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Well dudes...

Knocked out this sweet little carved arch top parlour blues machine for me lady friends birthday.
Carved from 1 1/2 inch thick plates, at 12 1/4 inches wide, the plates are quite voluptuous...
just like me sweetie.

23.5 inch string length
upper 9 1/4
lower 12 1/4
carved top and back, violin edge, bwb purfling
50 year old air dried strawberry cedar body
Neck chocolate cedar
Padauk head stock plates, fret board, heal cap and tail piece
Lilac bridge, coco bola strap pins
Oil finish.
Stay tites
Extra super lights .008 .010 .015 .021 .030 .038














Me making one more for me self, from spalted birch and lutz and then me be destroying the bender shape and mold.

But first me off to the World Rainbow Gathering to get down and dirty with all me old hippie friends.
Me even carved the peace pole for the event. Yes is true...see pic.




When me back and straightened out again me will do that brace shaver build thread making the Official Last Place Loosing Prize for the OLF 2013 Newbe Build Off Challenge. Dudes you gonna love this thread....


blessings
?adma

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Looking good , I like the build . Now can we see the voluptuous sweetie ?

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Sorry Wud but she be camera shy.

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Wow, that is really sweet Padma, love that last profile pic. Always wanted to carve a top - I'm inspired.

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Excellent old school instrument. Wish I was up to trying something like that.

PS: Who is that good looking dude holding it? Went out and hired a model I see.

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Thanks Jo...

Listen, Old school, new school no matter, the saw dust is all the same.

So just go for it. Like it ain't brain surgery or nuffin.


@ Larry ~ Thanks dude.

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Very nice, Padma! I really like the violin edge and purfling, they frame the top and back nicely!

Alex

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Beautiful instrument! And I like the idea of building one more for yourself and destroying the forms. Kudos for that. Really cool.

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Mike

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Break the mold! Just like when they made you my friend.

That is a little beauty. One lucky gal you have there. I would love to hear that one played at the hippy fest and take 'er for a spin myself. Um......... the guitar. Maybe I'll head out your way for that. I might run into a few of my old friends.

Good to see you posting a few pics.

The Best To You,
Danny

Voluptuous is pretty descriptive; this parlor certainly has a very inviting organic look with nice soft lines. The oil finish sets it off perfectly IMO.

That's real nice!

Very nice, Padma. Your little Sweetie is a fortunate lady. I do remember the classical you built for her, with fanned frets, nonetheless. And we got to see a picture of her holding it in that thread. She might be camera shy, but she looked happy in that picture. Press on, my man. I always enjoy seeing your work.
Patrick

Totally awesome, Padma. Your builds are some of my favourite ones to see. Have fun at the Rainbow!

Stefan

Love it!

Cool beans Padmer, that is one sweet ax you made from dried up old wood chunks. I always admire your work and wish I had talent like you. Keep posting pics of your builds.


Thanks for sharing

Hutch

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What a beauty! Has an old soul vibe. Love your work Pad-man!

I can't get past that sideways view. Man, that is one serious belly button!!!

Excellent as always, you done good. Again.

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@ Spyder,

The perimeter shape is a morph between a Benedetto and a Martin 017 then scaled to parlor size.
Regarding the "belly button" as you put it...in order get them deep voluptuous
recurves, a 1 1/2" thick bolt was used which is about double the thickness to width proportion commonly used on a archtop. So me had to compensate and do some non traditional thicknesses/curves on the back side of the plates to prevent plate blow out from a sudden knock or bang were the plate would have been virtual end grain from them deep recurves....cant see it on the outside ... and me didn't take pics while building. Sorry.

@ Beth... thank you...yes me was after that 1920s look on this build.


blessings

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Very Nice young man

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Guitar looks great. Looks like some nice mountains in the back ground too.