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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:27 am 
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Walnut
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   I call it ,.."The Lil 'Miss Bri Model Crossover Guitar"


  Several months ago ,.I had a few Dobro players ask me if I'd every thought about building an Acoustic slide guitar . I went to work and this is what I came up with . I used 100 plus yr old walnut and a red spruce top that was salvaged from beams out of an old mill , on the east coast . I braced the guitar with the same redspruce . Brazilian Rosewood bridge ,and the same koa ,bloodwood binding scheme as the Brazilian Dobro . i did usr an x brace ,..left my top heavy at .130, 1/4 "bridge plate and a couple other structural percautions . I will say ,..that ole redspruce is like iron . Think I will fill the grain and put a high gloss oil polish on it .


  It will be set up like a dobro ,..but I went with a round neck ,..so it would also appeal to bottle slide players . I should be completed in a couple weeks .


 


 


  



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Really nice! I like the sap wood in the bridge, looks really cool.


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I agree!  This is one sweet looking guitar.  Post pics when she's done and maybe an mp3.

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   Thanks guys ,..I'll keep you posted on my progress and the final product .   


                  JD



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:40 pm 
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Acoustic Crossover -Lil Miss Bri Model


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