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Martin Turner
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Just got my hands on Mr Robert O'Brien's fine DVD on guitar finishing. Havent watched all of it yet but what I have watched looks excellent.

An excellent and highly useful reference thanks Robbie.

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I have it too ! Robbie sure makes it look simple.

Hey, hows that dovetail neck working out Martin ?

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I just completed French polishing my first guitar since watching Robbie's dvd. This guitar had the best finish yet. His techniques on how to properly FP really made a huge difference in the results. My only problem spots were where the fretboard meets the top. Those areas require just a litle more practice.

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Martin Turner
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[QUOTE=KiwiCraig]
I have it too ! Robbie sure makes it look simple.

Hey, hows that dovetail neck working out Martin ?[/QUOTE]

Think I got the thing sussed. Took a bit of shim work to get there. I need to look at the M and T cutting jig Im using....it needs a few adjustments.

Cheers Martin


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I'll second what John says about the FP section. Robbie's approach is far simpler that the Milburn tutorial and I was able to get a superior surface finish with much less effort. His method is KISS at its finest.

Robbie...my elbow thanks you!

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Glad you like the DVD guys! JJ you can now save that elbow for working on the honey do list!


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I'll sing accolades for Robbie's DVD too. I've used it to learn about pore filling, KMT-9 and now spraying lacquer. The steel string DVD is packed full of useful info too. Both have helped me tremdously.



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Martin Turner
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Well I WAS enjoying Robbie's DVD until my computer's DVD drive packed it in


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I can vouch for the fact that Robbie is just as good in person as in any of his
videos. If you are in the denver/metro area, check Robbie out at Red Rocks
Community College in Lakewood, CO. It is an excellent woodworking
utopia, one made so much more valuable by Robbie's expertise and
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