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| Author: | Rodger Knox [ Thu Nov 01, 2012 12:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~Tons of Pics!~ |
Marcus wrote: Tony_in_NYC wrote: This is looking really great Marcus! Its gonna be tough to beat my ukulele though.  Tony, I think you are going to have a hard time getting anyone to care about your ukulele! It's been established that nobody cares about Tony's uke, everybody cheered when he punched it in the face. 
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Marcus' Build ~Tons of Pics!~ |
Wow. Zing! Posted using two tin cans and some string. |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~Tons of Pics!~ |
Tony_in_NYC wrote: Marcus wrote: Tony_in_NYC wrote: This is looking really great Marcus! Its gonna be tough to beat my ukulele though. Tony, I think you are going to have a hard time getting anyone to care about your ukulele! I just saw my mistake. I meant to say, "It's going to be hard to get people to care about my ukulele, but not this guitar." How did my autocorrect screw up so badly? Its because you have it set for " autoscrewup" instead of " auto correct " took me two years to get mine set right !
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Marcus' Build ~Tons of Pics!~ |
Thanks Wud! Now I have an explanation when my wife asks why I never text her anything nice! Posted using two tin cans and some string. |
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| Author: | Marcus [ Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~Tons of Pics!~ |
On to the finishing stage. I still need to put the fretwire in on this thing, but I need to clean the fret slots out first because I got some glue in them. In the meantime I'll be spraying finish on the headstock and box. I originally was going to do tru-oil but figured i could just use spray laquer because i liked the look better. I had enough leftover in the budget anyhow. I've got lots of little things to do like adding a heel-cap, making a truss rod cover, finishing the bridge, etc. But it's coming together nicely. I'm really excited about this one. I wish I could be relieved that the deadline was push. But this guitar is going to my brother as my secret santa gift and we are celebrating it during Thanksgiving... doh! Pearl headstock inlay. CA glue with walnut dust mixed in.  All cleaned up, starting to pore fill  Bolts installed in neck  Headstock pore-filled, ready for finish prep  Pore filling rosette  Almost done shaping the neck  First coat of sanding sealer  Sealer acting really strange...  First coat of nitro.  ...on headstock  Few more coats...  Bridge roughed out. 
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~Tons of Pics!~ |
I looks great so far. I'm curious about the horizontal alignment of the rosette and will be interested to see it all together. |
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| Author: | Beth Mayer [ Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~Tons of Pics!~ |
Is that weird, to see the bracing pattern after spraying the sealer. Hard to tell from subsequent photos...did that go away once spraying the nitro? |
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| Author: | Marcus [ Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~Tons of Pics!~ |
Beth Mayer wrote: Is that weird, to see the bracing pattern after spraying the sealer. Hard to tell from subsequent photos...did that go away once spraying the nitro? I would say it is a bit strange, it's the first time I've seen it. It might have had something to do with the temp/humidity, but I can't be sure. After I let the sealer dry I wiped it really good with naptha, hit it with some 600 grit sandpaper, wiped again, sprayed and the anomaly was gone. I've got about 3 or 4 coats of nitro on it now and there is no evidence of that strange pattern is there anymore |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Tue Nov 06, 2012 10:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~Tons of Pics!~ |
Looks like your sealer blushed. The braces telegraphing is because the areas with braces don't change temp as fast as the thin wood areas. Though I can't explain why it happens, I have had it happen to me when the wood was at a cool temp, warm temp, and hot temps and the nitro was stored in the same room. Probably a humidity issue in the area. I don't really know, but I do know that nitro will blush with high humidity. |
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| Author: | Marcus [ Mon Dec 17, 2012 1:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~Tons of Pics!~ |
Frets in  Side markers in  Bridge mock  pin holes drilled and chamfered  Lining everything up  Heel cap being glued  Almost done! 
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| Author: | Beth Mayer [ Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~Tons of Pics!~ |
Very beautiful! I'd like to see a shot inside the sound hole to see your inside inlay. ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations")
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| Author: | Marcus [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~Tons of Pics!~ |
FINAL PICTURES. I'll get the sound clips up on Monday, probably.  Customer is taking delivery tomorrow        0          
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~¡Final Pictures Posted!~ |
Very purdy ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up") I bet the new owner is real happy.
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| Author: | cphanna [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~¡Final Pictures Posted!~ |
Very nice guitar! I think the stripy accents in the binding, the headstock face and the back inlays are very beautiful together. I also like the subtle fingerboard binding. Everything just works together so well. Patrick |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~¡Final Pictures Posted!~ |
Thats a beauty Marcus. I really like all the design aspects. The head stock, bridge and cut out shape really jibe well. |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~¡Final Pictures Posted!~ |
Beautifull work !!
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| Author: | Randy Jones [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~¡Final Pictures Posted!~ |
I will admit my first thought when you posted the routing of the circle motif on the back:  Boy was I wrong. She's a stunnah! Got to be in the running. Especially since it started as a stinkin tree cut with ye bare hands! |
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| Author: | Marcus [ Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~¡Final Pictures Posted!~ |
Here are the recordings. I don't have stellar equipment for recording, so I apologize for the low quality. I suppose I should apologize for the crummy playing too. |
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| Author: | ZekeM [ Thu Dec 27, 2012 4:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~¡Final Pictures & Video Posted!~ |
Sweet guitar! I love how the headstock has the cutaway to match the body. Nice clean work and it sounds pretty good too! It certainly has the highs! Im sure in person you can hear more bass. I cant ever get any sort of bass sounds when I try to record anything. |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~¡Final Pictures & Video Posted!~ |
Sweet sounding guitar . Very well done . sooooooo your not Eric Clapton , Bet HE Couldnt BUILD one !
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| Author: | cphanna [ Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~¡Final Pictures & Video Posted!~ |
Wow! It has a lot of voice for such a small guitar. I love it. I like the heckler in the audience on the last clip, too. Patrick |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~¡Final Pictures & Video Posted!~ |
Sounds real good and it'll only get better as it opens up
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| Author: | PeterF [ Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~¡Final Pictures & Video Posted!~ |
Beautiful |
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| Author: | Beth Mayer [ Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~¡Final Pictures & Video Posted!~ |
Really sweet, Marcus! |
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| Author: | Marcus [ Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marcus' Build ~¡Final Pictures & Video Posted!~ |
Thanks for for the very kind words, everyone! |
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