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Colin North
PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 12:06 pm 
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Client picked up his OM today, and I only just managed to take some quick photographs before he had to disappear.
East Indian Satinwood back and sides, Adirondrack Spruce soundboard, Sapelle/Maple neck with Wenge veneers, East indian Rosewood fretboard, Brazilian Rosewood bridge
Tuners are Gotohs, Evo fretwire, clear pickguard.
Bindings are red pearloid, and the finish is Enduro-Var Flat.
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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.


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Very nice.


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very nice!
I like!

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It is redundant of me, but I still want to say it: Very nice!
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You forgot to put the decal around the sound hole. pizza

Well done!


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Nice work! How do you like the Enduro-Var flat? I've not done a flat finish before. Do you just sand up to a final grit and skip the buffing?


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I Likey!!!

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I remember you mentioning a rosetteless build, Colin. Looks like it turned out great! There's a bit more sheen than I would have expected with a flat finish.

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Looks great, Colin!

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Great looking guitar Colin


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Thanks guys.

I knew I forgot something Clay! oops_sign

Mike, the Enduro-Var was 3 heavy coats of gloss (first is a seal coat), levelled 320 grit, then 3 lighter coats of flat straight off the gun, unlevelled, no buffing. Total finish thickness was 3.3 thou.

Alex, I did too, but the client saw my test panels and was happy enough to go with it, although if I hadn't known I would have said it's more silk.

Forgot to mention, there is no pore fill on the B & S, Satinwood doesnt need it.

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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.
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Very nice, Colin. I like it.


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Whoda thunk a rosettless guitar could look so good - love the pearloid

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Cery nice. Congrats


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Where did you get the top wood for that one? I like the clear look and wide grain.
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James Burkett wrote:
Where did you get the top wood for that one? I like the clear look and wide grain.

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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.
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nice one, even if it takes some time for my classical-guitar-trained eye to get used to the pearloid, er, in-your-face-ness :)

i too love that top, and you can´t beat satinwood for shimmer and chatoyance. but what really steals the show IMO is the no rosette... one is so used to a circle (or whatever) around the sound hole that the absence of a rosette just screams! sort of a thunderous silence, i like it and i´ll steal it. :)

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mqbernardo wrote:
nice one, even if it takes some time for my classical-guitar-trained eye to get used to the pearloid, er, in-your-face-ness :)

i too love that top, and you can´t beat satinwood for shimmer and chatoyance. but what really steals the show IMO is the no rosette... one is so used to a circle (or whatever) around the sound hole that the absence of a rosette just screams! sort of a thunderous silence, i like it and i´ll steal it. :)

That's the lowest grade top I had (AA+), but the most even in colour.
I'm sure the owner would be flattered and pleased if you stole it, I might even use it again myself.

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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.
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hey, if i´m allowed (or encouraged) i can´t say i stole it... :P

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In that case it's patented and absolutely forbidden.
Enjoy!

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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.
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Beautiful! I love the clean look.


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