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Quilted maple, Sika spruce, Curly koa,Gabon ebony.

16" body, 3" deep Kent Armstrong pickup encased in koa with stealth controls under pickguard, Gotoh 510 tuners.

That's a beauty, Brad, head to tailpiece!

Alex

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Sure wish I could see these on Safari, Brad...oops, just figured it out...
Nice stuff! Like the old timey peghead and man, that's some big bubbly maple! Big Leaf, no doubt...?
Keep up the good work.

Yes Haans, Big leaf maple.

The peg head shape is something I have used for many years -sort of a mix of Stromberg and Gibson.

Sweet looking guitar. I love your use of Koa as well as the gorgeous maple.

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Really like the pickup cover and tailpiece. And that maple certainly has some WOW to it.

Awsome! Beautiful!

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Holy smokes!

Pat

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Beauty! Bolt on neck?

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Lovely piece of work there Brad.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Great work Brad! I really like the combination of Maple and Koa trim.

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Maple and Koa look great, nice shape on the body, like the way the 2 black neck laminates show at the top of the peghead. Well done.

Ed

Love it!

It's a true beauty Brad !!!
Is that the one you needed the ebony buttons for?

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I knew I was going to see a thing of beauty opening this thread. Well done as usual.!!

Thanks.

glued Dovetail neck.

Thanks,
Yes, Joe .
So I ended up using the Grover shaped ones which I actually like.

DANG...

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That looks really great, Brad. I'm impressed by anyone making an archtop.

Thanks, James.

The funny thing is that I find certain aspects of making an Archtop easier than making a Flattop.

Ever build a non-cutaway acoustic L5 type, Brad?
One of the things I never got around to...

No, I never have, but it is also on my "list".

Beautiful guitar! That quilted maple is amazing.

Look at those medularies!

The only thing more spectacular than the wood is the fit and finish. Nicely done!

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