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Mark Chinworth
PostPosted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:19 pm 
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Recently completed my fourth guitar.

Black Walnut B&S, Sitka Spruce top, Sapele neck, East Indian Rosewood bindings and headplates, Ebony fingerboard and bridge, Lacewood rosette, Maple logo inlay, Gotoh mini M6 machines, iBeam active pickup

My first cutaway, and my first headstock inlay. This was spec'd by my friend in the Navy. He's helping fund my luthier education by paying for the parts. My time is still free at this point. I figure since I can't guarantee the results, my customers (or benefactors depending on your point of view) shouldn't have to pay.

Full build can be found here...I think; it's Public so let me know if you can't see it.
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George L
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Nice job, Mark. Clean work and a handsome aesthetic. Well done!

Oh, and I applaud your stance on respecting the line between professional and amateur. I concur completely. [clap]

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Tony_in_NYC
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Beautiful work! Nice finish!

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Jaybird840
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Your work is fantastic, sir... Nothing less than top notch!
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Darryl Young
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Beautiful!

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Doug Balzer
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Yeah baby!

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DannyV
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Very nice work! Where did you get the pick guard from?

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Beth Mayer
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Love it! Nice job on the cutaway.
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Heath Blair
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Excellent all around.

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Kamusur
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What a great job, you have to be happy with that and like Tony said nice finish. aka "now that"s how you pore fill".

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Very nice indeed!
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Beautiful! Great work!

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Goodin
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Well done. You need to start charging for your work. Don't short change yourself. Be proud!
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Fine looking guitar! [clap]

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Very tasty!!
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Nick Royle
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*Consults thesaurus*

Splendorous!
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Mark Chinworth
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Thanks for the kind encouragement, everyone.
The finish is French Polish over Zpoxy. It required a lot of patience, but I can't complain about the result.
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The guitar is beautiful! Nice job on the cutaway, the finish, and everything else. You certainly deserve to be compensated for your time... Don't short change yourself...

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Good work. That's one of the nicer FP finishes I've seen.
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Colin North
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Nice one Mark! [:Y:]

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.
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Dreadnuffin'
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Nick Royle wrote:
*Consults thesaurus*

Splendorous!

*Consults The Krankies*

Fan-dabby-dozy!

Seriously good effort, Mark. Very crisp.
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That doesn't look like amateur work to me...!!

Nice job

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Frank Cousins
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Lovely job - geat looking instrument. Kind of doing the same right now in that building for cost + a bit towards tools etc. Its very much a hobby for me, but building for folks who are good musicians, helps me focus alot more than if just building for myself - and means if I want them to be used regularly they better work out! - Thankfully its a great way to learn with just enough pressure to keep things honest, but not that with comes with serious money, that could buy folks pro built instruments.

I figure, that this helps me learn and improve and that if I get good enough, the fees will come in time
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Bryan Bear
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Very nice! Great job on all the miters an other details.

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Colin North
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Nice guitar, you certainly seem to have got the hang of FP quickly!

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.
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