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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 8:59 am 
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Honduran mahogany back, sides and neck
Adirondack Red spruce top
Ziricote head veneer and bridge
Ebony fretboard
Stew Mac Golden Age tuners
Turtleoid pickguard
Nitro finish


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:04 am 
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Nicely Done!

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:10 am 
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That little fish eye feature dead center in the back looks really cool :D

Nice looking axe.


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:13 am 
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I like the stinger...


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:31 am 
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I'd play it with pride.

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 11:27 am 
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Beautiful!


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 12:38 pm 
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Nicely done. Is there any color on the mahogany?

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 12:40 pm 
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Nice clean guitar, well done. Binding and heel cap Ivoroid or plastic?

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 1:26 pm 
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Snap man.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:01 pm 
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Ruby50 wrote:
Nicely done. Is there any color on the mahogany?

Ed


No stain on the wood, but I tinted the nitro slightly amber over the entire guitar.


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:02 pm 
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SteveSmith wrote:
Nice clean guitar, well done. Binding and heel cap Ivoroid or plastic?

Ivoroid.



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:57 pm 
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Very classy looking guitar. Nice!

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Very nice. I especially like the peg head.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:09 pm 
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What's the difference between ivoroid and plastic?

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:23 am 
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Ruby50 wrote:
What's the difference between ivoroid and plastic?

Ed

Ivoroid is celluloid nitrate-basically the first plastic invented around 1860

Plastic used for binding is either PVC (poly vinyl chloride) or ABS (acrylonitriile butadiene styrene)


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