basis. I reported on the Lowden back in September. Well, now the McCollum is here.
Details...built from my wood, an aged Italian spruce top and a Braz RW body, fingerboard, bridge and headstock all from the same piece of Brazilian (estimated at 50 years old). Lance added flamed koa binding with green edge lines, green abalone purfling, a 5 piece neck of mahogany, flamed koa and a walnut center strip, and one of his signature rosettes. It's a GA cutaway with a 25.7 scale, 1 3/4" nut and 2 1/4" saddle all tuned up with Gold/ebony Gotoh 510 tuners.
The sound? Do you NEED to ask?
Here are some pics.. just wish I was a photograher.








Talk about a nice Christmas present!
Author:  LuthierSupplier [ Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:43 am ]
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Hank,
I do remember that. You are one lucky guy, and I'm so jealous! Both of those guitars are made by top builders, and each has such a signature sound. What a real blessing to own one of each. This McCollum looks fantastic! Congrats on that score, and enjoy!
Tracy
Author:  LanceK [ Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:48 am ]
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Sweet!
Author:  paul harrell [ Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:36 pm ]
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Great wood, great guitar. You're a lucky man.

                          Peace, Paul
Author:  Don Williams [ Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:45 pm ]
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Wow....that came out fantastic. Lance M sure makes a gorgeous guitar eh? Awesome!
Congrats to you and to Lance for another gem.
Author:  Anthony Z [ Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:00 pm ]
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Whoa -- serious pangs of envy happening here. A great Christmas present indeed!
Author:  Kevin Gallagher [ Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:04 pm ]
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    I've always admired Lance's design sense and his tone is great. Those
rosettes are some of my favorites in the world.

    Great guitars coming from a person of integrity who has been a strong
force in the lutherie community longer than alot of us have been in it.

Beautiful guitar...Congrats!

Regards,
Kevin GallagherKevin Gallagher39072.3142708333
Author:  Dave Anderson [ Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:36 pm ]
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Great looking guitar...I've always liked McCollum guitars a lot.
Author:  old man [ Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:32 pm ]
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Man, that is a beauty!!

Ron
Author:  CarltonM [ Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:32 am ]
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Nice, Hank! Interesting, isn't it, that people who can build beautiful guitars can still have GAS? I, for one, wouldn't mind having a Mauel (er...not that I can build my own beauty to compare )!CarltonM39072.6559259259
Author:  Serge Poirier [ Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:08 am ]
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Oh my God, this is so beautiful! I'm adding my name to the list of jealous and envious!

What a nice looking instrument, love the wood, the cutaway and that outstanding rosette!
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