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 Post subject: Curly Maple - finished
PostPosted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:37 pm 
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This was meant to be finished for christmas but the giver decided to save it for her sons jan. birthday instead. I am very pleased with this one. it was started about 9 months ago and had a couple finished in front of it. But it was #3 started so thats what i put on the label. Curly maple back sides and neck, bocote fb and head plate and osage orange /bocote binding. The top is sitka spruce with bocote/osage rosette. I wasnt sure what sound to expect from maple. I was told to expect a bright sound. Only been playing this for a few days but it sounds alot like the walnut guitar i made before this one. Its does have bright clear highs but the lows notes seem full and clear without being tin-y. My wife thinks the white of the maple is to dull but i love the curl and flame althrough the guitar. Also the back plates had some spalting show up when i re-sawed the lumber it came from so incorporated in. I cant wait to start the next one.
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Very nice!

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Wow! Looks great. It makes me have the sudden urge to look at maple tonewood.Pals, Vic.
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Nicely done!
Love the flame in the neck!
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Robbie_McD wrote:
Nicely done!
Love the flame in the neck!


Ditto - nice job.

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I like the blonde, that neck is beautiful. How did the Osage bindings bend?

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Thx for the kind words. Btw, osage bends like no other wood . Hackberry bends well also but who knows if that make good tone wood. I have made recurve bows with osage for years, it will amke a pretzel if you want it to.
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Congrats Tony! I think it was Fred who mentioned that the great thing about getting one guitar done, is you can start another!

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From one Tony to another, great job! I am fast becoming a fan of curly maple guitars!

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Maple responds really well to varnish to get a nice colour.

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Varnish...... I was considering amber tinted shellac. Im guessing varnish will give it a more natural darker coloring. Ill have to remember that.
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