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Author:  goregantuan [ Sun Sep 26, 2010 4:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Progress on my 1st build (w/ pics)

Getting closer and closer all the time. Many thanks to Brad Nickerson for being a very patient and wise teacher.

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three piece walnut & maple back, bearclaw spruce top

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awwww yeah

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bending some walnut

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back all roughed out

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back of the bocote pickguard

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piece of bocote that i'm using for the fingerboard, pickguard, truss rod cover, and pickup mounting rings

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gluing in the kerfing

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top with soundholes and pickup holes routed out

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the hard part of making the mounting rings... getting the pickups to fit. these aren't the pups i'm going to use, i'm waiting on some custom fralins

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gluing the box together

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two piece walnut neck, ready for gluing

Author:  James Orr [ Sun Sep 26, 2010 4:24 pm ]
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Looks like what will be a very very cool 1st guitar. Thanks for the pics!

Author:  goregantuan [ Sun Sep 26, 2010 7:33 pm ]
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A friend of mine who makes wire wrap jewelry (see below) will be doing a tailpiece for my guitar. He'll be using a standard thin-body trapeze tailpiece from stew mac and working his magic with it.

Also this past thursday I did my first inlay, a 50 crown coin from the Czech Republic, where I lived for a year.

Author:  George L [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:19 am ]
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Cool guitar. I like your aesthetic sensibilities.

Author:  goregantuan [ Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:30 pm ]
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Routed the mortise and tenon joint for the neck today, as well as scraped/sanded the flamed maple binding flush with the top/sides.

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Author:  LuthierSupplier [ Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:45 pm ]
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Looking good! That is going to be an awesome guitar!

Author:  goregantuan [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:21 am ]
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Flamed Maple binding
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Pore filler coat of epoxy
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Pore filler coat of epoxy
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Abalone inlays to cover up dings in the top
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Side markers
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bridge in the rough
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bridge in the rough
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bocote fretboard before
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after
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my cigano d-hole, which served as inspiration for my new guitar.
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new bridge for the cigano d-hole. i really didn't like the sound of the stock bridge, so i made a new one out of macasser ebony. (stock front, new one back)
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Author:  goregantuan [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:24 am ]
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Oh yeah, I also strung it up for a test run before starting the finishing process. Too much fun.

Nuages - Django Reinhardt. The first thing I played on my new guitar


Sweet Georgia Brown > Limehouse Blues, w/ Django's 1937 solo from SGB.


So What - Miles Davis


Pardon all the mistakes, I was shaking with excitement.

Author:  Beth Mayer [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:29 am ]
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Congratulations....looks like you're going to be a natural at building. I'm really impressed. Beth

Author:  goregantuan [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:33 am ]
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Thanks a lot, Beth. I've been having the time of my life with this build. Brad Nickerson is an exceptional teacher, and this guitar wouldn't be $&#@ without his guidance. I see myself doing this for a very long time.

Author:  alan stassforth [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:57 am ]
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Nice job!
Great playing too!

Author:  alan stassforth [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:11 am ]
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U R too cool, Thomas!!

Author:  chinito [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:02 am ]
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Nice work Thomas! Great playing too! Congrats!
Post some more vids after the finish is applied? Be cool to hear how the sound changes.

-Jake.

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