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Ken Franklin
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Here's my first foray into a french polished steel string guitar. I've only done it on classical guitars before so this was a nice change. I don't think it's for everyone but this guitar is for a player used to classical guitars.

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Small jumbo body
Madagascar rosewood back, sides, bridge and headplate
Italian spruce top
Ebony fretboard
Wenge binding
Madagascar rosewood, birch, holly and dyed maple rosette.
25.4 scale
Gotoh 510 mini tuners


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Wow, stunning Ken. Tasteful as always.
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Nice guitar, and another one of Ken's Killer Rosettes. Thanks for the tutorial on how to do those rosettes, now I just have to come up with designs.

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Heath Blair
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huge fan of you work. beautifully classy guitar. love the mad rose back and sides.

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Ken, I dig it. Beautiful guitar and great rosette.

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A beautiful guitar with a stunningly beautiful and distinctive rosette.

Wow!

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beautiful guitar Ken [clap] [clap]

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Howard Klepper
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Let's see a closeup of that rosette, Ken!

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Beautiful work, Ken! I like seeing the classical aesthetic migrate to steel string guitars. Very nice effect.

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Ken Franklin
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Thanks for all the compliments everyone.

Howard, here's a closeup of the rosette.


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Ken,
That's one of the nicest rosettes I think I seen!

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Very nice guitar Ken!! Excellent!! Clean and crisp looking. [:Y:] [clap] [:Y:] [clap] [:Y:]

I'm a big fan of your work, but you probably know that already judging by how much I bugged you at the LMI NCAL meeting when you showed us another one of your beautiful creations!

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What a beauty! Good job again, Ken.

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gorgeous just gorgeous

that rosette is awesome

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Great looking guitar Ken my friend and I really like the style of your guitars too. Everything works well together and that rosette is very cool too. Nice job! [:Y:] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]
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First post here guys.

Hi all,

It's the close up shot of that rosette that has ended my lurking days. It's got a jazz-age/deco kind of rhythm to it that'll do for today's dose of guitar making inspiration.

Cheers, AP

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Thanks again all, and welcome to the OLF Anthony.

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Beautiful guitar Ken ! As everyone has said before ...a Very cool rosette !
All around fine,fine work . [clap] [clap] [clap]

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Lovely guitar - great attention to details as always. First Class !!

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Stunning, and also one of the nicest Mad backs i ever saw. Where is it from?

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Alexandru, I got the Madagascar from LMI. Unfortunately they aren't carrying it anymore.

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I have to concur, very classy and the rosette is amazing.

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Wow! What all those other guys said! [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]

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