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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Presentation grade J- 200..... |
Don’t you love it when people call things “presentation grade” “museum series” or “an important piece” At any rate, this is the “pinnacle of my career”… Master grade Sitka spruce top Blistered hard maple back and sides Curly hard maple neck Gabon ebony fretboard, bridge and head veneers Mother of pearl and abalone inlay ABS purfling and binding Celluloid nitrate pickguard Gotoh tuners Ivory nut and saddle Nitro finish           Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Mon Dec 23, 2019 6:23 pm ] |
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What a stunner! I could NEVER do anything that beautiful. Very well done. |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:01 pm ] |
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Cool FB inlay! |
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:08 pm ] |
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That is one Beautiful guitar!!! You didn't overlook a single element, that includes right down to the pickguard and bridge! Love all of it, especially the headstock and fingerboard inlay |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:28 pm ] |
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I like how your tree of life inlay goes positive and negative against the background. I haven't seen that done before. Beautiful work overall. |
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| Author: | SnowManSnow [ Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:48 pm ] |
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Wow man. Hats off.. (if I were wearing one) Next time I wear a hat I’ll take it off for you, but I suppose the fact that I’m not currently wearing a hat could mean that I’ve already done so. Regardless the next time I procure said hat and place it on my head I’ll be certain to promptly remove it just in case. Super fine work man... really Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | DanKirkland [ Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:53 pm ] |
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I absolutely love it! Fantastic work sir. |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:02 pm ] |
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That's a Beauty! It won't play second banana to no banana! ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up")
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| Author: | Ruby50 [ Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:07 pm ] |
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Brad Really wonderful. You have to write up a toot on making that bridge Ed |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:29 pm ] |
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My wife had to bring the floor jack in from the garage to jack my jaw back up to it's original position. Let's leave it at perfect in every detail. Curious about how many hours? The guitar actually spoke to me and asked me to tell you not to put a pickup in her. ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations") Alan |
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| Author: | klooker [ Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:51 pm ] |
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Dang! Awesome work! Thanks for sharing that. I think I need to find a nice Maple set before people catch on. Kevin Looker |
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Presentation grade J- 200..... |
[quote="Ruby50"]Brad Really wonderful. You have to write up a toot on making that bridge Ed[/quote The bridge is actually pretty simple to make. For the cutout part, I drilled 3 holes at each corner of the design and then connected them with a jig saw..... Then rasp, file and sandpaper to clean up Then cut the outside shape with the bandsaw and cleaned up with the 6X89 sander and hand sanding. It took 4 hours to make including the inlays |
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Presentation grade J- 200..... |
alan stassforth wrote: My wife had to bring the floor jack in from the garage to jack my jaw back up to it's original position. Let's leave it at perfect in every detail. Curious about how many hours? The guitar actually spoke to me and asked me to tell you not to put a pickup in her. Alan Thanks! 170 hours.... |
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| Author: | violinvic [ Tue Dec 24, 2019 8:49 am ] |
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Wowzer!!! An absolute stunner. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Tue Dec 24, 2019 9:02 am ] |
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Nice work. Maybe not my cup of tea, but I certainly appreciate the work that went into it. |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Tue Dec 24, 2019 9:31 am ] |
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As always Brad, top notch. |
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| Author: | George L [ Tue Dec 24, 2019 9:50 am ] |
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Holy cow. That's an amazing piece of work. Do us all a favor, Brad, and don't try to top this one.
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| Author: | Ken Nagy [ Tue Dec 24, 2019 10:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Presentation grade J- 200..... |
Brad, that one looks like an old Italian "show off" guitar with all the bling. Even a mustache! You pulled off all those elements without it looking gaudy. I think that it is the fine execution that does that. Really stunning. That maple is really something. I have the varnish on my 10th violin; actually a 5 string viola; and I am finally somewhat happy with my varnish job and just about everything else. But it is NOTHING like yours. It still looks like someone who is only learning. But at least I'm closer to happy than I've been before. I hope to be always learning, but how many guitars have you built? Just to know that there may be hope that some day things will come together. |
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:14 pm ] |
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Ken Nagy wrote: Brad, that one looks like an old Italian "show off" guitar with all the bling. Even a mustache! You pulled off all those elements without it looking gaudy. I think that it is the fine execution that does that. Really stunning. That maple is really something. I have the varnish on my 10th violin; actually a 5 string viola; and I am finally somewhat happy with my varnish job and just about everything else. But it is NOTHING like yours. It still looks like someone who is only learning. But at least I'm closer to happy than I've been before. I hope to be always learning, but how many guitars have you built? Just to know that there may be hope that some day things will come together. Ken, I have built over 100 instruments in my life... Mostly guitars with couple of mandolins and ukuleles as well... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:17 pm ] |
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George L wrote: Holy cow. That's an amazing piece of work. Do us all a favor, Brad, and don't try to top this one. It’s funny, when I first started building instruments all I wanted to do is make them as fancy as I could and then realized I really couldn’t pull it off so I’ve been building mostly simpler ones so I figured it was time to try it again.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | ChuckH [ Tue Dec 24, 2019 3:30 pm ] |
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Very beautiful guitar Brad. I've alway enjoyed looking at your creations. Hope y'all have a Merry Christmas. |
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