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Finally! Sapele and Adirondack spruce parlor with ebony trim. Fretboard, rosette and bridge courtesy of LMI. All the rest courtesy of me

There are innumerable cosmetic screwups, but I'm thrilled with the sound. It has a much fuller, rounder sound than the Larrivee parlor I've got, with a surprising amount of both bass and volume for a small guitar.

And before I hurt myself patting myself on the back, I'd just like to say thank you to everyone on the OLF. For your willingness to help and particularly your patience with newbie questions that you've heard countless times. This is a tremendous resource for a new builder and it made a huge difference to my progress.

And one last shout-out for Ervin Somogyi's books. I've been immersed in them since they came out and they have been a big help in understanding just how a guitar functions. I'd recommend them to anyone, new or experienced.

Now on to #2 and 3. An all-mahogany OM and a mahogany and bearclaw sitka OM.

Thanks again.

Steve

Congrats Steve, nice looking job. On to # 2 and #3 you say. Bet you can't build just one. Awful obsession just like Lay's chips.
Tom

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Looks good from the angle you showed us! Nice job. Congratulations!

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Waddy

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Sound Clips of most of my guitars

Way-to-go Steve!!! She looks fantastic and Adi and Mahogany is a legendary combo for a great sounding guitar.

Congrats!

Well its about time Steve !!!! Looking very nice, well done. Onto the next one !!!

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Tony Karol
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"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

Woohooo!

That looks real nice!

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Isn't that a great feeling? Congratulations! Can't wait to see your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th...

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George :-)

Very nice. I guess your just like the rest of us, spend all of our spare time building guitars instead of pulling the weeds in front of the garage door. Ha Ha Just kidding. Well done.

Busted

As long as they are green ... it can pass for flowers.

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Nice start! I love 12 fret parlor guitars.

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John S.

Looks good, more photos would be cool to see.

Fred

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Fred Tellier
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purdy

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John Hall
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There are NO rehabs for this addiction !


Mike

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Mike Collins

Hi Fred, here are a couple more. CU of the body, and a shot of the back. You can't see the gloss-a cinematographer I know refers to overcast days a "God's big soft-box."

But it's french polished. My first attempt, and I was thrilled with the results generally, but I did come to understand how important initial prep is. Don't ask me how I know this Notwithstanding the underlying issues (literally), the french polishing turned out fabulously. Again, I got a tremendous amount of useful info out of Somogyi's book.

And again, thanks to all the folks on the OLF who were here to help and answer stupid questions. I'm sure I'll be asking many more over time, but maybe I can get to a point where I'm actually providing some answers as well.

Thanks

Steve

Steve that looks perfect for a #1. You must be very pleased.

Regards

Craig