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Hello my friends. here are some shots of my sunburst guitar that I finally am through with, well I still need to polish the frets and fretbord, sand as you may see some stiff on the head of the guitar. then I am through.
Do let me know what you all think.



Buddy Lars.

Sweet, Lars!
I like that sunburst, and I'm usually not big on them.
I think because there is a small area where it isn't.
I also like your peghead.
Very nice looking, and the strings go straight from the nut.
Nice job.
How does it sound?

interesting shape there.

cocobolo looks nice. Sunburst transition looks nice.

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

I have been considering that style of peghead for my next ukulele and I only steal ideas from the best. Consider your peghead design stolen.

Bob

Fantastic Lars.

You're cranking 'em out Lars! Looks really nice.
Congrats!

Ken

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http://www.casperguitar.com

Very Nice Lars! That sunburst looks good with the coco. I like the long headstock and chunky neck. Well Done!

Awesome colors, I love the back of the neck with the shading also.

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Jason Moe
LaCrosse WI 54601

Thank you all. She sound awesome, best so far ! . Its a Cedar top on this one.
About the chunky neck, in reality its a really thin neck but I guess the photos can lie at times.
Guitar came out great but there are some minor stuff I am not happy with like I mfor some reason used super glue ( stressed) instead of laquer to fill a sink !! so it still shows a little if I look close, also I am not 100 on the buffing out ( using a festool orbital sander 150 RO ) small scratches here and there, not sure how to get it perfect. guess I need to get me a good buffing wheel. the scale lenghts on this one is 25.7 and it feels real nice to play. so over all I am happy with it. Used it in a studio today and it sounds awesome.
headplate is BZ-rosewood as is the Bridge. cedar top and Coco B/S. Larrivee type of Bracing pattern this time.

Lars

That my friend, is just cool.
One of the most creative rosettes pictured here.
Could you give a close up of that rosette?

Good stuff,

Steve

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From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

Very Nice! Love the body shape.

You are the man! - Looks nice, well balanced, nice shape and burst for some reason I like - not normally a big fan.
I may also steal the peghead shape! -Mine have been a bit "functional" so far.
Soundclip would be appreciated - ?

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Beautiful guitar

Excellent, Lars! Love the vignette rather than a "bullseye" sunburst. Nice purf on the P/H too...

That is really fine looking Lars!
Beautiful, rich colors, and I want to see the rosette also, love the "echos" below the ring!

Funny, after Haan's comment on the headstock purf I had to go back and look. When I saw it the first time I just thought the picture was pixellating (jagged diagonal edges you sometimes get in digital pics), now I see the checkered binding.

Way to go.

Joe

Looks real good Lars

Fred

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Fred Tellier
http://www.fetellierguitars.com
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Good job Lars! I like the burst and shape too.

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

First off - I want you all to know that I am soooo extremely happy for all the warmth your giving me. To hear you all say so much good things about my work is sucha blessing to me that you might never understand it ! you are all so gifted at this craft so to hear fine words like these is amazing. thank you all sooo much !! I know I might not be a pro at this but to get appreciations like these motivates me sooo much. again, thank you all...

About the rosette, I will try to take some closeups on it tonight.
I might have a few soundclips soon.

Your friends Lars.

Here´s a closeup on the rosette.

Lars…I have to give you kudos for building outside the norm. It turned out fantastic!!! Well done.

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Rich S

"The inconvenience of poor quality will linger long after the thrill of a bargain has been forgotten"

Thanks a million Rich

Thanks for the close up, Lars.
Again, very clever!

Steve

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From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

Lars, I always like the full-bodied shapes of your guitars. The fullness of this one is accentuated by the cutaway and your sunburst finish, and I think it's spectacular. You have a fine eye for design, and the craftsmanship to bring it to life. I always look forward to seeing your work!
Cheers!
Patrick

Lars, congrats on a fantastic instrument! A very original and pleasing design. I love the rosette and that burst looks so good, I'd want to taste it! LOL

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I'd like to be able to prove, just for once, that money wouldn't make me happy...

Lars, I can see your creativity coming out in spades here. Kudos for such a lovely instrument.

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"Building guitars looks hard, but it's actually much harder than it looks." Tom Buck