Looks great!!!!!
It's still a relief to me when they don't fly apart when I put the strings on
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| Author: | justink [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 1st Guitar Finished!! |
Yes, I finally can say I have built a guitar!! - with tremendous help and wisdom from all of you awesome builders on the OLF. Thank you all. I just got it strung up this weekend - it has been about 14 months since I began, and I know of about 10000 things to fix on my next one. But, it sounds great! Very loud and "warm." AND!!! It didn't even explode when I put the stings on - I imagine this is a common 1st build fear. It is Sitka Spruce, EIRW, with RW FB and Bridge, Mahogany/RW nect, and all Maple for bindings/end graft. It is an OM that I based on my wife's Taylor 214. I need to still do some work to bring the action down, but it is not too bad as is. Oh, finish is TruOil - and I needed to put a lot more work into the top finish but I am moving out of country (off to BC) next week, so time was up. |
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| Author: | woody b [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st Guitar Finished!! |
Looks great!!!!! It's still a relief to me when they don't fly apart when I put the strings on
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| Author: | John Kinnaird jr [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st Guitar Finished!! |
Very nice! i wish I could say my first looked that good. John |
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| Author: | Ennis Guitars [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:19 pm ] |
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Very nice job for a first, I can't wait to see number 10. |
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| Author: | SteveCourtright [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:27 pm ] |
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Very awesome guitar and a great feeling, too, I am sure. The wife obviously loves it. Nice. |
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| Author: | Zach Ehley [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st Guitar Finished!! |
justink wrote: It is an OM that I based on my wife's Taylor 214. Wouldn't that make it a GA, not an OM. Taylor dosnt make an OM. |
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| Author: | Joe Sustaire [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:04 pm ] |
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And a new guitar is born, great job! ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations") Joe |
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| Author: | Edward Taylor [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st Guitar Finished!! |
Wow!! Great job. Whats the plan for #2? Oh... and an early welcome to Canada ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up") .
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| Author: | Burton LeGeyt [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st Guitar Finished!! |
Hey, congratulations! Isn't it an amazing feeling? The guitar looks great as does the finish! 14 months is a long time to wait, you must be psyched! |
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| Author: | DannyV [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:20 pm ] |
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Congrats! What a great feeling to have it strung up and knowing it will only sound better with time. It looks great. Where bouts in BC are you moving to? Cheers, Danny |
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| Author: | Darryl Young [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st Guitar Finished!! |
Well it looks great! Bet that is a nice feeling to string her up. |
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| Author: | justink [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st Guitar Finished!! |
Thanks everyone for the congratulation words. We are heading to Langley, BC. And you are right - it is a Grand Auditorium. But I thought that was basically an OM.... How are they different in size? I ordered the OM plans from LMI, but based it more on the 214 since the LMI plans were not quite to scale. |
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| Author: | Stephen Boone [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:22 pm ] |
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Very nice, Congratulations! |
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| Author: | Tom West [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:23 am ] |
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Very impressive for a first guitar especially the design details. Bet you can't build just one...! It's a sickness with no cure. Congrats. |
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| Author: | Fred Tellier [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1st Guitar Finished!! |
Code: AND!!! It didn't even explode when I put the stings on - I imagine this is a common 1st build fear. Nice guitar, I hope you keep building in BC. On my 1st I thought I had all the string balls pulled tight against the bridge plate, but the A string was not seated properly, as I tune up that string it snapped up into place and I almost browned my shorts. It is not a pleasure to hear funny sounds while tuning a new guitar more so ones first. After 5 complete I am still a little nervous when stringing up, but the first notes played are so cool. Fred |
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| Author: | mateo4x4 [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:40 am ] |
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A beautiful piece! Welcome to the addiction! 
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:01 am ] |
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That's a mighty fine looking #1. You are to be congratulated. Nothing better than finishing, except, maybe, starting another! |
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| Author: | Randolph [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:20 am ] |
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Way to go!! It's a beautiful guitar. Your work looks really clean. Congratulations. It must be a great feeling...
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| Author: | Lars Stahl [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:35 pm ] |
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Congratulations.,,,looks,,great..way,,to,,go,,I,am,sorry,my,keyboard,i,broken.spacebar.dont.work. Lars. |
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