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Tony_in_NYC
PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:11 pm 
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This is the second walnut and cedar dread I have finished. I love it. Here are pics:
More info will be added tonight, but I need to be fast now:
I decided to do my first outdoor photo shoot with this guitar. I am still learning how to take good pics, but these are ok for now.
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I was propping the guitar up with my foot for a few pics and I thought the pic of my foot reflecting in the guitar was pretty cool. I am most likely wrong about that, but here it is anyway.
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Thats all folks!
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Looks beautiful Tony! How does she sound? You have a sound clip?
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Beautiful Tony, a great combination of timbers used and the finish is sublime [:Y:]

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That thing is all kinds of yummy.

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No clip yet. Thanks for the kind words!

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Again very attractive! One comment: perhaps a back strip would have worked well with that grain.

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Alexandru Marian wrote:
Again very attractive! One comment: perhaps a back strip would have worked well with that grain.


I just noticed I did not take a single picture of the back by itself. I thought the book match was pretty darn good! I better take a pic so you can see it better...at which point you may REALLY think it needs a back strip!! Or not. We shall see.

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Here we go:

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and one indoors before assembly with a lesser camera:
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I rest my case Alexandru. I need a backstrip!! laughing6-hehe
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Yummy like chocolate! Nicely done, Tony!

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Thanks Alex!

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Tony,
I approve.

Fantabulous instrument!

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Beautiful guitar Tony. I love the rosette. Is your bridge laminated?


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Thank you. No, the bridge is not laminated. Just funky. Bow-chicka-wow-wow! <----Thats funky 70's music from 'adult' movies

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Oh the bookmatch is excellent indeed. It is just that I would add a strip when the joint is evidenced by the various light reflections of the grain, like in the second photo. In the first and especially third I like it as it is.

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Oh the bookmatch is excellent indeed. It is just that I would add a strip when the joint is evidenced by the various light reflections of the grain, like in the second photo. In the first and especially third I like it as it is.


Adding a back strip is a tough call for me personally. I love the look of the wood by itself, but I also love the look of a well executed back strip. Bruce Sexauer has done purfling lines without a backstrip to highlight a sapwood center and to me, it looks incredible. You have also done some outstanding back strips, like this one:
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I appreciate your input Alexandru. Thanks!

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Thanks! Personally I wouldn't bother with them whenever possible (less work and feels safer structurally) but some people insist on them or pay for "full decoration". I regularly buy sapwood sets to get natural strips, and built one (but unfortunately often the sapwood turns out to be rotten)

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Looks nice Tony. I too like the rose. And that's a nice walnut set too! [:Y:]
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Thanks gentlemen. You are both very kind.

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Wow, that's a gorgeous guitar. Nicely done.

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Sound clip would be awesome! Great work!
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Looks delicious. I hope, one day, one of my projects will turn out this nice!

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No clip, sorry. This one sold too fast. Thanks guys!

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great looking guitar Tony! it's great you sold it too!!
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