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JJ Donohue
 Post subject: Mario Proulx Pickguards
PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:00 am 
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The recent StewMac catalog shows Mario's new venture...his Tortoloid Pickguards. Check it out http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Pickguards/Acoustic_guitar:_Pickguards/Tortoloid_Acoustic_Guitar_Pickguard.html

I was able to to use one of his early prototypes on a 12-Srting SS Dred and love the look. They're quite thin and light yet still have that professional-looking bevel that makes all the difference IMO.

Congratulations, Mario! I hope it becomes a successful venture.

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Congrats Mario. Glad to see really good guy and luthier doing well on other products.
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He will have another color in the future too.
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I forgot to include this in my original post:

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I am admittedly not a fan of pickguards but a Dred just seems to cry out for protection from errant flatpicks.


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Very cool looking pickguard. I wish Mario success with it.

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a Dred just seems to cry out for protection from errant flatpicks.


I agree - this is the first guitar I ever bought (~20 years ago) and it's been with me on vacations, campfires, ... I just can't get myself to replace the top - even though it would be a nice repair project... :D

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Why replace it? I think it looks great!

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I'm hoping Mario will do a firestripe pattern, I'm in!

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Why replace it? I think it looks great!

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Me too. It is the FIRST scratch that is the problem, after that, no problem.

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Christian Schmid wrote:
Very cool looking pickguard. I wish Mario success with it.

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a Dred just seems to cry out for protection from errant flatpicks.


I agree - this is the first guitar I ever bought (~20 years ago) and it's been with me on vacations, campfires, ... I just can't get myself to replace the top - even though it would be a nice repair project... :D

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And, now you know exactly what shape to make your pickguards, and where to put it!

I agree about Mario's pickguards. If I ever build a steel string guitar, rather than nylon, that is what I'd use.

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