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Blain
 Post subject: Just Finished #3 OM
PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:28 am 
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Well, I finally finished my #3 (1st OM)

Everything went really well up until the Setup and Spraying the Finish. I had to respray the neck about 3 times because I kept sanding through the black, but finally got it. Also the setup eventually went really well and it plays great and sounds really well.

It's my first OM. The previous 2 were Dreadnoughts, but I really like this OM sound and Body size/shape.

Figured Mahogany Back & Sides (From Previous Swap Meet)
Bearclaw spruce Top
Mahogany Neck
Ebony Bindings, Bridge, Bridge Pins, Fingerboard & Woolson style Bound Soundhole
25.4 Scale
Grover Mini locking tuners
KTM9 Waterbase Finish

Thanks for looking.


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Colin North
 Post subject: Re: Just Finished #3 OM
PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:23 am 
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Hi there Blain
Nice one, beautiful woods.
I like OM's too.

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Looks good. OMs are nice. Got any closer shots?

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Looks great Blain - congrats!!!
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Nice looking guitar, Blain!

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Nice job Blain! I like the way you finished the neck,,like to see a closer look.

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What I can see looks awesome! Congratulations Blain......and post some more pictures.

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Looks nice Blain! I'm closeing an OM box this week myself.That Figure looks great in that mahogany. [:Y:]
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Nice looking guitar!
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Great job Blain! The first Of Many....?

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Thanks for all the kind replies.

I'm still not "there" yet, but getting closer. I have to say that I learned more on this guitar than on the previous two and things really started making a lot more sense this time around. Fit & Finish are still not 100%, but definitely getting better. This was my first Spray job so that was a challenge as well.

For the neck I had slightly off color wings on the headstock so I decided to spray the back of the headstock & neck black and just fade it into the regular wood color to blend it in.

#4 is already on its way. Actually hoping to close up the box on it this coming week. It will be an OM again. #4 will be for my girlfriend and per her request, it will be a green guitar. Not really looking forward to that part of it.

This is the only other close(er) shot that I have at the time so I'll post it.


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Another slightly closer pic that I had.


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I like it! Nice Job.

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Nice Blain! Looks great. Bound sound holes are cool. Funny, I just strung up my 3rd guitar today. Guess what it is. An OM also and I like it. I like it a lot.

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Very nice [:Y:]
Nice contrast with the dark appointments...

My last three have been OM's, I really like the size and sound.

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Very nice, Blaine!

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That's a very beautiful guitar, Blain. Congratulations !!! [clap] [clap] [clap] Nice job! [:Y:]
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Nice job, Blaine. OMs are my favorites.

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