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Jimmy Caldwell
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I just saw Karl's post and thought I'd post a couple of pics of an SJ I'm working on. It's a Ziricote SJ with a Bocote back wedge and Bocote bindings. The woods worked very well together. This particular piece of Bocote is a little busy visually at least for me to use for backs and sides, but I like it as a complimentary wood.



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Jimmy,

That looks amazing!

What kind of wood did you use on the neck?

More pcitures please!



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Beautiful guitar Jimmy!!

Question about the Ziricote. I love the grain pattern typically seen in the wood, but most of the pictures on vendors websites show the unfinished wood as having a distinctly "gray"-ish coloring. Your Ziricote finished to a very nice brown shade. Did you add a toner to the finish?

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That looks more like a jumbo???

I too would like to see pics of that neck...looks like some quilted mahogany I have.

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[QUOTE=Pete Harrington] Beautiful guitar Jimmy!!

Question about the Ziricote. I love the grain pattern typically seen in the wood, but most of the pictures on vendors websites show the unfinished wood as having a distinctly "gray"-ish coloring. Your Ziricote finished to a very nice brown shade. Did you add a toner to the finish?

Pete[/QUOTE]

ziricote has that dusty / grey kind of look until finish is on it, then it goes brown/green.

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Beautiful work Jimmy.


Peter it's amazing how much the color of ziricote changes with finish. From greyish green to beautiful browns. I don't know what Jimmy did but I'd to bet there is no toner added. I could be wrong Bobc38896.5172569444

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I just fell in love with that guitar too, love that wood combo and the overall look and i did not see the top yet! AWESOME!

Pics of the top please!
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Jimmy,
I just love your work! I really think you have an eye for beautiful wood combinations and elegance in execution. Very beautiful guitar!
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Another winner Jimmy! And one more request for closer pictures of that neck.

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Beautifull I may add!

it too to me looks like a jumbo?


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Stunning, Jimmy!

What finish?

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Here's a pic of the top and the neck. The top is German Bearclaw. Neck is a 5 pc. laminate (Curly Honduran Mahog./Curly Maple/EIRW/Curly Maple/Curly Honduran Mahog.) The finish is Addam Starks' nitro and Larry Robinson did the FB inlay.

Re: SJ designation. I call it a small jumbo. Lower bout is 16". It just looks bigger because it's a true circular bout. Generally most true jumbo's have a 17" or bigger lower bout.


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Smoly hokes! That's beautiful.
I would vote for a view of the sides.... I'd like to see more of that contrast between the sides and bindings.

Por favor.

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Beautiful guitar - I love the look of that cutaway, too.
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Jimmy Beautiful as your work always is


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YOW! Nice, Nice, Nice!
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Excellent guitar, love the shape, the wood, the neck, it is all superb. I to want more much more, closer on the binding contrast with the sides please Jimmy.

Well Done

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I love your work Jimmy, always slightly outside the box, an innovative.

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[QUOTE=Jimmy Caldwell] Larry Robinson did the FB inlay.
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Finally, someone hired him to do a restrained inlay! I suspected he had it in him.

Jimmy, that whole guitar is tastefully appointed, and your craftsmanship is, as always, outstanding. Everybody is gonna want one just like it!


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Here are a few updated pics. All strung up and set up.





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