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This is the first guitar I have posted here but it represents a lot of firsts for me so I thought what the heck. First the list of firsts this guitar represents:

*First commission (Also first commission delivered over a year late but we don't need to talk about that!!)
*First guitar that was not a OOO
*First Manzer Wedge
*First guitar with my own brace design...kind of. Lots of help from Rick Davis at Running Dog Guitars and Sound Guitar Workshop.
*First guitar with an X braced back.
*First guitar build entirely in my own shop. The other two have been built in Rick and Cat's shop with the finish work done in my shop. Which also makes it the most expensive guitar in history as I build my shop as I was building the guitar... can anyone loan me lunch money????
*First lefty
*First pickup install (Fishman Matrix Infinity)
*And finally, it is the first guitar that will be leaving home without me. Delivering her to her owner tomorrow. It much more bittersweet than I had imagined it would be.

Shape is based on the Taylor Grand Auditorium molds from Blues creek.
Waterfall bubinga back and sides.
Bearclaw Sitka top, Sitka bracing.
Ebony fingerboard, binding and bridge

I would be remiss not to throw out a general thank you to Rick and Cat on this build. While I did it in my shop, they were instrumental in this build by always being there to answer my questions and give sage advice.

No professional photography but gets the idea across.

Gorgeous work!

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Looks like a very successful outcome to me. I was immediately attracted to the inlay on your headstock: I accept it as a tribute to the beautiful Cole "Man in the Moon" banjos of years past.

Very nice, I love the Bubinga and ebony binding combo. What is the finish?

Fred

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Fred Tellier
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Spectacular!
Especially love the heelcap.
Can you post a shot of your fretboard?
Looks like some cool inlays....

Rob

Its EM6000. This is the 2nd guitar I have finished with this stuff. Super happy with the results on the first one. Mostly happy with the results on the 2nd. In some light it does have some blueish tint that I just could not get rid of. Hoping it will go away with time, as it appears to be doing.

That's a real beauty. What does the heel cap say?

Sweet!
Do your best Hendrix impersonations on it
before it gets delivered!

Mike

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Mike Collins

The inlays are great, and the ebony binding really sets off the top and sides - great look all around.

The fret board does have some nice inlays. I did not cut any of the inlays myself. They all came from http://www.luthiersupply.com. He has some great stuff.

Here is a photo of fretboard. I was playing with artistic photography so its not all there but you get the idea.