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Brad Goodman
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I made some progress on the Brazilian classical I am building for the guy who does my website.
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Nice guitar,nice wood.

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whoa - killer Brazilian! What is the rosette made of -- it looks great!
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Anthony,
The rosette is pink ivory with sap wood-I call it the "tequilla sunrise".
The top is Carpathian spruce I got from Steve at Colonial Tonewood at the ASIA symposium -it has a great tap tone.


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Very nice Brad!
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That is a beautiful use of sapwood in the rosette. Very distinctive and creative!

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Brad,

Very nice looking box! And a great use of pink ivory/sapwood. I wish I had thought of that. Come to think of I could use that in a classical I'm planning. My theme is going to be Pacific Coast.... California Laurel B&S, maybe sitka top and a western sunset rosette.... Yep! I like that....Joe Beaver38777.9021643519

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Ahhh, a classical. So old world, uncomplicated and sweet. Great job Brad. Does that Braz smell like bubble gum?

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Bruce,
It does smell like bubble gum-or maybe coffee...no,no it smells like chocolate-MMMMM... CHOCOLATE!!!
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Great looking box Brad. What kind of neck joint to plan on using? I too like that rosette!

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Fine work as usual, Brad...
Great wood (what else?)...

But look at that label!!!

Whoa baby!   

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Very nice Brad. Ditto on the rosette.

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Shane,
This guitar is going to have the ever controversial dovetail joint.

Steve,
That's the label I always use. Are you refering to the fact that it is a big label?

Hesh,
I am glad you like the rosewood!!
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Brad--I am referring to the fact that it is an excellent label. It is elegant, it is refined. Tasteful and beautiful. It has a commanding presence, yet is not overwhelming in its presentation. It bespeaks quality, and does so with confidence.

It is the perfect compliment to Brazilian rosewood, and I would love to put one of those labels on one of MY guitars!


That's sort of what I meant.....

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P.S. In fact, I vote for a close-up of the label!!

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Yep, what the rest said. As for the label, Thirded!

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Looks great Brad! That set of Brazilin sure is nice!

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Man, this guy must be a superior webmaster! Hope his playing ability is up to the challenge!

BTW, are you going to give it a french polish finish? Be sure to give us a look when it's all done!
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Carlton,
Yes, my webmaster has done a great job with designing and maintaining my site.
He was originally a customer and this will be the fourth "Goodman" he owns.
As far as his playing ability-well..
Most guitars that I have sold have gone to people that really enjoy playing-rarely have they been really "great" players.

I am not sure what to use for the finish on this guitar.
I have finished all my instruments with nitro lacquer up to this point.
On this one I am going to use either french polish or varnish,or a combination of the two.
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[QUOTE=Brad Goodman] Most guitars that I have sold have gone to people that really enjoy playing-rarely have they been really "great" players.[/QUOTE]

Actually, that's good enough for me. Besides, a fine instrument tends to inspire its frequent use. Could we call that a "lucious circle"?


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Steve,
Here is a close-up of my label.
I had a graphic designer friend design it and we printed them with a laser printer on parchment type paper.
You may notice that I DO call myself a Luthier-although this may cause a "firestorm"-in my heart of hearts I feel that I have earned this "rank".

PS: Lance, After I posted this I realized -I hope I haven't violated any policys on displaying "nudity"


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