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After 4 long months number one finally has strings.
Martin style Dread.
Sitca Top.
Hog back and sides.
Minwax wipe on poly finish.
Tru-oil neck.
Man it feels good and sounds good too. Good sustain, loud, and clear.
Couldn't have done it without help from you fine folks. This was not a kit by the way. Bought a martin neck and fret board, but the rest was done my me, mistakes and all.

Found almost everything I needed to know in the archives. It pays to do a little searching.
Big thanks to John Mayes for the drum sander!
WOOHOO, now on to #00002

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Tim

Couple more.

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Tim

Fine work, Tim. Congratulations! Amazing for your first guitar and in only 4 months!

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"Building guitars looks hard, but it's actually much harder than it looks." Tom Buck

Great job, well done

I hope my no1 turns out as good.

John

Nice work man. I love tru oil, I used to refinish my guitars with it after buying a Seagull and falling in love with the feel of the matte neck years ago. Of course that was before I could really afford tools and had adequate space to build. I've been planning on doing my necks like that for a while. How did the rest of the finish turn out? I still haven't decided yet on a finish for the top, sides and backs of my players. FP is so nice and responsive, but seems pretty easy to screw up. Especially on a guitar that is going to be handled daily.

Classic looking D there.

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

Joey, I'm not very happy with the finish. I will learn to spray or farm it out for #2. The Wipe on poly is supposed to be dry and ready to recoat in 6 hours. I found you need to wait about 24-36 hours. It is a gloss finish but doesn't pop like I had hoped. It would be great for furniture but I won't use it again on a guitar.

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Tim

Hi Tim

Your first looks fantastic my friend and YOU should be VERY proud!!!

Great job!!!

So tell me please what is number II going to be?

#2 is going to be a slope shoulder dread. Alaskan cedar top, sapele back and sides, very simple zipflex rosette, zipflex purfling. Looking for suggestions for binding????

I will probably continue to buy necks for now, until I feel I have the body construction down pat.

Thanks for all the compliments.

Tim

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Tim

That's a nice looking guitar, especially for a first. You might just want to go ahead and try the neck. They aren't as hard as some folks think.

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Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"

Anyway......I like the ambition and optimism associated with five digit serial numbers.

You go, Tim.

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I read Emerson on the can. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds...true...but a consistent reading of Emerson has its uses nevertheless.

StuMusic

+1 for the ambition!

I've been shy to put 3 digits for my first!

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Francis Richer, Montréal
Les Guitares F&M Guitars

I figure if your going to dream, GO BIG! LOL

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Tim

Way to go Tim88! Nothing like stringing up your first or second or.......... you get the picture. I bet it sounds great. IMHO do your own neck. I find it the most gratifying part of the build. Just be careful not to leave it to thick. I just bought a Nickleson #49 but have done 4 necks with a Four in Hand rasp. They work great.
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.a ... at=1,42524

Have Fun,
Danny

you'll have to build faster! If you take 4 months for every one, your first digit will turn to 1 in... 3333 years.

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Francis Richer, Montréal
Les Guitares F&M Guitars

I wasn't mine Chris I had Bubinga with ebony binding and Cocobolo with Ebony binding

Fred

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