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I've posted some pictures of this one on the Tru-Oil threads. I think it's finished. I had it strung up for about a month, then took the strings off and completed the finish, I think. Like FP, Tru-Oil is eventually abandoned. Not sure it's ever finished!

Sycamore B&S
Carpathian Spruce Top
EIR Bindings and Bridge
Ebony Fingerboard
Bloodwood accents in the rosette and purfs.
Spanish Cedar V-Joint neck, HOG headstock
Sloane Tuning machines
Romanillos general style, though bracing is changed to my specs
Tru-Oil finish - top, back & sides, and neck



A few more in the next post.

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Waddy

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Couple of quick clips my my friend, and owner of #7 now - Johnnie May. No effects. Normalization to 90%
O'Carolan's "Separation of Soul and Body

O'Carolan's "Shebeg and Shemore"

Thanks for looking.

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Waddy

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Beautiful! You got the Tru Oil to shine!!

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PMoMC

very nice looking and sweet sounding guitar!
I really like your work, thanks for sharing
Bruno

Looks and sounds great Waddy!

Chuck

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Waddy, I admire your sense of confidence re. the finish.
And the guitar is a beaut!

Steve

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Gorgeous looking and sounding guitar Waddy, well done.

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Very elegant to my eyes! The sycamore seems like a very nice choice.
Patrick

Thanks, guys! Steve, it's not confidence, it's luck! I was just looking for something else that's not French polish. Too many folks willl shy away from a French polish finish - too many issues with perspiration, case burn, etc. Easy to repair, yes, but has a bad rep. in some places. Ever since reading Kevin Aram's interview in "American Lutherie", I've figured on trying a rubbing oil (varnish) finish. I can't say it's any easier than FP, but the application time is like 10% of the effort. Rubbing out and polishing up is 40%. The rest is waiting for the stuff to dry so you can do the 40%.

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Sheer excellence, Waddy! I always enjoy your finished products.

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Bill Hodge


One does not simply, own enough guitars!

Lovely guitar Waddy, To my eyes your best yet. When you think back to the days of #1, we all lived that. You know I'm a big fan of oil finishes, they have centuries of history behind them. What do you think of the Tru-oil?

As you know I used to own a Kevin Aram, he is a no compromise, top end builder (he always uses Rodgers tuners!) and he much prefers an oil finish over anything else. In fact I've just finished a CS336 using the Liberon Finishing Oil that Kevin uses and you really must try it on your next guitar, I know you'll be converted to it. I definitely prefer it to Tru-oil, it gives very similar results to my bespoke oil, but much quicker and at a tenth of the cost.

Great guitar, and just got to love old Turlough.

Colin

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Thank you for your comments, Colin. I have experimented with Liberon, but found it a bit harder to use than Tru-Oil. Longer drying time, etc., but maybe I didn't give it a fair shot. I also had some problems with it drying over Z-Poxy, but don't know if it was the Z-Poxy or the Rosewood that caused the problem. Tru_Oil won't dry right on Rosewood either.

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Waddy

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Nice job Waddy! I like your back and side wood.

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Billy Dean Thomas
Covina, CA

"Multi famam, conscientiam, pauci verentur."
(Many fear their reputation, few their conscience)

Thanks, Billy, but thank Brad Goodman for the wood. Nice set of Sycamore. I'd like to get some more like that.

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Waddy

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!!!!!
They just keep getting better!
I love that sycamore.
Bet you've started your next!
How did you polish the Tru-oil?

Beautiful guitar Waddy, I love the details. And I'm impressed with the quality of the Tru-Oil finish, I didn't expect it to have such a nice shine. I'll check the other posts too. Wendy

Congratulations on #10 Waddy. To my untrained ear it it has all of what you would want. Bright trebles, solid mids and a nice full bass. It's a wonderful feeling to hear your guitars played well. Looks very well done also. Back and sides look great. How do you think the voice compares to your earlier ones? Are you learning anything or just more confused?

Cheers,
Danny

Like the Sycamore, love the sound.

Waddy that seems really nice! I can't hear the audio clips, somethings up with my media player, I try to get that worked out I'd love to hear it.

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That's a really nice looking guitar and sounds great, too.

Matt

Nice one Waddy. Looks really well thought out and made. Sounds even better!
Very well played too.

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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.

Great looking, great sounding guitar!!!!!!

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You sure do nice work, and I still love your headstock.

Mike

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Mike Lindstrom

Hey, Waddy, I've had good luck with Tru Oil on parts (finger rests, tailpieces, truss rod covers, etc.) and have finished furniture with it, too. But I haven't done an entire instrument with it. Just curious--Do you remember approximately how many coats you applied? I've always had best results when I applied so many coats that I lost count. It sure worked nicely for you.
Patrick

Well Done Waddy!

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