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Jake Archer

Post subject: Number eight...

Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:27 pm

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Joined: Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:49 pm
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First name: Jake
Last Name: Archer
City: Kokomo
State: Indiana
Country: United States
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

This guitar is our eighth, and was a great success.
FEATURES:

Top: Sitka Spruce
Back/Sides: Curly Maple
Neck/Headplate: Curly Maple
Bridge/Fretboard: Madagascar Ebony
Binding: Black Walnut
Pickguard: Figured Walnut

I'd post more pictures, but I've been having issues with getting the uploader to load my pictures. It seems that every time I try to load more than 1 picture to a post, it gets stuck and I have to start over...effectivly limiting me to 1 pic per post. If someone knows how to get around that, I'd be very appreciative!

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Jake Archer

Post subject: Re: Number eight...

Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:31 pm

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Joined: Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:49 pm
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First name: Jake
Last Name: Archer
City: Kokomo
State: Indiana
Country: United States
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

On this guitar, we also used a soundport design akin to a Breedlove design we saw in our local Guitar Center (A grove of ideas, by the way). The soundport is on the [i]lower[i] bout of the instrument, and is a teardrop shape of about 3" length by 1.5" (the guitar is gone, kinda going by memory here) width at the bulge. I found this design to be much more responsive than a previous design based off of the standard location and size of most soundports.

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

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Steve Kinnaird

Post subject: Re: Number eight...

Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:28 pm

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She looks great, Jake!
Post one more pic--at least of the back?
I love maple.

Steve

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WaddyThomson

Post subject: Re: Number eight...

Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:46 pm

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First name: Waddy
Last Name: Thomson
City: Charlotte
State: NC
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro

Looks good to me too! Nice guitar! [clap]

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Jake Archer

Post subject: Re: Number eight...

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:38 pm

Mahogany

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First name: Jake
Last Name: Archer
City: Kokomo
State: Indiana
Country: United States
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

the back

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Jake Archer

Post subject: Re: Number eight...

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:39 pm

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First name: Jake
Last Name: Archer
City: Kokomo
State: Indiana
Country: United States
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Status: Amateur

the soundport - lower bout.

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Jake Archer

Post subject: Re: Number eight...

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:41 pm

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First name: Jake
Last Name: Archer
City: Kokomo
State: Indiana
Country: United States
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

the neck

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Steve Kinnaird

Post subject: Re: Number eight...

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:42 pm

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yup...I love maple.
Looks good, Jake. Thanks for the shots.
Looks like a 3-piece back sans "spacers" or "dividers" or whatever you want to call them. Interesting! A very clean look.

Steve

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Ken C

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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:33 pm

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First name: Kenneth
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City: Northville
State: MI
Country: U.S.A
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Echo Steve on the maple--one of my faves as well. Nice guitar Jake.

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