Well here it is, strung up with Elixir 12-52.
This is my last project before leaving Taiwan... not sure when I'll build guitars again...
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | My first commission finished and ready for delivery |
Well here it is, strung up with Elixir 12-52. This is my last project before leaving Taiwan... not sure when I'll build guitars again... |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:52 pm ] |
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Congrats! Feels good, eh? |
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| Author: | RusRob [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:52 pm ] |
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Nice job Tai, Very clean traditional look and very nice inlay work ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up") I am sure your client will be happy with it. So it is back to the Lone Star State for you? Hope you got all of your stuff shipped and it arrived safely. I suppose we will hear from you when you get settled and have your shop set up? Here's wishing you a safe and speedy trip.  Cheers Bob |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:55 pm ] |
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I'm only going to ship a small fraction of stuff... mainly tonewood and important jigs and special tools (such as reamers, nut files, etc.). Everything else like radius dish, forms, etc. are discarded because I can make more, and shipping within CONUS will not be too bad... but if I'm going back to UT, I doubt I will be building much guitars at all, unless I get a job as a guitar tech in Austin... |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 1:41 pm ] |
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Nice job, Tai! Looks like a beauty. Make sure you get some glamour shots before it goes to the owner! Alex |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 1:44 pm ] |
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You got any tips for this? I don't really have a guitar stand at the moment, and I'm not much of a photographer... may have to ask the new owner for help on this... |
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| Author: | Pmaj7 [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:44 pm ] |
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Nice silk on that spruce! |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:52 pm ] |
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Some kinda gorgeous! |
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| Author: | Glen H [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 4:56 pm ] |
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Love those inlays! Not to mention the rest of git looks great too. |
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| Author: | johnparchem [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:08 pm ] |
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Very nice looking guitar! Congratullations |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:26 pm ] |
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That's a very nice guitar, Tai. I'm sure any client would be proud to have one like it. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 5:11 am ] |
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Nice job Tai, I'm sure the new owner will be very pleased. |
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| Author: | TimAllen [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:09 am ] |
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Looks great! Congratulations, and welcome back to the US of A! There's a nice guide to photographing guitars, for the non-specialist, here: http://www.nichebooks.com/guitarpix.pdf |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:52 am ] |
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By the way I got a bandsaw that has a 1.5HP motor but I want to you know make it more powerful. So what if I go and find a 300HP diesel engine and use that to power the bandsaw? I bet you could like split whole trees with it... |
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| Author: | Pat Foster [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 12:04 pm ] |
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Tai Fu wrote: You got any tips for this? I don't really have a guitar stand at the moment, and I'm not much of a photographer... may have to ask the new owner for help on this... Nice!! A good part of photography is seeing rather than camera quality and lighting. If we can't really SEE the subject, we could still get lousy photos with great equipment. Here's a few pointers that might help. They won't get you professional results, but might get you started. You can get surprisingly good photos with a decent point and shoot, smartphone not so much, though a few of the latest ones are pretty good. You're off to a good start with your photos. I think you're seeing pretty well. It appears you're thinking about how to get a lot of information about the guitar onto the image and that's good. You could do fine just leaning your guitar against a decent piece of furniture. Keep the background simple. If you can't get sharp images, try holding the camera against something solid. If lighting is low, anything that reduces camera shake will get you more sharpness. Might use two lamps with the same type of bulbs. More the better. Use one or two for the main light and the other to fill in shadows. Pay attention to reflections in the finish. One thing is to use only one type of light source; for example don't put it by a window and turn on fluorescent tube lights. You'd get green shadows and blue highlights. If you can adjust white balance on your camera, it will help the color rendition a lot. Usually it involves pointing the camera at something white, like a sheet of paper to tell it, "this is white". The camera doesn't know. If you have the space, don't stand too close. The guitar's shape will be distorted. I try to get back 8 or 10 ft and zoom in. Standing and pointing the camera down will also distort. If it's on the floor leaning against something, get down on your knees or lower so that you don't have to point down. Play around with it. I'm sure you'll come up with presentable images. Hope that helps. Pat |
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| Author: | LanceK [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 12:27 pm ] |
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Very nice! Love the cutaway! |
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| Author: | Flippo [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:15 pm ] |
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Lovely! You must find more building in your future. |
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| Author: | pdolan [ Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:56 pm ] |
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Beautiful. The inlay is impressive. Pete |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:58 pm ] |
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I just delivered it. I hope the client likes it... |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:21 pm ] |
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Tai Fu wrote: I just delivered it. I hope the client likes it... If he's got two eyes in his head, he will! Alex |
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