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Ok... just one more guitar and then I'll knock it off for awhile.

This parlor is going out the door tonight so I took a few snapshots.

Mahogany/Cedar Parlor. The cedar came from Bob C. (RC Tonewoods)
Bob's cedar is fantastic! I tried to get a shot that would show the
beautiful silking. Many thanks Bob!

Thanks for looking!

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I'm speachless...Did your purchase plans for that beauty ..absolutly stunning ... Headstock , neck , bridge, rosette...everything

Bob, that;s beautiful! Great wood combination and your headstock inlay is incredible! You have one very lucky customer for this one, it's stunning!

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars

Bob, Great guitar! As the others I love the headstock inlay.  I'll bet it sounds as wonderful as it looks.

Kirby

The dream catcher is fantastic! Wow! what a great rosette!

And as you have noted, the silky top is exquisite!

Heh, I was still recovering from the Mahogony/Mac Ebony SJ, and now this! When will it end! My heart can only take so much!

What's the finish on this one? The KTM-9 on the others came out really nicely.

(I think I'm going over to the FP side, though. How can you fault a finish that comes out gorgeous and that you can do on the coffee table while watching movies on TV?    )

I have a generic question about parlors. I have a Larrivee parlor, and I've had several people over the years comment that its the best guitar I have. The only thing is, I can't hear that when I play it myself. To me, it tends to sound a little ... strident, or harsh, or unrefined, or something. Is this an issue for this size of guitar, or not? I like the design from an aesthetic point of view and would like to try one someday, but I'm not quite sure what to expect from it.

Jim

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu

Bob--

This is really a gorgeous little guitar. I also am quite taken with the headstock inlay. Really, really nice.

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Jim Howell
Charlotte, NC

Bob, I'm glad you gave us a view of this one. Really nice! The wood colors and inlays look mighty fine. Plans, or your design?

BTW, I guess all your guitars have a "Long" scale?!

A "Long scale"... Carlton you crack me up!
Bob, Another super guitar! I really like it.Like the others said, that inlay is beautiful and Bobs cedar is stunning.Very good job

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Sweeeeet little guitar, Bob! Beautiful execution. Makes me yearn to get back to my little size 5 koa that's on the shelf for awhile. Seriously, what scale?

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Bob
   Very nicely done. Very delicate and clean. I really like the inlay, the rosette and the purfling. Elegant!

Pat...I've got that old vinyl record with Mississippi Fred McDowell explaining his playing style. Very cool.

Sorry..no intent to divert the thread from such a beautiful instrument

Wow Bob I really like that one.

That cedar is very very well quartered I'd say

"Long scale" I love it.

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Jim...as to the sound of a Parlor question...

Because a parlor size guitar has a smaller vibrating surface it can tend to have less lows which makes the focus of the sound more on trebles with some mid-range with less projection of low freqencies.

The sound that people percieve as strident or unrefined is based on their hearing a lack of lows.

To hear a parlor sized guitar with more lows check out the archives for John How's ladder braced parlors. Because they are ladder braced, the tops are more flexible and yeild a different tone that includes more lows..a great vintage sound that lends itself well to fingerstyle blues.

Thanks Shawn.

I guess my concern was more about the difference between what I'm hearing as I play it, and what someone in front of the guitar hears; i.e., how could people be saying the guitar is the best sounding one, when to me it is certainly not. There seems to be a lot more difference in the projection and directionality of the parlor vs. a larger guitar, where I tend to have more of a sense of hearing the guitar's voice (or at least think that I do.)

Hence the evolution of the soundport? I've never tried one.

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Jim Kirby
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Thanks everyone!

This guitar's body shape is based on a guitar I bought at a farm auction
for 10 dollars. I later found out it was made around 1880. The body
shape, and the scale (24.9) is the only things I copied though... I used a
very light X-bracing and installed a K&K pickup.

Sorry guys there is big ice storm here in the midwest and my lights are
flickering (I'd better shut down my computer.) I'll be back latter.

Thanks again,   Long

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Love that inlay. I do all of my inlay cutting and such and never approach that beauty. Great job. I love small guitars. People are always surprised by how good they sound and how loud they are compared to a D. Great job!!
Blake

Bob, thank you for spoiling us again with more of your excellent work.

I really like your headstock inlay.

Fine work indeed! I'm sure it sounds lovely.

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Rian Gitar og Mandolin

Thanks everyone, all the good feedback is very, very nice.

I love doing inlay, and I'm looking forward to the ASIA symposium in May.
Two of the sessions are on Inlay.

Thanks again!
Long

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Bob,

A beautiful job. The dreamcatcher is particularly unique and beautifully done.

How did you attach the truss rod cover- I don't see a screw, unless it's just lost in the black color.

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Gene

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Thanks Gene, The cover is fastened with two little pieces of erasure that
are attached to the underside of the cover. And those fit in the TR slot.
I've been doing that for over 10 years now and it's never failed.

Long

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Great Job, Bob, I echo all the kudos too. Excellent.

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What a beauty!
Excellent job on that stacked heel.
Thanks for posting, and we never tire of seeing your work.

Steve

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