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Super job! It looks very nice.Your first is quite an accomplishment isn't it. Congrats on a very cool guitar!

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

I'm amazed that this is your first guitar, it looks very nice, certainly much better than my first!

You wanted "Comments and critique "? One thing I notice it that your neck profile looks sort of sqarish, it is a little hard to tell from the pictures, (and of couse neck profiles are a personal preference thing) but I would imagine the neck would be a bit more comfortable if the transitions between sides and bottom were a bit smoother, and the heel transition would be more elegant. It doesn't look bad, just something to consider!

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I'm amazed, that is inceredible for a 1st guitar. Interesting choice of woods, but I would really like to hear it, even Torres built a mahogany guitar. Cedar/Mahogany is a classic Steel String combinationgiving a very rich, especially with low tension strings, well a classical has low tension strings.

Colin

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Congrats, Marc! Looks great. Nice job.

By way of comments, I would second what both Arnt and Tomas said. Those were my observations as well.

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Beautiful job Marc! What was your overall impression of the David Schramm course? I am about to embark on construction of a classical myself. How did you end up setting the neck angle? Did you put a shim on the solera?


Regards,

Pete

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Thanks Robbie, I'll start my next one in a couple of weeks. BTW I bought your DVD a few weeks ago on making classicals, it's very good, I want to try your table saw method for the heel slots on my next guitar.

Thanks Steve, the biggest problem I had with the finish was right next to the finger board on the top, I had trouble rubbing shellac in that area.

Thanks Tomas, I agree on the wood contrast, I'm not thrilled with the color of the honduras bridge. It was going to be macasser but then I read that ebony is too heavy for classical bridges, I had a couple of honduras rosewood boards available in my shop so thats how I made the decision at the time. The headstock is a copy of a 1976 Miguel Rodriguez, Jr.. except it should be a rosewood plate. Rodriguez put a small ramp all the way around, I guess to show the maple veneers, then a larger ramp on the bottom for the strings.

Thanks Arnt. It does look a little squarish in the picture and I think I'll make the next one a little rounder. I got the tansverse shape from David Schramms Online Apprentice Hauser CD. He had a profile crossection of a Hauser which turns out to be very close to a half ellipse. I put the shape in a CAD program and rescaled it to the widths of the neck in serveral spots along the neck then made some MDF forms. I used a rasp until the neck fit the forms. The length taper is according to the 1976 Miguel Rodriguez, Jr. GAL plans. When I play it, it feels a little thick around the 10th fret.

Thanks Pete, I really like the Online Apprentice course, unfortunately it has been dormant for some time now. David Schramm is very good at communicating instructions using very few words along with many pictures, an asset when trying to learn on the internet. It is also divided up nicely so you don't get overwhelmed. My solera has the neck set built in, no shim, it looks very close to the one in Roy Courtnall's book "Making Master Guitars", I would have to check to be certain but I think it is a 2mm drop at the end of the neck.Marc38905.3756597222

Wow!! That is one awesome 1st guitar!! The french polish finish looks superb!!

Outstanding effort Mard! She's a beauty! That FP came out really well. Fantastic effort for your first! Nice clean worksmanship. That neck to body joint looks perfect.

Do you want to try a steel string eventually?

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Thanks Marc for purchasing my Classical DVD. I am glad you are finding it useful. The table saw method for slotting a Spanish heel is the easiest way I have found. In fact, I used it yesterday on a couple of ukes I am building with Spanish heels. Can't wait to see the next classical you build!

Thanks Colin, I didn't realize Torres made a mahogany guitar.

My choice of woods was decided by what I could find a lot of for cheap. I wanted to build it out of rough stock, partly because I like to resaw and dimension, and mostly so I would be free to make many many mistakes and not worry about ordering and waiting for another set of backs, sides, neck blank, etc.

If I get my computer set up to record an audio file I'll post it so you can hear it. (I'm not a good player though)

Looking forward to hearing that guitar sound Marc!

WOW!

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Beautiful job Marc! I have an Online Apprentice Rodriguez just about done (I'm suffering through the learning curve for a first time pumice fill right now), and I hope to be able to show it off in a few weeks. Yours came out really well.

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Jim Kirby
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Bravo!

Very nice Marc! Congrats!

-Mark

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Excellent work, you have a right to be very proud Marc, first guitar, first class. Well Done!

Cheers

Kim

Nice work.

Al

Marc,

A nice first effort. Youve done especially well with the French Polish job.

Cheers