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James Orr
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Three years ago a friend from work asked me to build him a guitar. My knee jerk reaction was to say no, but as I mulled it over in my head, you know… Why not? I told him I’d like to have a year. :) At the time my little girl was only three months old, we hadn’t bought a house, and our second little one wasn’t even on the horizon. What a joy it was to finally present it to him yesterday morning. And oh what a gift it is to be able to practice this craft.

This is a model of my own design, essentially an OM in size. Mad rose back/sides, with an adirondack top.

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eh, waaay to shiny…;)

Very nice though!
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Looks amazing, great work!
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Very nice. Mad Rose and red spruce should be a great combo.


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So.... does he like it?

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Lovely, James. I’m sure it will be worth the wait!


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Wowzer!! Very, very nice. I like it, a lot.
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Beautiful, James!
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Beautiful. I honestly think gifting, if you can afford it, is the most rewarding way to build guitars.


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Gorgeous!!
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That is one very special instrument!!
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That's a sweetie.

What is the finish?
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James,

Simply Elegant!

Nice Clean lines and great looking wood. If it sounds like it looks, your friend should be very happy.

Great looking guitar!

I think you are a better person than I... I wouldn't have used that wood on a give-away [clap]

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Nice work James!

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James Orr
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Thanks, guys! Just to clear up any misunderstanding, he totally paid for the guitar. :D
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Looking sweet James.

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James Orr wrote:
And oh what a gift it is to be able to practice this craft.


I guess I misread that line, I saw "gift" and assumed you were giving it to him. (So I am as good of person as you!!! laughing6-hehe )

I share your feeling.

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SteveSmith wrote:
Very nice. Mad Rose and red spruce should be a great combo.


It was sublime! It was difficult to see this one go!

jfmckenna wrote:
That's a sweetie.

What is the finish?

This is Royal Lac Post Cat.


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Sometimes the gift is in the price, or an unbalanced barter. I have a nephew who works for TKL. I'm going to build him a guitar in exchange for a really nice Cedar Creek case. He's getting the better end of that deal, for sure, but it's for family, and I know he will play it instead of putting it in a closet, so it's cool.
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Beautiful guitar!
I really like the shape of the cutaway.

I notice that the there is a significant amount of saddle above the bridge-This is not a criticism, I tend to like more than less, but I tend to round off the ends which visually makes it look smaller.
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Beautiful workmanship!
What are you starting on now? bliss
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Awesome James and I love the cut-a-way too.

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James Orr
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Clay S. wrote:
Beautiful workmanship!
What are you starting on now? bliss

Sickeningly, I’ll be re-topping this. :(

I was cutting the binding off last night to touch up a few things, sneaking up on it pass by pass. I had a complete brain fart and set the cut for the final pass on the wrong side of the zero bar on my Elevate jig. I was in love with this top, but it’s just one of those things. Nothing to do but regroup and move on.

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[headinwall] eek I think I just threw up a little bit. Sorry to hear that, James!
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James Orr
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doncaparker wrote:
[headinwall] eek I think I just threw up a little bit. Sorry to hear that, James!

Thankfully it was a mis-post! I forgot to attach an image. I can’t even imagine if the former were the case.


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