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JRessler

Post subject: Walnut / Cedar

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:18 am

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This is a guitar I built with my son a while ago - it is a great experience to build with your "kids" (he's 24)

The nut and saddle are Black Water Buffalo Horn to give it that "stealth" look

The back and sides are black walnut - back is one piece

This is the first cedar top I have built with - I love the walnut / cedar combination

This was sold to Andy Hatfield, the 2011 flatpicking champion at Winfield

You can see and hear him playing it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miozC8HxG5E

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Tony_in_NYC

Post subject: Re: Walnut / Cedar

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:41 am

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Wow! That is a beautiful piece of walnut! Nice looking guitar.

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Alex Kleon

Post subject: Re: Walnut / Cedar

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:42 am

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Stunning! Beautiful back, and I love the pick guard shaped sound hole! [clap]

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George L

Post subject: Re: Walnut / Cedar

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:39 am

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Wow indeed! That's a gorgeous instrument. Maybe I just missed it, but I didn't see anyone playing it in your linked video.

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Chris Pile

Post subject: Re: Walnut / Cedar

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:07 am

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Looks good enough to eat!

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JRessler

Post subject: Re: Walnut / Cedar

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 12:08 pm

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Oooooops - I gave the wrong link - that was a different guitar

Here is the correct link to this guitar being played by Andy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxGpc4Um ... e=youtu.be

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CharlieT

Post subject: Re: Walnut / Cedar

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 2:15 pm

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That's gorgeous, John!!! [:Y:]

I'm intrigued by the soundhole placement as I've been mulling over doing something similar on a future build. Did you use a pretty standard x-brace pattern?

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Jim Watts

Post subject: Re: Walnut / Cedar

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:17 pm

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Beautiful John!

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George L

Post subject: Re: Walnut / Cedar

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:26 pm

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Double wow... but I repeat myself. Awesome! I would love to hear a higher quality recording of that young man playing your guitar. Congrats!

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JasonMoe

Post subject: Re: Walnut / Cedar

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 1:51 am

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Awesome guitar. Gorgeous indeed. So how did you attach the neck?; or is it a glue-in? Very interesting design. Love the dark stealth look of the neck/headplate. Jason

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JRessler

Post subject: Re: Walnut / Cedar

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 6:47 am

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Top is standard X brace - I just made the soundhole to accomodate the brace pattern. Also did a patch in the area of the soundhole (glued in a piece of top material to make it double thick)

It is a standard bolt on neck, however, I made the soundhole on the next one a bit larger as I could barely reach the bolt

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