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This was the first I have used flamed maple. I really like it, but loved it even more after I saw what Joe White did with the color and finish.

The spalted maple I used for the rosette is from Steve Wheeler - thanks Steve! Thanks too to Doug Mills for showing me how he does his radial rosettes. And thanks Joe for another flawless finish!

Rosewood binding with maple/rosewood purfling. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge

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John Ressler

Just beautiful John.... great work !! The flame is outstanding and the spalted Maple rosette really sets it off. It appears that Joe used some amber tone in finishing the top... it really looks warm and goes well with the body. Nice...

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Peter

I was wondering when you were going to show that off. Sure looks nice. I bet it sounds a bit livelier than the OSB guitars. And thanks for taking the picture in that room. My wife said "What do you mean he made a quilt out of hardwood for his floor?". Now I can show her.

Steve

Love it John. The grain really pops. Nice lines and great rossette.

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Dave
Milton, ON

That is a knockout, John. I love the Maple and the rosette is a winner. Is the neck cherry? I like how the neck figure parallels the maple flame. Wow!

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"Building guitars looks hard, but it's actually much harder than it looks." Tom Buck

Beautiful! Joe does have a way, doesn't he?

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Waddy

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What a beauty!
I love maple.
And those wee dots on the fretboard--as small a touch as they are--are just right.

Steve

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From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

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Very nice guitar, great work. That's a striking set of maple for back and sides, is it european maple?

Thanks for the kind remarks.





The neck is maple as well - colored the same as the sides



Not European - it is Red Maple -

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John Ressler

That's a beautiful guitar John, goes well with that beautiful inlayed floor. Outstanding! I bet that was a project. I had to do a double take to see if that was a rug.

Fantastic, John! It's always great to see what you're coming out with.

Now, give us some poetry about the voice of this beauty!

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Todd Rose
Ithaca, NY

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Man that is nice! I love maple as well and would love to do an SJ cutaway, but the bend scares the beegeebees out of me. Bravo!!

Ken

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I'm not very good at describing sound - not as good with words as you are - when I hear others describe sound, it is kind of like listening to the traffic report in a new city.

What I do know is the other night I was listening while someone else was playing it - I was surprised by the clarity of the notes, nice trebles, and lovely sustain. It just sounds different when you are in front of the guitar than when playing it yourself



Bending the cutaway flamed maple was a test of patience, holding my breath - whatever you do when you are scared. I just made sure I took my time - I probably took about 6-8 minutes before I had the caul seated in the bender. I did try supersoft on a set - but it stained the maple - pretty ugly. I also sanded the cutaway part to .070 while the rest of the side was sanded to about .080

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John Ressler