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Beautiful, Lance! That model is on my list to build.

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Oh man, that's nice. Indeed, the best part is the stars in the customer's eyes. Your customer is gonna flip.
And, that pickguard is a perfect match for the snakewood.

Well done, you!

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Beautifully executed as usual Lance.

What type of Spruce is the top made from Lance ?


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Stunning, Lance!!! The workmanship on all your guitars is impeccible. I like everything about this one.


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Awright Lance!
You sure do first class work!

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She's a beauty Lance!

When I first saw this picture, I thought "Oh. no! Scratches!" Then, I realized it was the reflection of the strings.

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Your work is incredible!!!! How many builds have you done???? And how many hours do you think you have into a build like this?? Is this your full time job???


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That's really beautiful Lance..


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wow wow wow.. your work is always so impecable. Once again you have produced a truely beautiful instrument, and once again the neck just seems to grow out of the sides. Is there really a joint there?? Pure art !!
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Beautiful guitar! I like the bridge. Is that your own design?


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Outstanding!!!!!

Except the BURST!!(You happy now Hesh? )

It sure twinkles doesn't it?
Lance, It's all good!

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[QUOTE=John How] Very nice Lance, John is getting a real winner. Is that purfling from BobC? I got some that lloks like that and had a little trouble bending the sandwhich without getting wrinkles in the inside lines.[/QUOTE]

Thanks John, indeed it is, Bob put this combo together specialy for this guitar. Hes a good man!
I actualy bent this with out heat, just wiped a little water on it and it behaved well. Might be the soft bend of a dreadnough.

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[QUOTE=Serge Poirier] Lance, awesome workmanship, i especially admire people who can inlay such a long name on a peghead and this brings a question if you don't mind. Do you have your name made already cut or do you cut it yourself and inlay it?

If you do cut it yourself, it must take a lot of patience to both cut it with a jeweller saw and then scribe it on the peghead to then inlay it?

How many hours just to do that please?[/QUOTE]
Thanks Serge.

I order my names precut from Custom Inlay, its usualy takes about an hour to cut the pcoket and inlay the pearl.

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[QUOTE=RussellR] Beautifully executed as usual Lance.

What type of Spruce is the top made from Lance ?[/QUOTE]

LS Redwood KIDDING!
For ONCE in the last 3 guitars I get to use a spruce top!
Its Carpathian. Got it from Steve at Colonial. Very nice piece I mite add.LanceK38877.2935069444

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Beautiful guitar as usual, Lance. Keep up the good work!

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[QUOTE=Buttzilla] Beautiful guitar! I like the bridge. Is that your own design?[/QUOTE]

Thanks Michael,
John How helped me design this bridge. Im not sure how orginal it is, ive seen many with the flared wings like mine has, I hope that i have changed it enough to look somewhat different.

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I hate it!

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Thanks Lance!


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Lance,

Perfection as always

That back just seems to shimer and shine with real depth.

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Nice Job. Great work all around, I do really like the top purfling combo with the thin black lines. Very neat work, Looks great.



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Good stuff -I love it
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Wow, Lance, knock-your-socks-off, take-your-breath-away beatiful! That burst will really look nice through the pickguard.

I'd sure like to be that customer!

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