Fabulous new Howard Klepper Guitar

Dave White · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:10 am

Check this out. This has to be one of the most breathtaking guitars I have seen.

Howard you are an artist and a great craftsman

Rod True · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:17 am

Once again Howard, you've compleatly raised the bar for the artistic side of this craft. That is truely and awesome looking guitar.

I have no doubt that your guitars sound increadible too, however I've never been privilaged with hearing one so I can only comment on the beauty which you've created

Great Build

(just pokin' fun)

And here are the pictures

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JJ Donohue · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:30 am

I'm speeechless! What an amazing tribute to woodworking skills...and that doesn't even consider it's tonal potential.

Howard, you don't even need to put your name on the headstock...this defines you in all your glory.

There should be a new term in the luthier lexicon..."Klepper-Mania". I shudder to imagine what goes on inside of that brain of his!

af_one · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:31 am

Thats insane! How are dovetails like that cut--CNC? The work is so precise it boggles the mind.

Colin S · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:00 am

That's why Howard is among the top half dozen builders in the world. His workmanship is faultless.

Colin

LarryH · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:07 am

Oh sure it looks great over the internet in pictures but I bet in person and up close it looks like........a work of art!!

WOW and I'm hoping to do my first rosette today.

Humbling and inspiring.

Wade Sylvester · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:10 am

Truly an Inspiration!
The dovetails travel through every inch! incredable.
I love the muli-lamination look at the neck/head valute aria too!
WOW!

Wade

jhowell · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:12 am

Mercy, mercy, mercy! As someone who has fidgeted through a couple of dovetailed drawers, my mind is just spinning!

This guitar is truly a piece of art.

Serge Poirier · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:22 am

Speechless and that doesn't happen to me often!

Truly beautiful, one would hold that baby with white gloves and in a room where there are no sharp edges, just cushions, with the best of care, a real jewel!

Dave White · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:54 am

That bridge is just amazing. And he even got the strings to change colour on the two halves of the top

Sam Price · **Joined:** Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:48 am **Posts:** 2094

Amazing craftmanship, and I imagine extremely difficult to build....

It is astonishing how wood can be crafted to be so decorative.

Howard Klepper · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 6:16 am **Posts:** 2692

Thanks guys! No offense meant to my favorite forum by posting on 13th Fret. I'm still not sure how to get photos up here.

I gotta run, but I'll come back later and answer any questions.

Don Williams · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:19 am

I don't know <shaking my head>....
I'm just a little dissapointed that there were no dovetails in the back of the neck.
Howard, how much more effort would it have been?
C'mon man! Finish the job!

Btw, great work as usual. Cool git!

Hank Mauel · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:20 am

What??? You didn't dovetail the neckshaft together? Or your nameplate? TSK! TSK!

Maybe next time? It would be wild to watch the dovetail from the back continue on up the heel and up to (and maybe continuous) through the headstock. Like one giant 4 foot zipper!

I bet that feature would be a mindbender to execute and keep all the proportions correct, but if anyone can, it's you, Howard.

Don Williams · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:21 am

Gosh Hank, we must be on the same wavelength, but across the continent!

James Ringelspaugh · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:25 am

What, no dovetailed armrest bevel?

I recall seeing your first dovetail guitar at Healdsburg 2005 and being quite impressed. Was it also you who had a, well, rather risque guitar there as well? I remember thinking that was the best guitar there from an artistic point of view.

Hank Mauel · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:38 am

[QUOTE=Don Williams] Gosh Hank, we must be on the same wavelength, but across the continent![/QUOTE]

Or in need of SERIOUS professional help!

Don Williams · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:43 am

Bobc · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:49 am

Absolutely outstanding Howard. Just one beautiful guitar.

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Arnt Rian · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:52 am

I think it is even better and more refined than dovetail madness, Howard just keeps getting better and better. My hat is off!

charliewood · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 8:05 am

Howard
Absolute brilliance as usual!!!!!
I wish you had of posted this on the OLF too - I yearn the unveiling of every new Klepper masterpiece!
Unreal, truly breathtaking, my goodness!
Cheers
Charliewood

KiwiCraig · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 8:59 am

Howard,
................I' m Stunned..............

It's the most amazing guitar I've ever seen.

It's the most amazing artwork I've ever seen.

It's the most amazing craftsmanship I've ever seen.

I'm sitting here, speechless . Nothing I say can describe how I really feel about your work.

WOW !,,,,,,WOW !,,,,,WOW !

I see that Bruce Sexauer bought $200 worth of beer after seeing it. I think I'll just dig a big hole and climb in.

.

Regards, Craig ,,,,,,,STUNNED !KiwiCraig39095.7096643519

old man · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:47 am

Wowser!! Does that make me feel insignificant.

ron

James Orr · **Joined:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 7:37 am **Posts:** 4815

Wow! That's one of the most incredible pieces of work I've ever seen.

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