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Brad Goodman
 Post subject: Ladder Braced 12 string
PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 7:34 pm 
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Just finished this one
Adirondack Red spruce top
Flamed birch back, sides and neck
Gaboon Ebony fretboard and bridge stumac golden age tuners
Nitro finish
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Overall beautiful, but I am particularly smitten with the multicolor chevron purfling!


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Classic style. Another beauty Brad.


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Great looking guitar. Love that purfling and all the woods you used.

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 Post subject: Ladder Braced 12 string
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That’s a real nice looking guitar. I agree about the purfling, love it!

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Love it and the purling has a unique, cool look to it that I appreciate. Brad your guitars always look like old friends and I mean that in the very best of ways, I like old friends :) Nice to see folks using their design eye too.


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Excellent work Brad, love the top.

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Beautiful guitar Brad. What jig or method did you use for drilling the tuner holes? I have one of the drilling blocks that StewMac used to sell for those tuners. It worked great for the one 12 string I've built. Not sure why the six a side block was discontinued. Low sales maybe?


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Darrel Friesen wrote:
Beautiful guitar Brad. What jig or method did you use for drilling the tuner holes? I have one of the drilling blocks that StewMac used to sell for those tuners. It worked great for the one 12 string I've built. Not sure why the six a side block was discontinued. Low sales maybe?

I use a 70 year old Stanley Dowling jig to drill the holes.
I accurately mark the holes with a divider and use the jig to guide the drill.
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Well done!! Lovely


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