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giltzow
 Post subject: My Latest Build
PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 5:13 pm 
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Hi All

Haven't posted any of my guitars on the Forum so I thought I'd put up some pictures of the latest.
This guitar is basically a "OOO" with some minor modifications. Sound board, back & sides are Australian Blackwood. Bindings, heel cap and tuner buttons are Bloodwood. Neck is Mahogany. Star fret board markers (the owner is David Starr and he lives in Star, Idaho). Tuners are Gotoh 510. Bridge & peg head veneer are Ebony. Thanks for looking and feel free to comment, question or constructively criticize - mdg

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Awesome Michael!
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Love everything about it.

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The only thing I can be critical of is you didn't let me play it!

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Doug Balzer
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Love the finish! What did you do on that front?

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Love the finish! What did you do on that front?


Hi Doug

Thanks, I use KTM SV on the body & peg head and Tru-Oil on the neck -mdg

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Fine looking guitar! Great work.

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The Bloodwood binding really sets it off.
Its a star!
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That really is a beauty! So well done! How does it sound with the blackwood top?
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That really is a beauty! So well done! How does it sound with the blackwood top?


Thanks Randolph. I think it sounds very good. I strung it up for the first time last Saturday and I expect it to sound even better as it plays in. -mdg
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That is a NICE guitar, well done.

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Classy classy classy. I hope it sounds as good as it looks!!
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She's a real beauty Mike!

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Hi All

Thanks for the nice comments. I appreciate every one of them - mdg

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That is a beautiful instrument. The bracing looks pretty heavy for a spruce top but I've never seen an Australian Blackwood top. If it sounds great it obviously worked well. What top thickness did you eventually wind up with?

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Terence Kennedy wrote:
That is a beautiful instrument. The bracing looks pretty heavy for a spruce top but I've never seen an Australian Blackwood top. If it sounds great it obviously worked well. What top thickness did you eventually wind up with?


Terrence

I believe the top ended up at 0.110 or so. [headinwall] Geez!, that is one of the things I like to write down for every build and I forgot on this one. Thanks for reminding me - mdg

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It's gorgeous - really nice work! I'm not usually a fan of bloodwood, but it looks really good in the context you created.

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