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Just finished number 3. The customer wanted a satin finish so I sprayed rattle can lacquer. Gloss would have showed off the wood better.

The soundboard perfling is snakewood. The sides' and back's perfling is dyed black maple and curly maple that I glued to some curly maple that I bought from a cello maker.

Gee Merry Christmas to your customer that's for sure. That's pretty nice for a 3, time to lift our/my game.

Steve

Wow!
Beautiful!
The finish is superb Ed!
The Rosewood is really nice, and the binding is wonderful.
Dan

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Ed, I'll start by saying that dreds normally don't interest me too much. HOWEVER...if I ever aspired to a dred, I think I'd want one just like this one. I think it's purely beautiful. I'll also say that I think your sound port on the player's side treble bout is pure perfection. Looking over other little details confirms my appreciation of this dred. Your overall fit and finish look flawless to me. Your other artistic choices, such as the little run of sapwood in your fingerboard which echos in the head plate veneer, are wonderful. What's not to like? My hat is off to you. Congratulations on a wonderful instrument!

Wonderful, Ed! It would be no less impressive if it were #30! Your customer is going to have a great Christmas!

Alex

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Very, very nice. Is that a satin Nitro finish? Sorry re-read your post. Still a very very nice guitar no matter the finish.

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Thank You and Best To All

If it sounds anything near as good as it looks you have a winner there!

One word sums it up... Elegance


Cheers,
Bob

Is that a bookmatched FB?

Yes. Also bookmatched peghead face and back strap veneers. All the sapwood is bookmatched on the front and back of the guitar.

Very beautiful! I am generally not a fan of sapwood on guitars, but I love what you did with this one. Such attention to detail and design is awesome, great work!

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Nice!

I love that book matching.

Well done, Ed. That's a good looking guitar.

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George :-)

Beauty! No gap in that cap.

The more I look at your guitar the more I like it. I really like the bookmatched fretboard and head plate and how they go together. They add some flash to overall look while remaining tasteful. I also like the positioning of the fret markers with the little offset for the twelfth fret marker. The f-hole sound port is a cool touch.

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Beautifully done! Amazing for number 3... I'm surprised that the rattle can finish came out so good. You have some talent...

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Steve Sollod (pronounced sorta like "Solid")
www.swiftcreekguitars.com

Thank you very much.

I Zpoxy pore filled the body & neck and level sanded. Then I did rattle can gloss lacquer (8 coats) and level sanded it. At that point all I needed to do was polish it to have a high gloss finish. But instead I did some coats of rattle can satin - two on the neck and top, and three on the body with no sanding of the satin. This is my first experience spraying finish. Patience was key for me.

Thank you all for the positive comments. It is encouraging to hear compliments from other builders who do excellent work.

Well I don't do excellent work, but I will agree that it is very tastefully done. I've been wanting to do a bookmatched fretboard as well. I have a great piece of BRW for it too.

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Beautiful! I love the book marching and sapwood!