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Author:  Gtrman13 [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:06 pm ]
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Well, I finished my first build this morning! Starting from scratch and with almost no tools at all, three months seems like pretty good time! I'm pretty pleased with the result. It plays well, although I'll be tweaking it for a while I imagine. The sound is great too! It has a great high end and is pretty loud. Visually, there are some things that I could have taken more time with and been more careful with. I wish I'd been more careful with the redwood top, as there were a few little gaps and chips that I filled that are slightly noticeable and the finish isn't perfectly level on it. Otherwise, I think it turned out pretty great. It was a unique and pleasant feeling playing for the first time and instrument I created. Anyway, here are a few pics.

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Author:  the Padma [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:14 pm ]
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Yay!
Nice looking instrument ,
Very nice back on her.
You did good boy.
Have a beer on Duh Padma

Now...quit resting on your laurels and go make another one.
Then another and another and you get the idea.


Nice work. Now you know that feeling inside, and there ain't nobody ever gonna take that away from you.

Blesseing

Peace and carrots
Duh
Padma
Author:  Hesh [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:20 pm ]
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Very nice Ellison!!!! [:Y:]

Congrats she looks fantastic!

Are the sides and back Cuban Mahogany?

What's next?
Author:  Christian Schmid [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:24 pm ]
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Congrats !!! Looks beautiful. [clap] [clap] [clap]

Completing the 1st is really special (after that the desire to complete another instrument can get a bit compulsive laughing6-hehe )

Enjoy that achievement
Author:  justink [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:11 pm ]
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Well done!!! Isn't the 1st just beautiful to play? It is good to be pleasantly surprised by how all your hard work sounds.

And WAY TO GO on 3 months!!! That is incredible. I finished my 1st last year after 14 months - 3 months was my goal :)

I really like your back wood and your rosette - beautiful and rich. What are the back and sides made of?
Author:  jeb98 [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:04 pm ]
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You say you built it from scratch with almost no tools at all? What tools did you have? I am just wondering as someone working on my first build who always feels the need for more tools. Did you route or dremel the binding, or did you hand cut it? How about thicknessing the top?

Thanks, and by the way it looks great! These questions are just to help me out a bit.

Jonas
Author:  Greg [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:09 pm ]
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Looks great. Congrats. A lot better than my 1st, 3rd 4th....
How's it sound?
Author:  cwood8656 [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:11 pm ]
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Very nice! Way to go.

Chris.
Author:  Darryl Young [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:15 pm ]
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Great job Ellison! [clap] I would sure be proud of that build.
Author:  SteveCourtright [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:44 pm ]
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A very handsome instrument - congratulations and well done!
Author:  Pat Hawley [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:17 pm ]
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Very nice and amazing time-line for your first build where a lot of time is spent on building jigs etc. How about more info on materials and kind of finish.

Cheers,
Pat
Author:  Blain [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:45 pm ]
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Congratulations!!! She looks great!

As others have asked, I'm curios what the B&S wood is. Also the bindings. It all looks fantastic. You should be proud.
Author:  Stephen Boone [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:20 pm ]
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Sweet build! Congrats.
Author:  Colin North [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:12 am ]
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All of the above!! [:Y:]
Author:  Corky Long [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:34 am ]
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Great job!


Isn't that a great feeling? Putting strings on number one, and hearing it for the first time?!

Now on to number 2!
Author:  gozierdt [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:59 am ]
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Looks Great bliss , sure is nice to finish that first instrument and find out
that it sounds great- "whoa, I can do this!!". And doing it from scratch
with few tools is a real accomplishment. Of course, unless you're very
lucky, now "WAS" (wood acquisition syndrome), and "TAS" (tool acquisition
syndrome) will kick in, and life is never the same... laughing6-hehe
Author:  WaddyThomson [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:38 am ]
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Wow, beautiful! What a great first. Hope it sounds as good as it looks! [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]
Author:  WudWerkr [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:16 pm ]
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The whole instrument looks great however I love the back on that one . Great work ! [:Y:]
Author:  ChuckB [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:46 pm ]
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Ellison, really nice looking gtar!!

Chuck
Author:  Gtrman13 [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:42 pm ]
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Thanks for the replies everyone! It's nice to hear some feedback from the more experienced builders out there. Anyway, the back and sides are actually monkey pod. I was a bit surprised no one guessed it!

Anyway, as for tools that I had, about the only tool that I had before I began the build was a jigsaw. I ended up buying or building lots more over the course of the build. The most useful tools that I bought were definitely a set of chisels, lots and lots of clamps, a small block plane, a scraper, lots of sandpaper, a router, and a drill press. I also made several useful tools including a fox style side bender, several cam clamps, and a binding router jig.
Author:  Rick Cowan [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:45 pm ]
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Great job. That back is killer!
Rick
Author:  Steve Saville [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:00 am ]
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You expect us to believe that was your first one? Come on!!!!!

Just kidding - Great job!

She's beautiful.
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