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Kathy Matsushita
PostPosted: Fri May 13, 2016 12:52 am 
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I have FINALLY completed the classical I had started way back in November --- a 650mm Hauser plan adapted to a Taylor Grand Concert shape --- sinker redwood top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, curly maple bindings, transitional arm bevel, soundport, French-polished finish. I just strung it up this past Saturday, so now it's just 5 days old. I think it turned out nicely.

Thanks to all of you who helped out with tips and suggestions a while back, when I had questions about building with the sinker redwood and the curly maple binding. Your ideas helped a lot!

Instead of posting my progress on my website, I chose this time to post my daily work on Facebook --- it was just quicker and easier to do that than to do the editing on my website. I have, however, embedded all my Facebook posts onto my website pages, so you can see the entire process here, if you'd like:

http://theamateurluthier.com/retirement ... aylor.html

Again, thanks for all your help!!!

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Kathy the guitar looks great, it was fun going through the build on your site. I like the arm bevel on a classical guitar.

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Kathy Matsushita
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johnparchem wrote:
Kathy the guitar looks great, it was fun going through the build on your site. I like the arm bevel on a classical guitar.


Thanks, John! The arm bevel feels really good on this one (I kind of extended it a little further down towards the tail than I did on the first bevel).

What kind of a build are you up to nowadays???

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Very nice looking guitar. I have yet to do an arm bevel but yours looks great!

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Kathy Matsushita
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SteveSmith wrote:
Very nice looking guitar. I have yet to do an arm bevel but yours looks great!


Thanks, Steve!!! Try a bevel!! I used Kent Everett's method from his DVD.

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Very nice looking guitar. I have yet to do an arm bevel but yours looks great!


Thanks, Steve!!! Try a bevel!! I used Kent Everett's method from his DVD.


I really enjoy your detailed descriptions and photos. I plan to do a bevel on my next one - a red spruce/Honduran rosewood slope shoulder dread. I won't start that for another few months, I made myself stop and finish up the 4 partially completed projects I had laying around - 2 down, 2 to go.

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Looks great and Nice fp!

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Looks great and Nice fp!


Thanks, Pat!

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Kathy, beautiful work! Tha has to be the most and best documented build ever.

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BradHall wrote:
Kathy, beautiful work! Tha has to be the most and best documented build ever.


Thanks, Brad! Actually, all my documentation is primarily for me, so I can remember what I did, for future reference!

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I've been watching progress on Facebook, Kathy. Nice job. Beautiful guitar! Redwood, of any kind, makes a great classical guitar if done right.

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Kathy Matsushita
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I've been watching progress on Facebook, Kathy. Nice job. Beautiful guitar! Redwood, of any kind, makes a great classical guitar if done right.


Thanks, Waddy! I really do love the sinker redwood.

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Hi Kathy - very well done as always!! Hope you are doing well too!
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I always enjoy looking at your build documentations and always learn something. Your website helped me get started. Nicely done as usual. And beautiful guitar! Thanks for all that you share.
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Another beautiful instrument, Kathy, and easy follow it along as usual.

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Nice looking guitar, Kathy! Nice sounding also!
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Thanks, Hesh, Wendy, Bob, and Wayne!!! I appreciate it. It's sounding a little better and becoming a little looser each day. If I have time today, I'm going to start looking at fixing that finish problem on the lower bout of the top!

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