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Got these today from Tony.
This is Bob C's Ambrosia maple, with an Engelmann top.
The rosette is some spalted Ambrosia, as is the tail wedge and heel cap. Neck is in my shop being finished with nitro, and we're hoping against hope that the body and neck "go together".







Sorry for the size of these, but thanks for looking.

Steve

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From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

COOL!   

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

Holy Cow! That Ambrosia maple is one heck of a set of beautiful and different wood! WOW WOW WOW! Strikingly nice!

Very cool
I have never seen Ambrosia Maple before.....wow

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Andy Z.
http://www.lazydogguitars.com

ditto, never seen the Ambrosia Maple before, I really like the look, time to visit the Zootman site again.

Mike
White Oak, Texas

Great looking guitar...nice color scheme.

I love the color of that Englemann. Stripey is cool! I have some like that, and really love it.

C Kent38853.937662037

Hesh
I don't mind getting bills from Tony.
It means I have finished a guitar!!!!

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Andy Z.
http://www.lazydogguitars.com

Wow, Steve
That is beautiful. I've seen some nice bowls turned from that Box Elder but never a guitar. Can't wait to see it all together. Nice.

Ron

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Ron Wisdom

Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

Steve, what did you use for binding/purfling, it really looks pretty!?

SergeSerge Poirier38853.9700115741

[QUOTE=Hesh1956]
You got pics from Tony/Jill today and I got a bill from him.... [/QUOTE]

Hesh, I'm pretty sure bill time is right around the corner for me as well.

Thanks for the kudos, guys. Of course, this guitar is a gamble, and will not appeal to a huge lot of people.
For example, I can think of three strikes against it already (at least as far as our British friends are concerned):
1) It isn't a dread
2) It doesn't use Sitka
3) It isn't sunbursted
Perhaps I should apologize?

I just hope the buyer doesn't come to his senses before we close the deal!

Steve

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From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

[QUOTE=Serge Poirier] Steve, what did you use for binding/purfling, it really looks pretty!?

Serge[/QUOTE]

Thanks, Serge. The binding is Bloodwood, and the purfling is black /Bloodwood / black, purchased from BobC.
The decorative scheme is borrowed from the first picture of this stuff ever posted on his site...I just went straight with his ideas. For those of you who don't like it, blame the Zootman!!

SteveSteve Kinnaird38855.2336574074

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From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

Thanks Steve, Ambrosia maple is now at the top of my list of "must have" along with blood wood bindings! Or perhaps save loads of money and buy this one from you and save the trouble of building such a jewel! Hmmmmm...

Serge

Thanks some awesome looking wood. Nice git.

WOW!!!

I'm lost for words!!

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

Wonderful! The colors all work so well together.

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now known around here as Pat Foster
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http://www.patfosterguitars.com

[QUOTE]Thanks for the kudos, guys. Of course, this guitar is a gamble, and will not appeal to a huge lot of people.[/QUOTE]

   I disagree, good work appeals to everybody. There may be a certain penchent, but work this good cant' be frowned on!

So, I blame the "Zootman" for the nice combo? It's done!

Billy Dean Thomas

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Billy Dean Thomas
Covina, CA

"Multi famam, conscientiam, pauci verentur."
(Many fear their reputation, few their conscience)

[QUOTE=Steve Kinnaird]

Thanks for the kudos, guys. Of course, this guitar is a gamble, and will not appeal to a huge lot of people.
For example, I can think of three strikes against it already (at least as far as our British friends are concerned):
1) It isn't a dread
2) It doesn't use Sitka
3) It isn't sunbursted
Perhaps I should apologize?


Steve

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Steve,

3 strikes and you're out right?

Fabulous looking woods and really nice guitar. Your client should be thrilled!!

Where does the term ambrosia come from for wood? Isn't it the food/drink of the Greek Gods? It also brings back childhood memories of some rather nasty Rice Puddings.

But I could lap up that figure every day Dave White38854.1095717593

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Dave White
De Faoite Stringed Instruments
". . . the one thing a machine just can't do is give you character and personalities and sometimes that comes with flaws, but it always comes with humanity" Monty Don talking about hand weaving, "Mastercrafts", Weaving, BBC March 2010

Steve

Another superb guitar from the Kinnaird Stable

Beautiful, especially knowing how much work went into preparing that set.

Stunning work and I love the ADI.

No Strikes here just a Home Run or if you want a proper sport analigy GOAL !!!!!

[QUOTE=Steve Kinnaird]

Thanks for the kudos, guys. Of course, this guitar is a gamble, and will not appeal to a huge lot of people.
For example, I can think of three strikes against it already (at least as far as our British friends are concerned):
1) It isn't a dread
2) It doesn't use Sitka
3) It isn't sunbursted
Perhaps I should apologize?

I just hope the buyer doesn't come to his senses before we close the deal!

Steve

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Steve I'm sorely disappointed in you! If it had been a sunbursted, sitka topped, Dred I'd have offered to top the client's price for it. But it's such an ugly guitar as it stands that I'm not interested anymore.

Truthfully, there have been a number of guitars posted on the forum that I would dearly covet, Russell's London plane, Joshua's cypress, Dave's Cedar/Maple, John's #34 etc, that ambrosia maple guitar of yours gets added to the list.

ColinColin S38854.2103587963

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[QUOTE=Dave White] [

Where does the term ambrosia come from for wood? Isn't it the food/drink of the Greek Gods? It also brings back childhood memories of some rather nasty Rice Puddings.

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Oh Dave, cold spooned straight out of the tin it is one of life's great flavours!

Colin

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An interesting story about this wood. When I first came across these boards I thought WOW this could make for an interesting guitar. There were two varieties. The pink and a brown/blue. The streaks are trails left by the Ambrosia beetle. I put some on my website and Steve inquired about this set. Unfortunatly it was on hold for another customer. Several weeks passed and I never heard from that customer. I e-mailed Steve and asked him if he wanted that set. Needless to say his answer was yes. I can tell you that I am thrilled that this set landed in the talented hands of Steve. IMHO the Kinnaird Bros. are excellant builders and a class act.
Thanks Steve and John.

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Steve that is going to be a fine fine guitar! And one of a kind!

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$100 says someone will ask you if you painted those "designs" on there...   

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com