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Jocafa

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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:47 am

Mahogany

Joined: Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:16 am
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Location: United States

Matchsticks

That's what I call using the materials at hand!

More info in the link at the bottom of the article.

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Alain Desforges

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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:53 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:46 am
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Location: Canada

Wow! That's different... a good take on a sustainable/recyclable way of building!

Thanks Josh!

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KiwiCraig

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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:08 am

Koa

Joined: Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:46 am
Posts: 720
Location: Australia

Strike me !!
Hard to match that...,,,,,,, What bindings would match ?

Lawrence of Australia

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peterm

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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:18 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:05 pm
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Location: Bakersville, NC
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Amazing!!!!!!!!

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Jocafa

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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:22 am

Mahogany

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Location: United States

It's the violin that I was blown away by:

http://www.m-navydays.com/newpages/JackHall2/images/T.jpg

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Alain Desforges

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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:24 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:46 am
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Wow! That is very cool. I love the checkered patterns in that sweet looking little guitar as well... Notice the Django type bridge! I guess you wouldn't want 180 lbs. of pressure compressing that top, regardless of the glue you use...

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Shawn

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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:50 am

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Joined: Thu Jan 06, 2005 12:19 pm
Posts: 1051
Location: United States

There needs to be more myth and legended generated to this story...

something like because the instruments were made from pre-war matches, chances are the matchsticks were made of old growth Adirondack Spruce...

or because he was from England, the matchsticks were from "real" German Spruce...

It is remarkable the time and patience it would take to construct these instruments.

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