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Arbredelaforet
PostPosted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:21 am 
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Dear OLF members, I'm very exiting to show you my first guitar !
Top : cedar with european spruce bracing
B&S and neck: Sonokeling
Bindings: Acacia koa
Bridge plate: Mad rose
head plate, fingerboard & bridge: indian rosewood.
about 20 months of happy building ;)
I'm not post a lot of, but I read daily the forum, I thank you very much.
Enjoy ;)

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Ken Mitchell
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Epatant! Bravo mon gars! As noted here often, sometimes first guitars are amazing! Yours is one of those.

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Hesh
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belle guitare, très classieux! [:Y:] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]
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Badbiscuit
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you know.....i don't speak whatever language that is (french?) but that thing is beautiful.

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SteveCourtright
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Bravo! Your first is a real gem.

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Laurent Brondel
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Félicitations, Tree from the Forest! Élégante et intégrée.
How do you like the rosewood neck?

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Steve Kinnaird
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Beautiful work...what a lovely guitar!

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Flori F.
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Wow. An incredible first. Congratulations!
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A wonderful first guitar. You have to be proud of that one. Congratulations. [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]

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Cyril PINEAU
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I've already wrote it elsewhere (and in french ;)) Guillaume, but I have to say it again : it's a wonderfull first guitar. I hope it's only the first in a long serie !
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Arbredelaforet
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Thank a lot for your posts. I spent all my free times to see your creations, it make me dream. Now I'm very happy to share this with you. I've work hard, on my knees with poor tools, on a table 20"x20"x20" at 10$.

Now, some sound sample (mic at 1$ ... ):
http://arbredelaforet.olympe-network.co ... lissandre/

Have nice time my friends,

Guillaume.
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