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I finally finished the classical I have been working on.
It sound really nice-the finish is still soft so I know it will "open up".
Tried a bunch of new tecniques on this one such as french polishin",hot hide glue,solid lining (willow) on the back and one piece wood rosette.

Specs:
Top-Carp spruce from Steve at Colonial

Back,sides bridge and head veneer-Brazilian rosewood,cut from the same board

neck-Spanish cedar

fretboard-ebony

rosette-pink ivory

binding-Brazilian rosewood and Ceylon satinwood

Brad - Great looking guitar, gorgeous set of wood. Did you build to any particular plan?

I'm working on my first few now, using the Miguel Rodriguez plan, but I'm going to start a more Romanillos-based guitar this summer.

Jim

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Jim Kirby
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Wow, That looks great!  I love the wood.  I just finished french polishing my first and it looks pretty good but yours looks flawless.  Did you have any trouble with where the neck meets the sides?

Also, what kind of grain filler did you use and what did you do for the final buffing?

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brad, very impressive indeed.

Brad, that is beautiful.
I like the way that you've blended your colors.
For instance, the Satinwood picks up that light sapwood in the Pink Ivory...or vice versa.
Very nice!

Steve

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Brad, that is one beautiful instrument. I really like the rosette. Nice chuck of zoot to produce all that. I also find it neat that one sponsor utilizes another.

Ron

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Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

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Waddy

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Very nice Brad! Do you have any inside pictures you can share with us?

Lovely Brad, just lovely!

A beautiful piece of work Brad. Love the choice of woods...the whole instrument has a light but very balanced look about it.

Brad,

That looks stunning

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Dave White
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". . . the one thing a machine just can't do is give you character and personalities and sometimes that comes with flaws, but it always comes with humanity" Monty Don talking about hand weaving, "Mastercrafts", Weaving, BBC March 2010

Well, no doubt, beautiful that guitar is!

But, I would like to use another word to describe it!

Elegant! Very Elegant!

The color combination was well thought out.

Great looking guitar!

Robert

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Everything has beauty, But, not everyone see's it!

Thanks for thr compiments,guys.

Jim, The shape is from a Romanillos plan.

Clint, I did have a little trouble french polishing where the neck meets the sides,but it did work out after many sessions. I used a water based pore filler and I also used the pumice method. It hardly needed any buffing at the end,I used the fine Menernza compound on the wheel VERY lightly.


Waddy,
It is a simple 7 strut fan bracing pattern.

Ed,
here are some photos of the innards:

BEAUTIFUL

Very nice Brad. The BRW bindings were the right choice as the satinwood line becomes the major design element.

The Pink Ivory rosette is a knockout. With the fade from the pink heartwood to the sapwood it looks like a sunrise.

Thanks Brad.  That's very nice work.  I too am using the Romanillos plan, but I'm going to try the open braces version to see how that comes out. I hope I can do half as well as you did.

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NICE guitar !!!!
Are ya going to keep it????

Isn't a wonderful feeling to make guitars?
mike Collins

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Mike Collins

All the woods go perfectly. The whole thing is an overstatement to understated tones (wood color tones that is- I'm sure it sounds great!!)   
I love it!
Craig L

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Beautiful and very clean.
I like the wide purfing lines

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Andy Z.
http://www.lazydogguitars.com

Thanks again for the kind words.

Mike,
I am not keeping this one,it is sold.

Out of the 50 guitars I have made I don't own a single one!

[QUOTE=Brad Goodman]



Out of the 50 guitars I have made I don't own a single one! [/QUOTE]

I think that quote says it all Brad.

A beautiful, beautiful guitar.

I guess you get to play the old Yamaha Huh?


Cheers, Craig

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CRAIG LAWRENCE of AUSTRALIA
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[QUOTE=Brad Goodman]Out of the 50 guitars I have made I don't own a single one! [/QUOTE]
Yeah, well, you couldn't afford one anyway!

That's a fine looking classical, Brad. For about a second I didn't like the bold purfling, but I sure do now. Very distinctive.

We need more Goodman guitars!

[QUOTE=Brad Goodman] Out of the 50 guitars I have made I don't own a single one! [/QUOTE]

Brad were they all that bad    I've got a nice Quilted archtop nearly done if you are interested

Just kidding you on bud, what guitar do you play?

That rosette is awesome.

Matt

Great looking guitar Brad. I particularly like the work and shape on the peghead.