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Fred Tellier
PostPosted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:35 pm 
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I finally got around to shooting some pictures of this build, which is my 8th. This has Cocobolo back and sides, Adi top and Curly Maple binding. I should add the pickguard is made from Grumpy's ( Mario Proulx ) new material as sold by StewMac

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Fred, that is just gorgeous. I love coco - it just glows. This guitar makes me want to build a dread.

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That's gorgeous Fred! [clap] How does she sound?
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Very nice Fred!
Coco is so great looking !
Nice inlay work also !
How's she sound?

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Really nice, Fred. Beautiful work. I'm a Coco fan too!

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beautiful guitar, excellent work fred
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Fred, very admirable! [:Y:]

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Looks beautiful Fred! I, too, would love to know how it sounds. [:Y:] [clap] [clap]
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Nice looking guitar Fred. [:Y:] I like coco. alot. She has a good shine.How does she sound?
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Fred Tellier
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It has been asked how does she sound. Well a little tight as it is only 6 days old but real clear and for a D has a good balanced tone and even volume up the neck. It is opening up but it needs more playing time, this is the 1st time I used Adi for a top and I have been told they take a bit longer to find their final voice.

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I noticed that the reply was post 999 for me, so I just had to make it 1000. I might need to spend less time on my computer.

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Fred,

That's a really fine-looking dread! The cocobolo is reminiscent of plain, straight-grain BRW of old.

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The cocobolo is reminiscent of plain, straight-grain BRW of old


Pat I think I know of a similar set that if it is still available I will grab. At 1st I was a little put off by the boring look but after sanding it really made me want to build a Dread with it for just the reasons mentioned in the quote above.

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Wow, that looks very nice.

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Looks fantastic Fred-

Did you use zipflex or inlay the rosette and perf the old fashion way? If it's zipflex how did it go?

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No zipflex, I use BWB wood purfling on each side of .062 abalone. I get my pearl from the guy in Australia that is always on Ebay but I use his web site to buy as it is about the same price and I can order more radius sizes and by the inch instead of set quantities as on ebay. The quality is quite good and I buy enough for several guitars at a time so I can get good color matches as I work my way around.

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Very nice Fred! Where did you source the Adi top?

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Quite handsome, Fred. Nice job.
My reaction was just like Steve's--your guitar makes me want to build a dread.

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Well it may not drive me to make a Dread, but I sure recognize nice work when I see it! Nice work, Fred!
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Beauty, Fred. Congrats on a great looking guitar.

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Fred Tellier
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It came from Exotic woods in Burlington Ontario. I picked up a couple real stiff tops when I was there and wish I had bought more.

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Fred,
That is excellent work. Well done. I have been toying with the idea of using coco. Did you experience any problems with it during the build process?
I'm referring to issues like allergic reactions, sneezing and the like. I've been told some folks may have varying degrees of reactivity to the stuff.


Again, a gorgeous well done piece. I would ask for a soundbite but I haven't had the time to post any of any of my builds so I won't.
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Beautiful instrument Fred !!! The straight grained coco is beautiful and the abalone purfs really frame it well. Congratulations on another nice one!

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Fred Tellier wrote:
No zipflex, I use BWB wood purfling on each side of .062 abalone. I get my pearl from the guy in Australia that is always on Ebay but I use his web site to buy as it is about the same price and I can order more radius sizes and by the inch instead of set quantities as on ebay. The quality is quite good and I buy enough for several guitars at a time so I can get good color matches as I work my way around.

Fred


Fred thats a lovely guitar - I love Cocobolo :)

Is there any chance you could PM me the website for the Abalone please?

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