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Goodman Presentation 0 serial #100
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Author:  Brad Goodman [ Wed Jul 20, 2022 11:10 am ]
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Just finished this one.
It was a lot of fun to build.
Select grade Adirondack aged Spruce top
Cuban mahogany back and sides
Honduran mahogany neck
Gabon ebony fretboard bridge and head veneers
Mother of pearl and rope purfling
Ivoroid binding
High gloss nitro finish
24.9 inch scale
1 13/16 inch nut with
2 5/16 string spacing at bridge
Mother-of-pearl nut
Waverly tuners with mother-of-pearl buttons
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Author:  jfmckenna [ Wed Jul 20, 2022 11:31 am ]
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Beautiful as usual Brad.

100th guitar? Congrats on the milestone.

Author:  Jim Watts [ Wed Jul 20, 2022 11:51 am ]
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Beautiful Brad!

Author:  Pat Foster [ Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:21 pm ]
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What a beauty!

Author:  doncaparker [ Wed Jul 20, 2022 1:20 pm ]
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Beautiful, Brad! Any interest in sharing your method for cutting purfling channels that wide?

Author:  meddlingfool [ Wed Jul 20, 2022 1:51 pm ]
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Fancy!

Author:  SteveSmith [ Wed Jul 20, 2022 3:37 pm ]
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Very, very nice! I like the way you do the backstrap.

Author:  Brad Goodman [ Wed Jul 20, 2022 3:48 pm ]
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doncaparker wrote:
Beautiful, Brad! Any interest in sharing your method for cutting purfling channels that wide?

My tops are flat, so I use a laminate trimmer with a bearing bit.
I bought mine from Grizzly to augment my set from LmI since they cut deeper rabbets.
I use it for the bulk of the cut and then finish with the Dremel with a guide.
It’s actually very simple.


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Author:  Brad Goodman [ Wed Jul 20, 2022 3:51 pm ]
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jfmckenna wrote:
Beautiful as usual Brad.

100th guitar? Congrats on the milestone.

Yes, in that series.
I have built another approximately 50 other instruments- mandolins, electrics, ukuleles


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Author:  Ken Nagy [ Wed Jul 20, 2022 4:53 pm ]
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Brad, On the back of the neck is that a fake backwards Vee joint? Whatever it is, with the contrasting color it looks cool.

Author:  Chris Pile [ Wed Jul 20, 2022 6:07 pm ]
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Gorgeous, well done!

Author:  Colin North [ Thu Jul 21, 2022 2:21 am ]
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Wow! That's a real looker Brad.

Author:  Hesh [ Thu Jul 21, 2022 2:44 am ]
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Congrats Brad that's a whole lot of killer guitars so far from you!!!

Author:  Barry Daniels [ Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:33 am ]
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Great guitar Brad! My question about the MOP purfling, around the perimeter of the top, would be how did you layout and cut each piece of pearl?

Author:  Barry Daniels [ Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:38 am ]
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Ken Nagy wrote:
Brad, On the back of the neck is that a fake backwards Vee joint? Whatever it is, with the contrasting color it looks cool.


Ken, it's a simple backstrap, which is a headstock veneer that curves up into the neck shaft. And when that part is shaped to the neck it takes on the shape of a V. It is not an uncommon technique. One benefit is that it strengthens the neck to minimize the risk of a headstock breaking off.

Author:  Brad Goodman [ Thu Jul 21, 2022 1:37 pm ]
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Barry Daniels wrote:
Great guitar Brad! My question about the MOP purfling, around the perimeter of the top, would be how did you layout and cut each piece of pearl?

So after I rout the channel I glue in the Rope purfling and let it dry.
Then I take the mother of pearl blanks and Band saw them to the approximate inside radius/shape. Then I refine that shape on a belt sander.
Then I take a set of dividers and set it to the size I want which in this case is a quarter inch and cut that out a little big on the bandsaw.
Then using a digital micrometer I carefully sand the outside so that there within a few thousands of an inch of the.250. This step is critical because if they’re not within a thousandth or two it just won’t look right.
At that point I simply square up the ends on the belt sander by eye and fit one to the next one and glue them in. The remaining purfling is installed and the binding and it’s done.

I did that work in two sessions about four hours each.

I did the rosette in a similar way Using a disk I made from plywood which I covered in sandpaper and chucked in the drill press.


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Author:  Brad Goodman [ Thu Jul 21, 2022 1:42 pm ]
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Barry Daniels wrote:
Ken Nagy wrote:
Brad, On the back of the neck is that a fake backwards Vee joint? Whatever it is, with the contrasting color it looks cool.


Ken, it's a simple backstrap, which is a headstock veneer that curves up into the neck shaft. And when that part is shaped to the neck it takes on the shape of a V. It is not an uncommon technique. One benefit is that it strengthens the neck to minimize the risk of a headstock breaking off.

Exactly


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Author:  Clay S. [ Fri Jul 22, 2022 6:52 am ]
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Fancy Dancy - that's a Beauty!

Author:  rlrhett [ Sat Jul 23, 2022 11:20 am ]
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What a gorgeous gem!

How does it play?


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Author:  bcombs510 [ Sat Jul 23, 2022 12:04 pm ]
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Seriously lovely, Brad. The pearl just looks mind bogglingly difficult to execute. Such a beauty.


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Author:  Brad Goodman [ Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:11 am ]
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rlrhett wrote:
What a gorgeous gem!

How does it play?


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It plays great.
I’m very particular about “dialing in”my guitars.
It’s also sounding very nice , of course it’s a brand new guitar and needs some time to open up.
I have built several of these size 0 guitars of the same materials and bracing structure and it seems to produce a very robust sound for a little guitar.


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Author:  John Arnold [ Tue Jul 26, 2022 6:38 pm ]
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I am a big fan of 0 size guitars.
I usually don't favor pearly guitars (style 21 is more my thing), but you have hit a home run with this one. Bravo!

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