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Derek

Post subject: 13 fret L00

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:05 pm

Mahogany

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First name: Derek
Last Name: Gibson
City: Galloway
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Just finished 13 fret L00
Yellow Cedar/English Walnut

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sdsollod

Post subject: Re: 13 fret L00

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:24 pm

Koa

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Location: Raleigh, NC
First name: Steve
Last Name: Sollod
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Very Nice! I like the rosette.

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Colin North

Post subject: Re: 13 fret L00

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:28 pm

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Nice one Derek, looks like tortoiseshell bindings?
What wood is the neck? Looks figured (I'm assuming its not pawprints!)

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

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jack

Post subject: Re: 13 fret L00

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:55 pm

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looks nice!

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Chris Pile

Post subject: Re: 13 fret L00

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:58 pm

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Well done!

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meddlingfool

Post subject: Re: 13 fret L00

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 8:36 pm

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Love NL oo's!

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cphanna

Post subject: Re: 13 fret L00

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 11:27 am

Koa

Joined: Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:08 pm
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First name: Patrick
Last Name: Hanna
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Clean, elegant, understated...with just the right amount sparkle in that rosette. I think it's quite beautiful.

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Tim L

Post subject: Re: 13 fret L00

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:11 pm

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Nice clean looking guitar. How does that wood combo sound?

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Pmaj7

Post subject: Re: 13 fret L00

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 5:37 pm

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Nice looker!

How big is the sound hole? Your logo looks a little pixilated. Maybe use a higher resolution camera?

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George L

Post subject: Re: 13 fret L00

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 8:17 pm

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Yeah, I like it! Unusual materials and a very imaginative aesthetic. Good job!

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James W B

Post subject: Re: 13 fret L00

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:17 am

Koa

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I'll bet moving the bridge back a bit gives you a bigger sound than a 14 fret.Ive always liked 12 frets for this reason but a little short.13 sounds like a good compromise

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Derek

Post subject: Re: 13 fret L00

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 3:11 am

Mahogany

Joined: Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:12 am
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First name: Derek
Last Name: Gibson
City: Galloway
Country: Scotland
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Thanks for the kind comments!
This was had been lying around for a while needing re-topped. Unfortunately when routing off the bindings the router bit somehow slipped and I took more off at the neck block. This resulted in a slope from soundhole to neck, allowing me to make a sort of cantilevered neck! Which has come out well with a nice low action as a consequence:

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Neck is an old brazilian hog shelf which has some figure

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Bindings are rosewood. I am very pleased with the sound and will definitely use the wood combination again.
Apologies for the poor pictures. Will also try to add a video at some point.

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