Very happy with you Dave, you deserve that my friend and i can't wait to see the pics that this customer will send!
Serge
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:54 am ] |
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Hey gang, just wanted to show you all the review I just got from the customer that I built the 12 string cutaway dred for. These are the kind of thing that make it worthwhile for me. Dave - ok, so I've had her for a week. She's absolutely incredible - more than I had hoped. She sounds killer, and I don't think she's opened up all the way yet. The neck is sooooo cool - fits my hand perfectly. I can barre chords so much cleaner - the 1 13/16 nut is just right. The profile is just perfect - just enough meat on the neck to play easily for hours. The spacing between courses is perfect - by narrowing the spacing of the pairs of strings, it opened things up and plays so cleanly - whether fingerpicking or strumming. The action is just right. No buzz. Anywhere. Plays so well in tune all the way up the neck too. She's really gorgeous as well. I really don't think I've seen woods like this before. The back is so well bookmatched. The abalone inlay looks wonderful - and the lightning bolts came out just like I'd imagined. You made the hat trick for sure. I wanted something that sounded killer, played well, and looked great. I can't see that I'd ever want another acoustic 12. Thanks again - I'll get some pictures to you soon, and hope to get the studio cranked up as well for a clip or two... frank BTW, the curly maple and adirondack top and braces all came from Steve at Colonial. Steve went to a lot of trouble with pics and wait time for decisions and that sort of thing so I feel I owe him a very big thank you as well. Thanks for looking! |
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| Author: | charliewood [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:10 am ] |
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Thats all you can ask for 100%+1% satisfaction! Good stuff - you must be very pleased. Cheers Charliewood |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:18 am ] |
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Very happy with you Dave, you deserve that my friend and i can't wait to see the pics that this customer will send!
Serge |
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:18 am ] |
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Charlie/Hesh, thanks so much guys! This really made my day. You always hope you've done what a customer wants but you never really know until he gets his hands on it and takes it for a spin. |
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| Author: | Shane Neifer [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:19 am ] |
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GREAT JOB Dave! You are right, that is what it should be all about! Congrats! Shane |
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:20 am ] |
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Oops, guess you were posting while I was Serge. Thanks buddy, I appreciate your comments too! |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:22 am ] |
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Great Dave, you can't buy advertising like that. You know who he'll be recommending to his mates if they want a guitar built. Colin |
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:39 am ] |
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Thanks Shane and Colin! Colin, that reminds me, I've gotta send him a sizable stack of business cards. 
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| Author: | old man [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:26 am ] |
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Way to go Dave. That is impressive! Ron |
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| Author: | matt jacobs [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:28 am ] |
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Nice job Dave. Get those picture ASAP, so we can see this thing. |
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:30 am ] |
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Congratulations, Dave!!! It's always nice to see good guys get their well-deserved kudos. Exceeding the customer's expectations after toiling so hard...PRICELESS!!! Looking forward to seeing the pics and hopefully hearing the clips. |
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:15 am ] |
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Thanks Ron/Matt/JJ, I had a feeling that all my fellow OLFers would know just how nervous I was till I heard back from the customer. Well, here's a couple of pics I had taken about a week or so before she left home. 
The front (sort of). 
The tail end. 
And the back. 
These will have to do until Frank sends me more pics. |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:48 am ] |
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OOOOOOH Man she's nice and i'll bet she sounds as great as she looks huh?
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| Author: | Marc [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:24 am ] |
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Looks really great Dave. I'm sure the positive feedback from the customer feels great, well deserved. I get up to Norman often, sometime I would like to stop by and see your shop. My boys high school baseball team (Plainview) used to play Jones once in a while. |
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:28 am ] |
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Serge, she sounded pretty sweet to me.
Marc, I'd be happy to have you drop by some time. Just give me a call when you are going to be in the area, that way I'll make sure to be home. |
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:15 pm ] |
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That's a beaut, Dave...I love it all, including the gold tuners. What tips can you reveal about the bracing, top thickness, etc that diffrerentiate it from a normal 6 string? |
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| Author: | KiwiCraig [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:31 pm ] |
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Nice work Dave . An awesome looking twelve . |
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:01 am ] |
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[QUOTE=JJ Donohue]What tips can you reveal about the bracing, top thickness, etc that diffrerentiate it from a normal 6 string?[/QUOTE] That's the funny part about a 12 string JJ, there are really very few differences from a normal 6 string. I sought out opinions from the OLF and everyone said build it just like you would a six string. I did go just a tad thicker on the top and left the braces a little bit heavier though. The things that were really different to me were carving the neck to the customer's spec and making a pinless bridge. Apparently, I got the neck just as he wanted it but we'll have to see how the pinless bridge holds up. |
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| Author: | peterm [ Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:14 am ] |
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Wow, some review!! I guess you hit the spot with that one! Congrats!
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| Author: | Jimmie D [ Wed Jan 10, 2007 6:05 am ] |
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Way to go Dave.
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| Author: | MSpencer [ Wed Jan 10, 2007 6:14 am ] |
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That is really beautiful! great response from your customer and surely a reflection of your talent. I have never done a 12 string, what price range are you in on a guitar like this one? I still buy guitars from time to time to add to my GAS (Guitar Acquisition Sydrome not the other) Mike |
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:25 am ] |
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[QUOTE=MSpencer]what price range are you in on a guitar like this one? Mike[/QUOTE] Mike, this one went for just under $4000. There were markups for the cutaway, 12-string and a L.R. Baggs Active Element system. |
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| Author: | RobertJeffery [ Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:09 am ] |
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Dave, It Ain't Braggin' ifn you kin do it!!! And you sure did!!! Nice looking guitar! Great Review! |
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