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This guitar has been in the works for some time now and I'm finally confident I've built a quality instrument.
It was ordered last April and I spent the summer making a prototype because I'd never built this body style before.

Adi top, EIR B/S, African Mahog binding, 5 piece spanish cedar/eir/maple slotted neck. Waverly tuners, Nitro finish.

It was built from the Grellier plan but pushed soundhole and bracing back to accomodate the 13 fret design.

Here are some pics.

Dave

Beautiful Dave!

Greg

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Gwaltney Guitars

Very nice! Great nouveau-vintage look Vintage style slotted headstock, pyramid bridge, herringbones, no backstrip. More modern look with the outer rosette, dragonfly logo (one of my favorite parts), wood bindings, and laminated neck.

Nice work on the rounded fingerboard end, looks to be well fitted to the soundhole.

Sound clips please!

Looks really nice!!!
I like that top, and everything else about it.
Congrats!
I am wondering what a wider grained top sounds like in comparison to a narrow grained one.
Any input on that?
I know there are a lot more variables going on, but....

Very classy Dave!

Oh my, that's gorgeous Dave! Very nice work!

Yep, that's a fine piece of work there Dave!
Looks like it would be a joy to play.

Joe

I agree Classy!

Nice guitar Dave.

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Michael Lloyd

“I was born to ignorance, yes, and lesser poverties ...
I was born to privilege that I did not see ... I didn’t know it, but my way was paved” – John Gorka

Sweet!
I bet it sounds as good as it plays.
The 00-13fret configuration is an excellent choice, the proportions look really good.

Rob

Nice looking guitar Dave! I want to try a 13 fret 000 one day. Any chance you have pics of your bracing layout for the 13 fret neck join? Thanks for posting these pictures......the new owner should be proud!

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Formerly known as Adaboy.......

Very beautiful! I am also starting a 00 from the same plans and wonder what you did there. Did you just effectively move the fretboard in and adjust the bridge and bracing layout in the body? Did the scale length change? Sorry, pretty new at this stuff and trying to learn as much as I can, I hope one day my guitars will come out looking as nice!

Your guitar is very elegant. I also think we need a sound clip.

Nice looking guitar Dave. The binding looks good on that beautiful EIR. Bet it sounds great. Did you wind up changing the angle of the X brace when you pushed it down?

Tim

Congratulations Dave, A first sell is always a rush.
I like the sound hole

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most excellent! that guy looks great!. i too am working with smaller guitars as i feel that they can really benefit people with shoulder problems from playing giant dreads for decades. what string spacing and nut width did you go with?

nice work indeed!

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Walter Lay
"It's taken me so long, but now that I know
I can see. All that I do or say, is all I ever will be"
- Billy Joe Shaver

If the person that guitar was built for knew that you might be capable of building that, I'm not surprised you got the commission. Expect more of them because that is a very fine guitar. Lots of well executed details and fine materials.

Thanks guys for all the kind words.
The bracing was effectively pushed back about 12mm for the one fret difference.
It is a 25.4" scale, which is a little longer than the 24.75 original from the plan. I can't say whether I splayed the X out any or not, as I just put it the same distance below the soundhole as the plan and double checked to make sure the bridge wings would cover the brace.

I delivered it this evening and the client got out his 12 year old 000-28EC and did a comparison and was very pleased with what he now has in a hand built, custom instrument made to his own specs.
Here's a shot of customer with his guitar. The happy builder is standing nearby.

Great Dave! Beautiful guitar!

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Waddy

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