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Ron Belanger

Post subject: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:09 pm

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Just delivered

Indian Rosewood Back and sides
Bearclaw sitka top
Ebony fingerboard, headstock veneer and backstrap
Mother of pearl and spalted birch rosette
Mother of pearl dots and headstock inlay
Gotoh 510 tuners
Light gauge strings
25.4 " scale length
venetian cutaway
side sound port
K&K Pure Mini pick-up

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Ron Belanger

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:11 pm

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sdsollod

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:17 pm

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Nicely Done! Good Job!

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Alex Kleon

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:39 pm

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Well done, Ron! The bearclaw and rosette are real eye catchers!

Alex

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timoM

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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:59 pm

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Very nice. Like your bridge.

Tim

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Josh H

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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:15 pm

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nice job Ron

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johnparchem

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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:05 pm

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very nice!

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TonyKarol

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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:32 pm

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Yes very nice Ron .. however, did you notice that your upper fret position markers (past 12) are in the wrong place vs the typical placement .. oops ....

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Ron Belanger

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:53 pm

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I'm just saying it's a design feature.

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Colin North

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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:29 pm

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Top job Ron. :-)

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TonyKarol

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:12 pm

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Right Ron ... says the salesman - " You can tell thats a Belanger .. its built for those who don't know where G#, A# and C are way up there !!!!

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Beth Mayer

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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:14 pm

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Very sweet!

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David Wren

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:32 pm

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Very very classy looking!

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Leftyprs

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:35 pm

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Looks great!

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LarryH

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 8:22 am

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LOVE that bear claw. Don't think I've seen anything like that before. Overall look to me is very elegant. Nice nice work.

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WilbPorter

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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:33 am

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I really like the spalted wood rosette. maple, birch??

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Ron Belanger

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:40 am

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Spalted birch

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phil

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:07 pm

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Love it Ron! Beautiful guitar!

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Kamusur

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:28 pm

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There sure is plenty to like about that. [:Y:]

My fave choice on acoustics is the Venetian cutaway leave the Florentine for lecky guits and stunning claw as well.

Steve

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cphanna

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 11:20 am

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Yes, Ron, all this praise seems mighty well deserved. Of all these pictures, I think the one that really speaks to me is the back view of the neck heel. I love the way you trimmed out the back, center strip choice, etc. But the whole thing is quite beautiful and I'm sure your customer is delighted. Regarding the position markers, I agree with you. Sure, you probably wish you hadn't done that, but now it's a design feature. When carving and planing the back of my arch top several years ago, I exposed a knot. Couldn't quite carve it all away, but I got close. Now I point it out to people and call it a feature of the guitar. It doesn't bother anyone--least of all me.
Congratulations,
Patrick

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LaurieW

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:19 pm

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Beautiful. I think backstraps, the 510's and bearclaw really dress up a guitar! Hope you'll post future ones too.

Where are you in Canada?

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CharlieT

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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 9:57 pm

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Really beautiful, Ron! That top is amazing and the black bindings look great on the rosewood. May I ask where you got that backstrip?

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Ron Belanger

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 11:46 am

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LaurieW wrote:

Beautiful. I think backstraps, the 510's and bearclaw really dress up a guitar! Hope you'll post future ones too.

Where are you in Canada?

I'm in Orillia, Ontario.

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Ron Belanger

Post subject: Re: Latest - IRW - bearclaw sitka top.

Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 11:48 am

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CharlieT wrote:

Really beautiful, Ron! That top is amazing and the black bindings look great on the rosewood. May I ask where you got that backstrip?

Probably from A&M Wood in Cambridge, Ontario or from Exotic Woods in Burlington Ontario.

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Bobc

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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 12:26 pm

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Beautiful work Ron Love the bridge too.

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