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Dave ask to see some pictures of this osage orange guitar when it was finished so here they are.

First some details:
back and sides Osage Orange locally harvested and supplied by the customer
Top bearclaw sitka from LMI
finger board and bridge African Ebony LMI
Finish is Behlen Rockhard Table Top Varnish

And the binding and purfling?

Oops,
Binding is Palo Escrito with herringbone purfling.

Cecil

Looks mighty nice Cecil.
We're having a get together this Saturday just south of Wichita.
You should come and bring the guitar with you

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Say what you do, Do what you say.

I might be able to bring me but the guitar was delivered last Friday. The new owner is as pleased as punch.

He has wanted a guitar made of "hedge" ( the local name for Osage Orange)for years. I met him last summer at the local bluegrass festival and he commissioned the build last fall. The wood he had was still pretty wet and it took a while for it to dry and stabilize. I finally ended up putting it in a hot box for about six weeks at about 130 degrees until it stopped loosing weight and remained stable for two weeks. A couple of more weeks for it to acclimate to the %45 humidity shop environment.

When he first picked it up and strummed a few cords, he look over at his wife and said"This thing has quite a bark". The longer he played the wider his grin became. I love happy endings.

Cecil

Cecil, Your welcome to come without the guitar
Ain't it great to watch someone enjoy one of your builds.

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Say what you do, Do what you say.

That makes it all worthwhile, doesn't it?
I love happy endings too. Good for you!

Steve

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From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

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