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Andy Zimmerman
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Well I gave a gift to my music teacher yesterday and she was blown away.
She has always talked about one day owning a 12 string. Well now she has
one!!!
I gave her my 1st attempt at a 12 string. This is the one where the neck
broke. (Cocobolo/Lutz SJ)
She loves it. She told me she stayed up into the middle of night playing it.
It is nice to have our work appreciated.
Here is a pict of the 2 of us
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Very cool, Andy. Nice work!! How great that she likes it so much!

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You're a great human being Doc Andy! I'm proud to be your friend and this guitar is just looking great from what i see!


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Well Done Andy,

Great look'in guitar, I especially like the headstock design. I would imagine that size would have been a major consideration when trying to keep a proportional balance between the required 12 tuners and the smaller SJ body, well executed.

No wonder your teacher looks soooo happy, what a fantastic gift.

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Nice job Andy


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Very nice.

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A really nice looking guitar Andy. Congrats on a great build . I like everything about it . A great shaped body,,,,,,,er ,,, the guitar ,I mean

I'm building a 12 at the moment . I seem to recall your's was 1 7/8 " at the nut. What is the string spacing at the saddle , and how did you go about saddle compensation ?

Well done Andy No wonder she has such a smile on her face . What a generous gift !

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Andy Zimmerman
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Thanks for the nice words

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It is 1 7/8th at the nut. At the bridge, the distance between pin holes 1 and
12 is 2 5/16ths (center to center) Make sense
Approx 2 3/16ths between 2-12 or 1-11

As far as saddle intonation, I did each string separately with small file. A
real pain!!!!azimmer138906.8255208333

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Thanks Andy. What thickness of saddle is needed to do this compensation ? 3/16 " ?

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Nice work Andy! Check out this link for a look at my guitar teacher...

Larry's awesome guitar teacher

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That is "A classic " Larry

Man ! ,, I sure do prefer Andy's teacher though

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Yeah, but does she know all about, "Virtuosos, arpeggios, trembalos".....

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Nice work Andy, nothing like seeing someone appreciate the end product
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[QUOTE=KiwiCraig]   

I'm building a 12 at the moment . I seem to recall your's was 1 7/8 " at
the nut. What is the string spacing at the saddle , and how did you go
about saddle compensation ?


Regards KiwiCraig[/QUOTE]

Craig there was a useful discussion on 12 string saddle compensation a
week or two back. It should be here somewhere on in the archives.

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Go Andy, you make us all proud to know you.
Got any pics of the back of that guitar?
And.... how'd you fix the broken neck? New neck?

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GREAT Job Andy!! She (both of them) looks wonderful! There are few greater gifts than music and it seems that you each have given the other a piece of that gift. I am also proud to know ya buddy! We really would love to see amd know more about this guitar.

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Dickey, I glued the break and got a very clean glue line, but it was still
visable. A sunburst to the neck took care of it. Here is a pict of the back
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I forgot to mention, the sound is awesome because it has one of your Lutz
spruce tops!!!!!!!!!

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Ahhhhh! That's what I like to hear. Makes all of the work getting this wood together worth it! Thanks Andy!

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very nice and classy thing Andy! The entire OLF is lucky to know you.What a guy!

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Way to go, Andy! Gonna have to start callin' you "Dr. Feelgood!"
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Gorgeous guitar and a very grand gesture on your part, Andy.

Fabulous looking instrument.

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