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Assembling #102, a guitar in Bird's eye maple.

NO pics, dusting, cleaning out old scraps, boxing, getting house ready for sale, not sure of new location of shop/ studio.

working on my mando build -

taking a short break from the classical guitar to build a mando - it is going well and I will be learning new techniques -

here is a shot of the top and back contoured.

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It's this new idea from recent decades that everyone gets a participation award. - MUX

working on a falcate top

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MK5acoustics.com

Not guitars, this w/e. Taking a busman's holiday. Still wood and acoustics, but closed up a pair of these rear loaded horns.


50th birthday pres. for a mate. Four feet high and ~50kg when fully loaded. Gave them a sound test this evening. Now I know what all the fuss is about. The next pair's for me!

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Trevor Gore, Luthier. Australian hand made acoustic guitars, classical guitars; custom guitar design and build; guitar design instruction.

http://www.goreguitars.com.au

Getting ready for the Guitar Foundation of America's Convention in Charleston SC. Will be taking 3 guitars. Finishing up on #12 now.

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Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars

I recently (almost) completed a re-model of the shop. I have incorporated a playing/listening area. When I work the "Space of Tranquility" is what I see. I also use the space for reading and such after I am done working for the day. It was about 10 days to move everything, paint the walls, and then put things in new spots. Unfortunately I have not been able to find a few items as I have started building again and that has slowed me down. I should have taken photos when everything was orderly but this is more real.







This is number 30 on the solera.



A new rosette for me.

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Waddy! That sure is a beautiful guitar! Wow!

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Steve I love that corner! Wish I had room for one.

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It's not what you don't know that hurts you, it's what you do know that's wrong.

Gorgeous rosette Stephen!

Just strung up the guitar I'll be displaying at Montreal.

Killer guitar, Waddy! Good luck in Charleston.

Stephen, I really like your rosette design.

I am working on a guitar for my grand daughter. It is based on Torres SE117 plans. Here's the Rosette.



Max

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Max Bishop
Brighton, Michigan

Counting the days until I get back from Spain (13 now) and can get back in the shop.

Curiously, aside from the fact that I walk by Manuel Bellido's, Antonio Marin's and Antonio Raya Pardo's shops twice a day every day, the trip has had no guitar content.

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu

Thanks, guys!

Stephen, I'm so jealous of your shop space! Love that Rosette too.

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Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars

Been doing a lot of work on the shop - still a huge mess but it's getting there. Installed a small paint booth that is almost done, added two branches to the dust collection system, reworked my lumber rack into shelves for my guitar wood, added another electrical circuit for the bandsaw, and other stuff.

Hosting the E. TN luthiers meet on Jul 21 so that's a good incentive to get it put back together into some kind of presentable shape.

The complete contrast to Stephen Boone's shop

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Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"

Just finished up the Granddaughter guitar (except for the finish, & setup). First coat of Z-poxy is drying

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Joe Beaver
Maker of Sawdust

Waddy, that's a beautiful guitar! Is that a Tru Oil finish?
Stephen, I love the rosette!
Wendy

Beautiful work Stephen and Waddy! Todd....I so wish I had the time and money to come out east and study with you.

I am working on top bracing OM#3. My first build with a sound port, and first time binding a soundhole....went pretty well. Hope to close the box this week. Have also decided to sand off the brushed on KTM9 from OM#2, and spray E6000 instead. The guitar turned out pretty well for a second effort, but the finish is awful . I'll spray #2 and #3 together.

Thanks, Beth and Wendy!

Wendy, that finish is French Polish. I didn't really have time to do a good Tru-Oil finish. It really takes longer than FP, but is less intense. However, if someone wants that I can always put Tru-Oil over the French polish. It works great.

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Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars

Way to go Waddie!
Mr Wren..spectaculatar!
I am fitting the necks on two Lutz\Bubinga builds:

Also inlayed my first new headstock logo from Mr DePaule.
Whaddaya think?

I like the headstock logo !!

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It's this new idea from recent decades that everyone gets a participation award. - MUX

Nope

After working every single day from May 29th through to June 15th, I decided that a little recreational work on my wife's viola da gamba would not be a sin. Here you can see the inlay pattern for the back, the inlay pieces, a homemade line cutter, and a homemade router plane.

Looking at all of the work that this inlay requires of me, I have only one conclusion: I am insane.

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Expectation is the source of all misery; comparison the thief of joy.
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I recently finished three guitars, two to be exhibited at the Guitar Foundation of America Convention. Two are cedar (outside)/spruce double tops with cocobolo back and sides. The third is a spruce (outside)/cedar double top with African blackwood back and sides.

Insane perhaps, but in a good way. I think it is going to be beautiful when it's done and can't wait to see it.

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Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"

I did some cleaning as Debbie is dumping flood waters and tornados.
Steven nice rosette, it looks like a PITA to make.
Joe H.

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Joe

My wife asks me "How many Guitars do you need?"
I reply "When I die count them; thats how many I needed".