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I've had these 3 000 bodies (brw, ceylon satinwood, curly walnut )around for a few years and last week got the binding done.
That's one of Birkoniums necks I got earlier in the year and starting on the FB (AB) now.

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Mike McNerney

Good looking stuff there Mike and the blue bindings is killer!

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Ann Arbor Guitars

did 3 neck sets and will do 2 more tomorrow
1039 000-28 and 54 D 28 a 1969 D18 tomorrow a 53 D29 and a 64 D28
then I get to fret them sat.
I also made 2 bridges for one for the 39 and one for the 69

on top of that I made 20 tail block and prepped 40 neck block and the cnc is running 4 dishes.
Beer and jam night hope you have as much fun as I. Hows the Hesh can you keep up LOL

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John Hall
blues creek guitars
Authorized CF Martin Repair
Co President of ASIA
You Don't know what you don't know until you know it

Just finished this 13-fret 000. Multiscale 25.4 & 25.15 and yes, it does make a difference. Inspired by a guitar Bruce Sexauer posted some time ago and he generously provided me with some information when I was planning this.

Figured Honduran Rosewood B/S from Hampton Bros, torrefied Red Spruce top, BRW bridge and hog neck. Andy Birko made the fretboard for me. Accents are curly Koa. Everett style armrest and Schertler tuners (my new favorites). Inlay is an MOP and abalone Lily flower.

I've been playing this one hard for a little more than a month, I'm keeping it for sure. And yes, this is the one that I had to do the bridge reglue on So far the bridge is still on it.

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Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"

Wow that rosewood is awesome looking. Nice looking guitar all round.

I sometimes wonder what's happening in my shop myself! Poking sround the woodshed today I found this board. Decided to resaw it. Unfortunately it has lots of little squiggly lines on it, so probably not very useful.

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“ The meaning of life is to find your gift and the purpose of life is to give it away” Pablo Picasso

Send it to me for disposal....

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"Act your age, not your shoe size" - Prince

Or me . It's beautiful.

Cool guitar Steve!!!

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Ann Arbor Guitars

John, I like how the black neck stripe ties in with the binding!

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Pat

The whole aesthetic of that just uke just works so well. Great work.

It does, I thought that too. The dark bindings and skunk stripe on the back of the neck just ask your eye to enjoy the entire shape of the uke.

Very nice Pat.

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Ann Arbor Guitars

I've been working on this arch top for about a year. Trying a French polish sun burst.

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Say what you do, Do what you say.

This munchkin has been hanging out in my shop working other first guitar

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Say what you do, Do what you say.

That is johnparchem's handiwork. I'm stuck doing setups until i can clean off my bench!

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Pat

This morning was a uke bass with a dead transducer, and a setup on this interesting beast:

^^^ Very interesting critter, Josh. Post more pix when you get a chance.^^^

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"Act your age, not your shoe size" - Prince

Happy to oblige, Chris.




Made by Harvester guitars,
A one-man shop in Melbourne, Australia. This is a lefty non-reverse firebird kinda thing, set neck. Neck is wenge/wenge fb, no finish on the neck, it’s just burnished/polished up raw wood. Chunkier v-ish shape.




Body I think is ash stained to match the wenge. Mastery jazzmaster-style bridge and trem. Pickups local hand-wound mini buckers, quite hot but they sound good.

Some chambering with an f-hole and also some weight reduction under the guard.



Rear rout for controls.



A quirky and very nice sounding axe.


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Neat. I like quirky. What's the red thing in the peghead? A crystal?

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"Act your age, not your shoe size" - Prince

I didn’t actually look too closely at the material and now my customer has picked the axe up so I can’t check. Resin maybe? The string kinda gets in the way in that photo. Here it is without strings:



I believe he uses this medallion/logo on most of his builds.

I see he's got an extensive website...
http://www.harvesterguitars.com/

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"Act your age, not your shoe size" - Prince

Delivered this 5-string bass last week.
Maple top over mahogany. Fishman Fluence pickups, Babicz bridge, 34" scale...

Just finished another folk art barnwood guitar. White oak and what I believe to be Southern Yellow pine top, oil stain and nail holes included. Persimmons fret board, bridge and binding, big thanks to Bob Gramann for the persimmons. Rickard banjo tuners. All native Virginia.

Nicely done!
That looks like a fun build, I wonder what kind of tone it produces?

That looks cool. To think, that OLF challenge launched a whole product line for you.

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Bryan Bear PMoMC

Take care of your feet, and your feet will take care of you.

Wow you guys have cool stuff going on in your shops! I’d rather not admit what I got going on in my shop! I planed a set of sides down by hand then threw them on the hot pipe and went to town bending then somewhere around the waist bend on the second side I mustarded enough brain cells to realize I haven’t cutt down to the rough height . So I guess this afternoon I will trim them in the mold very carefully without drama I hope.