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Ken C

Post subject: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:11 pm

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Sorry, I didn't have the best of lighting, but I deliver the OM to its new owner tomorrow, and I had to shoot with what I had. Top is red spruce, bindings are curly koa, string purflings are boxwood, and the backstrip is tulipwood banded by boxwood. Finish is two coats of Target's water based amber shellac with Em6000 topcoats. She is a very light, nice sounding guitar and my first sale!

Thanks for looking.

Ken

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WaddyThomson

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:12 pm

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OOOooooh! Really nice! [clap]

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Mark Groza

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:22 pm

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Real Nice Ken! Glad you posted more pics. of it before sending it off.The koa binding looks really good on it.Great Job. [:Y:]

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Mike Franks

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:23 pm

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Dude! You should be proud. I love your work and the finish is amazing!

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SteveCourtright

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:26 pm

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REally beautiful. Bet you were sorry to see that one go.

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cwood8656

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:27 pm

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Really nice work Ken.

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Darryl Young

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:57 am

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Very nice Ken! Good choices for pufling and accents.

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SteveSmith

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:08 am

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Sweet, clean and very classy [:Y:]

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Corky Long

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:01 am

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Love it!!

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mateo4x4

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:45 am

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Stunning looks and incredible shine! Bravo!

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Dan Roach

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:55 am

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That is really beautiful Ken and congratulations on your first sale [:Y:]

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Ken C

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:50 pm

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Thanks everyone for the kind words! Wish the pictures were better as the guitar really is a stunner in person. I delivered it to the buyer this afternoon. He was elated! He loved how the koa, boxwood, and mad rose looked together. He thought the finish was stunning. But most importantly, he was really taken aback at how well it sounded, especially having been strung up just for three days. He said it had a much more balanced sound at this stage than he ever thought it would. He was expecting it to be a bit brighter with the bass not blossoming much yet.

The guy owns more than a half dozen Martins, a Baranik, a Collings, and several others, so though I felt the guitar was finely crafted, I was a bit worried it may fail to meet his expectations. In fact, he said it exceeded in every respect except for the action. I had it a touch higher than he likes. He is going to play it a bunch this weekend, and I may need to do a bit more work later on the action. But he's a happy customer bliss

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WaddyThomson

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:55 am

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Congratulations. Can't beat that response! [clap]

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matthewrust

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:06 am

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Ken, you are absolutely out of control. That is amazing.

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Bailey

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:04 am

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What a beauty....Someones mighty lucky. The woods are all very complimentary. Love it!

I'd have to keep that one for myself....of course, that means I'd end up with a house full.

Nice .
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Ken C

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:02 pm

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Hey Waddy, Nice sound clip from your guitar! What did you use to record it?

Ken

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Congratulations. Can't beat that response! [clap]

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WaddyThomson

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:07 pm

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Ken C wrote:

Hey Waddy, Nice sound clip from your guitar! What did you use to record it?

Ken

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Congratulations. Can't beat that response! [clap]

Ken, it was recorded on one of the Sony hand held devices with the built in dual mics. Similar to a Zoom H4.

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Steve Kinnaird

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:49 am

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Just a lovely guitar, Ken!
I'm really drawn to those thin abalone lines on your rosette.
Very handsome!
Where did you find those?

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Ken C

Post subject: Re: The Rest of the Mad Rose OM

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 8:42 am

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Waddy, I've got a small Sony unit coming for Christmas. Sounds like it may be the same one.

Steve, Thanks! The abalone is the narrow Zipflex. My customer wanted a small rosette with koa and abalone. The Zipflex was among the narrowest I could find. To keep the overall rosette small, I added no additional purflings, but the Zipflex has a very, very thin black matrix banding the shell. I simply used that. It worked pretty well. But more importantly, the customer really liked it!

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