Wonderful job David!
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What did you use for the finish?
Thanks,
Cal
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| Author: | David LaPlante [ Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Number 90 Completed |
I wanted to share some pics of this guitar with all. The guitar was inspired by the Torres FE08 and FE17 but by no means a copy of either. The other major influence of course is the aesthetic and tradition of Jose' Romanillos with whom I was priviledged to study with this past summer. In lieu of being able to post pics at the moment, please click on the link to my Web album: http://picasaweb.google.com/d28swdlp/Number90 Click on "Slideshow" for ease of viewing...... |
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| Author: | Cal Maier [ Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:38 pm ] |
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Wonderful job David! What did you use for the finish? Thanks, Cal |
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| Author: | Kevin Gallagher [ Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:54 pm ] |
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David, That is a beautiful piece of work in every respect. I'm sure it sounds great, too. Thanks for the inspiration, Kevin Gallagher/Omega Guitars |
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| Author: | RobE [ Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:57 pm ] |
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That guitar looks killer! Great job! The wood choices are wonderful if you ask me. Great job.
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| Author: | jfrench [ Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:10 pm ] |
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David - stunning instrument! I really like your take on the greek key, it is an artistic approach that worked perfectly with the end result. Beautiful, beautiful work. |
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| Author: | Pat Hawley [ Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:12 pm ] |
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Beautiful guitar David. Very classy. Pat |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:58 pm ] |
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Nice, David, really, really nice. The finish looks so deep. How's the sound? Dumb question, huh? |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:13 pm ] |
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Thank you for posting, David. Lovely instrument. Like Kevin said, it's inspiring. Steve |
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| Author: | Hesh [ Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:21 pm ] |
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Beautiful David - this is an instrument to be really proud of!
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| Author: | douglas ingram [ Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:30 pm ] |
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Very, very, nice David. I know that all that trim detail must have taken a lot of time, how in the world did you keep your patience till the end?! How do you like the wood combo? |
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| Author: | DannyV [ Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:57 pm ] |
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Well that all ties together beautifully! I bet it sounds as great as it looks. # 90. Congratulations. That's a big one. Cheers, Danny |
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| Author: | Jamie_M [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:05 am ] |
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Very clean and beautiful guitar. Congratulations. |
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| Author: | Ken McKay [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:50 am ] |
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Classic looking instrument! Love the meander! Congratulations. |
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| Author: | David LaPlante [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Number 90 Completed |
Thanks everyone for your very kind comments..... Cal, The finish is French polish. Doug, I actually really enjoy making the inlays. For the meander (Greek key) the design and dimensions are worked out on graph paper and pieces cut to those dimensions. I used dark chocolate colored Brazilian rosewood with a .3mm white (holly?) veneer. The rosewood is end grain and the white veneer was glued in such a way as to make the final grain orientation parallel to the surface....this produce a brighter looking and cleaner result under the finish. Best ! |
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| Author: | LanceK [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:41 am ] |
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Beautiful Guitar David! Why is it you cant post the images here? Are you having software issues? |
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| Author: | David LaPlante [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:44 am ] |
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Yes Lance....I was getting that "attachment limit exceeded" message......I'll try to put a few up..... |
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:58 am ] |
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| sound clip ? 
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| Author: | LanceK [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:49 am ] |
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David LaPlante wrote: Yes Lance....I was getting that "attachment limit exceeded" message......I'll try to put a few up..... Thanks David, I found the problem, hopefully were all set now. It was set to 50 meg by default. |
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| Author: | douglas ingram [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:07 am ] |
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I'm sure that by the time you reach 90, your levels of patience increase.  I love doing the detail work, too, but often it feels like it takes as long as building the whole rest of the guitar! |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:16 am ] |
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David, that is a gorgeous looking guitar, I can certainly see the FE08 influence about it with the side meander. I'd love to hear a clip of it if that is possible. I've just started working on a cypress guitar so, I'm on the look out to steal ideas! Colin |
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| Author: | KenH [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:33 am ] |
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Beautiful guitar David! I really like the side purflings. It really makes the guitar look different. Well done! |
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| Author: | Robbie O'Brien [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:37 pm ] |
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Stunning David!!
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| Author: | David LaPlante [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:06 pm ] |
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Now that I'm able to post Pics: Attachment: Complete#90 002.jpg Attachment: Complete#90 006.jpg Attachment: Complete#90 011.jpg Attachment: Complete#90 008.jpg Attachment: Complete#90 010.jpg Attachment: Complete#90 012.jpg
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| Author: | Jody [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:03 pm ] |
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beautifull!!!! nice job David! congratulations on reaching the 90 guitar mark .. ! Jody |
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| Author: | jfrench [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:29 pm ] |
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David - again, beautiful work! An absolute joy to see. I really liked seeing this as well as Colin's classical on here. I have a question about the inlay on the sides. Are you using the method such as that on the Romanillos course, with the "fall back" type of dome/solera? If so, how did you manage to keep the central rib inlay centered? I've been giving this some consideration and so far am considering a different method when I do an FE08 replica. Also, did you reinforce the back of the inlayed area on the sides with anything? |
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