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Here's some hasty photos of the beast. Features are:
12-1/2" lower bout
15' radius top
10' radius back
African Blackwood F/B
Ladder bracing & laminated bracing back
Red spruce top
Nitro finish
24-5/8" scale
Light strings
















I love this guitar! Beats the he!! out of my X braced BRW/red spruce parlor (same body).

Very nice, Hans! I have some curly white oak that is begging to be made into a ladder braced grand concert

Glenn

That is one beautiful guitar Haans, very nice

Jeff

Yo,

Haans

that tinny waist and big lower bout reminds me of me second wife.

Not mention that your little parolur and her are both real sexy little things,
both very nice.

The nice things about sexy guitars is that they don't up and leave you high and dry like sexy wives. Oh well.

Is a nice build


blessings

Padma

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Lovely little guitar!
I like the 'Morse code' purfling/rosette and the ivoroid end wedge.
Nice 'trad' look, very clean .

Not sure how I feel about all you guys 'raising the bar' on taste/quality, though!!

Cheers
John

Perfect Haans!

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Is the oak stained? Ebonized? How did you get that color?

Thanks
Richard

Love it !!!!
Haans, that is fabulous.
Link

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Very classy Haans! I too wold like to know how you achieved that color on the oak.

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Sure is a beauty Haans! White oak is one of my favorite tonewoods, let's not tell everybody how great they sound and keep the secret to ourself!

Chuck

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Beautiful guitar Hanns! And great choice in woods.

I will throw my compliments out to you, too. Beauty.

I recently acquired some White Oak for tonewood, too, and am looking forward to trying it out. I wonder how it will be for classicals...

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Haans....seriously cool! Can we see a pic of the top bracing?

Wow. Gorgeous.

Nicely done.

Like they said,

Very nice!!! I love that vintage look. Your choice of purfling/rosette is fantastic. I've done one white oak, and will certainly do it again. Great job.

Ron

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Another timeless classic Haans! I just did my first piece of Q S White Oak furniture. Sure is pretty wood. Everyone should own at least one parlour. Now you have two. Glad to hear you like it so much. So how 'bout a bracing shot huh?

Thanks for sharing that. As usual, your work is very inspiring.

All The Best,
Danny

Lovely!
TJK

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Haans thats a great guitar. The top is amazing as is the rest of the guitar...Mike

Real class - love it all.

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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.

Really, really nice little guitar Haans - great work!

Suh-weet!!

Congrats,
Max

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Max Bishop
Brighton, Michigan

beautiful !!

I like your furniture and decor as well.

Any sound samples ?

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Hanns That is a classic in every way. It look like a brand new 100 year old parlor. Love to hear a sound clip . What about one of the Braz/Adi as well ?

Regards
Craig.

Stunning for sure.

Would you tell us what the stain is or how you got the color to be what it is?
Chuck