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johnparchem
PostPosted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:17 pm 
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This actually is my first commissioned guitar. I still need to do a real setup, but I want to wait with the guitar strung up a few days.





Back and Sides East Indian Rosewood
Sitka Spruce
Curly Maple Bindings
Walnut Rosette Ring
Brazilian Rosewood Fret board, Head stock veneer, and Bridge.
Finish Zpoxy pore file on the back, sides, rosette ring and head stock veneer, Shellac wash on entire guitar (except bridge). Em6000 sprayed finish.

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Mark Maquillan
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Very well done.

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Kick ass, man. Very nice!

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Colin North
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Nice!

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Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.
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Beautiful, congrats:)

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Nice Job! Is it a good idea to put a pickguard on a dred? Those hard strummers can do some damage...

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Very nice guitar, John. Congratulations!
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johnparchem
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Thanks all for looking at the pictures and the kind comments. I do have a pick guard that I will put on. I am always a little slow to put them on as I like looking at the wood for awhile.

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Some lucky person should be very happy! Nice work!

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Beautiful guitar, John! Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing the pics.
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looks flawless John, He'll be a happy camper!
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Very well done John - great looking guitar! [:Y:]
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Congratulations on your first commission.
Fine looking guitar.

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I don't like dreads. I don't play dreads. Dreads are too big and ungainly and and and...then I look at yours and want to build (and play) a dread. Nice work. Love the maple bindings.

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I love the look of that binding against the rosewood.
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Well executed - like Larry I am not a big fan of dreads - until I see one like this.
The bindings look great!
But I gotta tell ya - that is the coolest headstock logo ever...!
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Thanks all for the comments. I am not a dred fan either, but the guy who wants this one has a great OM and is playing bluegrass. They are big guitars. I had it strung with mediums and it is loud. I switched to lights, more what I am use to playing. I am considering shipping with a Bluegrass set from D.Addario. I got the maple binding from the classified section from Chris aka Sniggly.

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Beautiful guitar. Sniggly had some good stuff. Too bad he stopped selling. That binding is really nice. The whole dang guitar is really nice!

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Wow!!!! She's a beauty! Well done!! [:Y:] [clap] [clap]
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Great looking dred! That maple binding makes it look really special
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Robbie_McD wrote:
Well executed - like Larry I am not a big fan of dreads - until I see one like this.
The bindings look great!
But I gotta tell ya - that is the coolest headstock logo ever...!


This was EXACTLY what I was going to say!!!! Wonderful work John:)
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Nick Royle
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Awesome work, John!
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Alex Kleon
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Well, I like Dreads, and yours is top of the list, John! Well done!

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I just delivered this guitar to it new happy owner. I talked him in to letting me record him playing.


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Nick Royle
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Sounds rich in all respects, and loud! And looks fantastic!
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