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Post by lavaman on Dec 1, 2021 9:39:29 GMT
Magnificent & sumptuous.
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Post by coolcat on Dec 6, 2021 16:15:12 GMT
Fantastic build. Can't wait to see the finished work.
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Post by francis on Dec 15, 2021 20:03:41 GMT
Is this an OTT bridge fix ? Cap head screws go through the bridge/soundboard into a threaded plate shaped with a top radius of 20 foot to match the soundboard.
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Post by garynava on Dec 16, 2021 10:20:51 GMT
Looks like a very sensible approach to me. Cheers Gary
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Post by francis on Jan 8, 2022 13:09:03 GMT
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Post by Onechordtrick on Jan 8, 2022 13:13:05 GMT
Love it!
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Post by jangarrack on Jan 8, 2022 13:48:16 GMT
That looks stunning, and I am particularly taken with the lovely walnut back.
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Post by fatfingerjohn on Jan 8, 2022 14:29:03 GMT
Magnificent Francis.
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Post by earthbalm on Jan 8, 2022 15:41:28 GMT
Just fantastic francis. The quality is obvious and that walnut back is beautiful. Very well done.
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Post by robmc on Jan 8, 2022 18:22:11 GMT
Looks splendid Francis, I bet it will growl! Enjoy scorpiodog
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Post by Vinny on Jan 8, 2022 20:32:20 GMT
Beautiful woods, beautifully crafted.
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Post by ocarolan on Jan 8, 2022 22:10:11 GMT
Looks totally splendid, Francis - excellently done - I'm sure Paul will be delighted! Looking forward to hearing it now...
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Post by doc on Jan 9, 2022 4:05:53 GMT
Stunning, I can’t wait to hear it.
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Post by scorpiodog on Jan 9, 2022 8:27:12 GMT
As perfect as I knew it would be, I am stunned by this beautiful instrument. Francis you are an artist. Thank you so much for building this. It has been a delightful process - I’ve never commissioned a guitar before. Francis has been absolutely brilliant all the way through.
For reasons that are all due to January and the deadline for tax returns I’ll not be able to pick it up til later this month. But I am almost salivating at the prospect.
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Post by Phil Taylor on Jan 9, 2022 10:37:26 GMT
I've just gone through this thread and can't understand why I didn't comment earlier What a stunningly beautiful guitar this is Francis. I love walnut for back and sides because not only does it look lovely but in my experience the tone it produces with a spruce top is definitely in between mahogany and rosewood. It has some of the fundamentals of mahogany with some of the clarity and overtones of rosewood with a airy, woody sound that is pleasing to my ear. Hopefully we may hear it sometime on here. Paul is clearly pleased with the looks of it and I can say that I think not going with the upside down bridge was the right decision in my view Excellent!! PT
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