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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:45 pm 
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Hello,

I have been in guitar making now almost three years and finally, couple of days ago I got my second guitar finished.
During those three years OLF has been my faithful fellow. Almost every day I start with you guys, I know it may sound foolish but you all are like friends to me (I know you but you don't know me;)))).
I have had a loads of questions about building a proper acoustic guitar and luckily I found "button called search" and I have got all my answers and even more from here.
I have built myself a small but really lovely workshop where I have developed my wood working skills and more..
Finally I want to thank all of you because I find so much help from OLF.
Sorry about my bad English (it's not my native language) and greatings from Estonia

I hope you enyoy my pictures


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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:51 pm 
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Kristjan - whether it's your 2nd or 100th guitar, it's beautiful! Very nice work. Thanks for sharing the photos. [:Y:]


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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:58 pm 
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Kristjan, there is nothing wrong with your English, and your guitar says "Beautiful" in any language! [:Y:] [clap] [:Y:]

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:14 pm 
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Stunning guitar bliss
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:18 pm 
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Beautiful work!

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:04 pm 
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Really nice looking instrument!

Please keep us up to date on your future projects!

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wow7-eyes So this is what I might hope to accomplish on my second one? I've got to get busy getting my first done. That's a great looking guitar.

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 4:47 pm 
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Wow. Maybe I should try and build my guitar in Estonia! wow7-eyes Awesone, man.

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:31 pm 
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A stunner! Way to go.

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:36 pm 
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I don't know if I can build in this league.... That is one great looking guitar! And just your second? Excellent work.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:42 pm 
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Nice! I have a friend Meelos (SP?), otherwise known as Elvis, now living in London, who is from Estonia. His visa expired and he had to leave Oakland. I tried to get him interested in building guitars when I was starting out a few years ago. Thanks for the pics.

Where did you get the supplies from?

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:16 am 
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Thanks for the kind words, I think you all know how important it is to get some kudos.

crazicarl wrote:
Wow. Maybe I should try and build my guitar in Estonia! wow7-eyes Awesone, man.


Don't even think about it, me and my little bunch of guitarmaking friends are often dreaming "if I would live in USA". When buying from Stewmac, Lmii... we have to pay extra shipping + 25% for Estonian goverment taxes and all the paperwork... we don't have any local tonewood supplier. Trust me my dear friend, stay there where you are :D But if to be honest I love my little, little Estonia :lol:


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Nice! I have a friend Meelos (SP?), otherwise known as Elvis, now living in London, who is from Estonia. His visa expired and he had to leave Oakland. I tried to get him interested in building guitars when I was starting out a few years ago. Thanks for the pics.

Where did you get the supplies from?

[:Y:]


Like Ernest Hemingway said " in every harbore there is one Estonian sailer".

Most of the wood I´ve gotten from Madinter.com, only bindings from Stewmac.

On one day I will share you some photos about my third guitar.

Thanks a lot,

Kristjan


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Nice to hear from Estonia. I was born and lived there for almost 9 years before coming to the states! And man your guitar looks amazing! Still better than my second :mrgreen: love that coco, keep up the good work [:Y:]


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Spectacular result Kristjan!
Some of us start off with much simpler designs and less spectacular woods....- you went at it full-throttle with the Coco, backstrap, inlay, bound fretboard and headstock, etc.
I hope this is #2 of 2000!


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Whatever the number, it's a beautiful guitar! [clap] [clap] [clap]

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:54 pm 
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WOW Kristjan very nice

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:00 am 
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Excellent work!
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:10 am 
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Very beautiful design and execution all around. Individual design choices that really speak to me are the headstock shape, the rosette, fingerboard inlay and binding. The body wood, of course, is exceptionally beautiful. I think it's outstanding. I hope I can do as well one of these days!
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Kristjan,
I'm glad you decided to come out of the shadows and reveal yourself. Your work is absolutely beautiful! To keep from crushing the spirit of the rest of us newbies, please lie and tell us the action on your guitar is less than perfect, or that it sounds like cardboard. :-)

I grew up across the street from an Estonian/American family. The father was named Arbu and stood 6'8" tall. He towered over everyone in the neighborhood and all the kids were afraid of him. In truth, he was a gentle giant. Each year he nurtured a beautiful garden filled with vegetables, exotic flowers, and intricately grafted fruit trees. He kept many bee hives as well and grew long rows of prolific grape vines. Once, when I was very young, he showed me a piano that he was building. I guess impressive woodworking is in the Estonian DNA?

Welcome,

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:09 am 
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Awesome work, Kristjan! Still working on my first. This is definitely inspiring! Thanks for sharing.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:55 am 
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Thanks a lot, guys, simply the best forum ever [clap]

I'm still pretty shocked about that how many of you have or had some connections with Estonia/Estonians.

Lavrov Guitars wrote:
Nice to hear from Estonia. I was born and lived there for almost 9 years before coming to the states! And man your guitar looks amazing! Still better than my second :mrgreen: love that coco, keep up the good work [:Y:]


That really long, long time ago someone lived in Estonia and then moved to USA and now I'm talking with you. Wow. There are not much of us, 1.400 000 citizens, in Estonia and even out of that 1.400 000 are 25% russians.
During the Wold War II many people left their homes escaped to Australia, USA, Canada...

Actually I have loads of pictures about my new guitar, how I made it, check out the albums: http://fotoalbum.ee/photos/eestibloke


This summer I had a wonderfully chance to organise "First Estonian Guitarmakers symposium".

There was 14 of us, some have been building for 30 years, some only for 3 months. It was a lot of fun and very educative.
Thanks to that meeting we all came very big friends and I can anytime call to older and more expirienced builder and ask some advise.

Here are the pictures: http://fotoalbum.ee/photos/eestibloke/sets/1169241
And a youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsOHX6SbGPc

Again, thanks,

Kristjan


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