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Ok, I've got it in my grubby little hands. The back and side purfling scheme is maple/black/koa. I noticed that the rosette uses white rather than maple. Would you guys rather see white used on the top purfling or maple? I can't decide. P

Tough call, YOU'RE the MAN! Put 'em both up there, squint, consternate, then, grab one and glue it....

I think white will connect the look of the top better, and as long as the back and sides are the same I think it will look fine.


my .02 worth....

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

I have to agree with Brock.

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Brock, do you mean that as long as the back and sides are the same as each other or the same as the top? I had Don do the center strip in Maple because I didn't know what the rosette was. I think if I use white on the top and maple on the back and sides it will be all good.

Paul, did you get the end graft ok? Don W38386.9270949074

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Yes. I meant white on the top ledge so the rosette and the top purfling ties. The purfling under the binding on the sides seems less critical that it matches the top.

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

Don, no I didn't. Was it in the box or coming from someone else. Paul

Paul, it's in a plastic bag inside the guitar....

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."