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sdsollod
PostPosted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 1:15 pm 
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Here's my latest, number 11, strung up yesterday.

000 12 fret cutaway
African Mohagany back, sides, & top
Carpathian and Adirondack spruce bracing
Ebony fingerboard, bridge, & headplate
Abalone rosette
Snake wood tuner pins
Evo fret wire
Bone nut and saddle
Tortice binding
EM6000 finish over zpoxy
"Shadow burst" w/ Transtint red mahogany and touch of black
Also features a "logo" sound port

I am pleased with how it came out, although I will have do a repair on a chip in the finish on the edge of the fingerboard that must have happened while I was dressing the frets. Don't know why it happened. It's never happened before. It kills me after all the painstaking, detailed work, and I'm finally done, now I have do a repair... gaah at least it's not a commission. I haven't started selling them yet...


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J De Rocher
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Very nice. I've always liked the look of mahogany with tortoise trim. I like the subtle burst too. How does it sound?

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Very nice.... very nice!

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That's well tidy Steve!

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Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.
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Thanks guys. Jay, it started out sounding terrible, but it seems to be settling in and is now (after one day) is sounding quite good. It has a rich sound which I guess is charachteristic of a 12 fret. I've got it marinating with an aquarium air pump right now. That seems to aid in the break in.

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Alex Kleon
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Very nice, Steve! Looks like a real beauty! I'd like to hear a sound sample as well.

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Looks great!

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Nice job!
I would expect a mahogany top to take a while...
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She looks infinitely cool and like an old friend, very well done Steve!
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Nice guitar! I likie the combo of Mahogany and tortoise too.
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sdsollod
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Thanks Folks. This was my first slot head and Venetian cutaway. Its sounding much better today. Perhaps I'll do a sound clip, but I've already started doing the repair on the chipped places on the edge of the fingerboard, so it might be a while... I always like to do something new, although, I wasn't counting on having to do a repair that I've never done before. I was quite bummed when I saw the chips, but what are you going to do... another learning opportunity...

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I like!!!
Nice job, Steve!
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Nice work, and great job on your 1st Venetian cutaway. I am also just finishing my #11 and hope to do a Venetian on my next one.

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Cool idea to make a logo sound port. I love that red finish too
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Very nice!
Did the chipping happen when you removed the tape from the F.B.

If so - wet sand the ends of the frets(600 grit).
this will thin that finish to help lessen chips.
Then remove the tape.

My guitars ALWAYS sound better after being strung up for 24 hours.
The top & neck take a set from the tension load.
It's a guitar now-not a piece of woodwork.
Nice work!
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Mike,
I think the chipping happened when I was dressing the frets with the crowning file. Pretty significant chips... The only thing that I can think of is that perhaps there was a build up of finish at the edge of the fingerboard and the neck and the force of the file made the finish chip. I'm hoping that I can fill the chips (which I have now done) and bring down the bumps even with the existing finish and then wet sand and buff again. I hope that is the right approach...

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Another beautiful guitar. I hope to play it soon.

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