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Matt, great work, really nice. bd

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what a beaut, the story of the burn just adds to the thing, almost a built in 'mojo'. guitars with a bit of history are great. a few chinese whispers down through the years and it'll be legendary!


cant stop loking at the 3rd pic - drool!


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Second times a charm!! Great work! I think the second rosette is better too!

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I want to personaly thank all of you, I am a big fan of you guys also, and I feel lucky to know all of you.

Rod, Yeah i did change back to a belly bridge. I decided to do that for two reasons, one for the increased glue surface area, and second for the increased weight/density of the larger bridge.
I find that the belly bridge sounds a bit warmer on this body design, which has been the goal for me when it comes to voicing my OM`s. I guess i needed to see for myself why Martin made the change from P-bridges to bellys, and what changes accure.

Hank, thanks for the history sheet idea... should I add the part where i went bizerk and threw the guitar out the shop door and onto my front yard?

Steve K, thanks especially for your sensitive comment, it did indeed break my spirit for a while there. I cant belive i was able to recover the instrument and have it turn out as good as it did, i feel very lucky.

Terry K, I use rosewood for both the f-board and bridge. I hav`nt been a big fan of ebony, i find the rosewood more stable and easier to fret and re-fret.

Now that my Jimi Hendrix act is over, I`ll be moving on to my Pete Townsend act next!

you guys have warmed my heart, thanks.
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Well, all I can say is, what a resurrection!

Beautiful guitar Matt!

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Super Job Matt!
Nice recovery from the fire!

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Very Nice classic look!!! Much better with the new top!!!

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Nice recovery Matt!

I've been way too uptight in my first two builds, but as I keep building and
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This recovery of yours was very uplifting and inspirational to me.

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Matt,
Great looking guitar. Excellent job on the restore. You now have a great selling point: Born of fire and ready for blazing fast solos!


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Beautiful guitar! Glad to see you fixed her up. I bet that's a sweet sounding guitar.
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Very crisp and clean looking guitar Matt. Super recovery.

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