OOOooooh! Really nice!
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| Author: | Ken C [ Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Sorry, I didn't have the best of lighting, but I deliver the OM to its new owner tomorrow, and I had to shoot with what I had. Top is red spruce, bindings are curly koa, string purflings are boxwood, and the backstrip is tulipwood banded by boxwood. Finish is two coats of Target's water based amber shellac with Em6000 topcoats. She is a very light, nice sounding guitar and my first sale! Thanks for looking. Ken Attachment: Casper OM 04.jpg Attachment: Casper OM 05.jpg Attachment: Casper OM 01.jpg Attachment: Casper OM 02.jpg Attachment: Casper OM 03.jpg Attachment: Casper OM 06.jpg Attachment: Casper OM 07.jpg Attachment: Casper OM 08.jpg
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
OOOooooh! Really nice!
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| Author: | Mark Groza [ Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Real Nice Ken! Glad you posted more pics. of it before sending it off.The koa binding looks really good on it.Great Job. ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up")
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| Author: | Mike Franks [ Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Dude! You should be proud. I love your work and the finish is amazing! Mike Franks www.mjfranksguitar.com |
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| Author: | SteveCourtright [ Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
REally beautiful. Bet you were sorry to see that one go. |
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| Author: | cwood8656 [ Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Really nice work Ken. Chris. |
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| Author: | Darryl Young [ Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Very nice Ken! Good choices for pufling and accents. |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Sweet, clean and very classy
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| Author: | Corky Long [ Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Love it!! |
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| Author: | mateo4x4 [ Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Stunning looks and incredible shine! Bravo! |
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| Author: | Dan Roach [ Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:55 am ] |
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That is really beautiful Ken and congratulations on your first sale
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| Author: | Ken C [ Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Thanks everyone for the kind words! Wish the pictures were better as the guitar really is a stunner in person. I delivered it to the buyer this afternoon. He was elated! He loved how the koa, boxwood, and mad rose looked together. He thought the finish was stunning. But most importantly, he was really taken aback at how well it sounded, especially having been strung up just for three days. He said it had a much more balanced sound at this stage than he ever thought it would. He was expecting it to be a bit brighter with the bass not blossoming much yet. The guy owns more than a half dozen Martins, a Baranik, a Collings, and several others, so though I felt the guitar was finely crafted, I was a bit worried it may fail to meet his expectations. In fact, he said it exceeded in every respect except for the action. I had it a touch higher than he likes. He is going to play it a bunch this weekend, and I may need to do a bit more work later on the action. But he's a happy customer  Ken |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Congratulations. Can't beat that response!
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| Author: | matthewrust [ Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Ken, you are absolutely out of control. That is amazing. |
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| Author: | Bailey [ Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
What a beauty....Someones mighty lucky. The woods are all very complimentary. Love it! I'd have to keep that one for myself....of course, that means I'd end up with a house full. Nice . Kent |
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| Author: | Ken C [ Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Hey Waddy, Nice sound clip from your guitar! What did you use to record it? Ken WaddyThomson wrote: Congratulations. Can't beat that response!
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Ken C wrote: Hey Waddy, Nice sound clip from your guitar! What did you use to record it? Ken WaddyThomson wrote: Congratulations. Can't beat that response! Ken, it was recorded on one of the Sony hand held devices with the built in dual mics. Similar to a Zoom H4. |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Just a lovely guitar, Ken! I'm really drawn to those thin abalone lines on your rosette. Very handsome! Where did you find those? Steve |
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| Author: | Ken C [ Sun Dec 20, 2009 8:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM |
Waddy, I've got a small Sony unit coming for Christmas. Sounds like it may be the same one. Steve, Thanks! The abalone is the narrow Zipflex. My customer wanted a small rosette with koa and abalone. The Zipflex was among the narrowest I could find. To keep the overall rosette small, I added no additional purflings, but the Zipflex has a very, very thin black matrix banding the shell. I simply used that. It worked pretty well. But more importantly, the customer really liked it! Ken |
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