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I strung this guitar last night and was finally able to play it. As always it sounded bad at first, but I set the action, and cleaned up the top of the saddle, allowed the string to stretch a bit so they could stay in tune at least part way through a tune and it sounds good.

This guitar has a red spruce top, African Blackwood back and sides with Tasmanian Blackwood bindings. The bridge is some sort of rosewood. The ebay seller called it Brazilian. In any case it was a nice looking piece of wood and when carved came in just above 25 grams. The bridge is a 12 hole.

I need to trim the saddle. The way it is now I can raise or lower the action a bit by sliding the saddle.

I still need to final polish the top, I am just waiting a few days to let the finish cure.

The whole guitar was French polished with blond shellac.

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Congratulations! Very smart build. What are your plans for #12?

And how does the build process feel to you now compared to #1, #2, #3, etc?

Having just finished my second, I'm intrigued. Have you had "that" build that just "clicked"?
I'm just trying to see into the future!

Beautiful !
Keep up the great work!
12 or 18 holes is the way to go.
Mike

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Mike Collins

John,
VERY, VERY nicely done. I like the way you finished the back onto the heel. Guess I'll have to try 12 or 18 holes next time. The tonewood choices and the finish speak for themselves.

Beautiful job John. Killer blackwood!


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PMoMC

Very nice John, It's a beautiful guitar.

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Jim Watts
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Very nice! Congratulations.

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I love it John. Beautiful!

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Formerly known as Adaboy.......

Nicely done!

Stunning. The heelcap treatment is so tasteful!

Nice work, John. Have you used Adirondack spruce before on a classical before?

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Ken Franklin
clumsy yet persistent
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Really beautiful, John!

Nice... I wish I can afford blackwood to experiment on... I will stick with EIR until I either win the lottery or when a customer commissions something else...

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

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I like it a lot.

Thanks all for the positive encouragement. I plan to give the guitar to my classical guitar instructor from whom I have been taking lessons for the last 20 years.

This is the first time I used Adirondack spruce for a classical Using red spruce is outside of the norm but this wood had a density of 424kg/m3 right in Engelmann spruce territory and I could hear a real nice sustained ring from the plates before they were joined with the plate 3.5 mm thick. I just liked the way the plates sounded and wanted to give it a try.

I am not sure if my builds are clicking yet. Each guitar I make I try something new and try new ways to do things. A lot of the processes come easier as I have learned how to sharpen and use chisels and planes. Binding the guitar is still a challenge.

I am not sure which of the project I have in mind that I want to do next. I think I am going to start a 12 fret 00 to play with a bevel and make my first cutaway. I have a really nice Tasmanian Blackwood set and a real nice cedar top that I am considering using.

again, thank you all for your comments.

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Hot stuff! I hope the strings settle in soon

That sounds like a goer to me. I'd like to build it!

I bet. That's definitely something I need to focus on next time.

Cheers,

Beautiful guitar

You could go on recording and call the album "The Beautiful Guitar"...

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

That's beautiful man, absolutely beautiful!

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Lovely guitar, and it looks like a great set of African blackwood...