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David LaPlante
 Post subject: If the Wood is Too Small
PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:00 am 
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Build a small guitar!
Here is a Quarter size guitar that I made for my wife from some Brazilian rosewood that was too gorgeous to not use for something. It is strung Nashville style and tuned 5 frets high. We use this with our vocal trio
all-SHe-wrote. Fretboard inlay by Dave Nichols. The back and sides are 4 pieces.
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Hesh
PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:22 am 
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David that is the coolest little guitar that I have ever seen!!! [:Y:] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]
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That's just too neat for words. Very cool David!

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A gorgeous piece of Brazilian put to good use. Lovely guitar.

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That is so clever and I love the rosewood - oooh.
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[quote="David LaPlante"]Build a small guitar!
Here is a guitar made from some Brazilian rosewood that was too gorgeous to not use for something.quote]

Your telling me - thats fantastic!!
I seem to have a real soft spot for out of the ordinary stringedthings..
Thats super cool as Hesh said!
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Yeah David, what Hesh said!

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David, great little guitar, with your expected level of craftsmanship. It must be the only guitar I've seen where the strap weighs more than the guitar.

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Aaaaaaaw... Lovely!

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Small beautiful piece of wood - small beautiful guitar - maybe there's a connection. Will parlors be the new Dred#@%$ts?

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Thatsa cool little geetar! How does she sound? you guys crack me up with the taboo dreadnought thing.....DREADNOUGHT DREADNAUGHT!!!!!!!! I said it! It's all I build!!! DREAD DREAD!!!! BanjoStomper!!! wow7-eyes pfft gaah laughing6-hehe

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David, that's sweet, you did a beautiful job. But it begs the question. When does a guitar shrink enough to become a uke?

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Aoibeann wrote:
it begs the question. When does a guitar shrink enough to become a uke?

:lol: That's a pretty cool lookin' guitar, there. And the rosewood, as others have already said, is gorgeous!

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Love it!!! So sweet!
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Alain Moisan
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Cute!

In what key is it tuned? You seem to have major league compensation down there!

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