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Author:  Gary L [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:00 am ]
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These two classicals were made for my wife and me to celebrate our wedding anniversary.

Soundboards: Euro spruce or western red cedar
Backs: Ziricote (purchased from Hibdon in 2003 when I lived in St. Louis)
Bridges: Madagascar rosewood
Bindings: Snakewood
Tuners: Rodgers with snakewood buttons
Other features: Elevated fingerboards, V-grafted heads, French polished shellac finish, and soundboards braced with the Rodriguez pattern

Sound and feel: Smooth and lovely voices with the characteristic Rodriguez fullness in the bass and mid range. Trebles retain crispness. The cedar is a canon, and the spruce more reserved. These two are noticeably less aggressive sounding than the last Rodriguez-style guitar I built, a result that I prefer. This may be a result of my introduction of the Byers-style elevated fingerboards, where the soundboards fall away (starting just below the soundhole) from the conceptual plane of the top. Another noticeable feature is a softer feel in the left and right hands, presumably due to the sloped soundboard and/or my change of neck/head angle from 14 to 11 degrees.

Thanks for having a look.





Author:  Burton LeGeyt [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:14 am ]
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Gary, those are beautiful! I love the rosette and everything else too. If you have more pics and some close-ups (of the end decoration especially) I would love to see them.
Author:  Bobc [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:17 am ]
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Gary those are absolutely beautiful.
Author:  Arnt Rian [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:28 am ]
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Oh, they look lovely!

I’m working on a 000 ziricote with a very similar looking back now. How do you like working with this wood, did you do anything to avoid it cracking or splintering down the line? I have read that some people like to treat the sides with a lot of CA glue before bending; some don’t do anything special and say they have no cracking issues with it…
Author:  Todd Rose [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:30 am ]
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Wow, Gary, those are absolutely spectacular! I love everything about them. I wish I could hear them! You're unique artistic vision shines through beautifully in so many ways on these instruments. Very, very inspiring! Thanks for giving us a glimpse, and I hope you'll post more pics as well.
Author:  RobE [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:47 am ]
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Those rosettes are amazing.

And that wood is stunning.

Great craftsmanship. I hope that you will post more pictures of your stunning guitars.
Author:  Dave Anderson [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:50 am ]
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Love that Ziricote ! Beautiful work Gary,very nice end graft
and rosette! Great anniversary gifts for yous two!
Author:  WaddyThomson [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:06 am ]
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MMMMMM! MMMM!  Those are fantastic.  The appointments are perfect for the woods.  Nice work.    
Author:  KenH [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:10 am ]
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man those are prety pretty pretty!!!


I sure would like to see a close up of the end wedge on the one guitar that looks like some sort of inlay in it.
Author:  vachterm [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:29 am ]
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Really nice!
love the Friedrich-eque head too!

any pics of the construction phase? i'm aspecially interested in the elevated neck thingy...

Beautiful!

Udi.
Author:  Gary L [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:33 am ]
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A few more by request:



Author:  jfrench [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:44 am ]
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Gary - great job! I like the elevated fingerboard on yours, its not TOO elevated, as some are. Fine, fine work.
Nice rosette too!
Author:  Howard Klepper [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:14 am ]
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Wow! What's your last name, Gary?
Author:  Don Williams [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:24 am ]
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Those are beautiful. I mean, really really elegant.

I love the V-joint too, which is extremely well-executed.

My hat's off to you.

Bravo !

Author:  Dave White [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:39 am ]
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Gary,

Those are both just fabulous
Author:  old man [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:25 am ]
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WOW!! So fine!! Really spectacular attention to detail.

Ron
Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:48 am ]
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Wow...
Amazing work!
So what are you getting her next year?
(I.e., those look like hard acts to follow!)

I like everything about them!

Steve
Author:  Mike Collins [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:11 am ]
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Absolutely beautiful!!!!!
I love your rosette !!!
Teach us how you make it please!!!!!
Nice touch with the white line in the middle of the purflings .

Keep up the great work !!!
mike
www.collinsguitars.com
Author:  James Orr [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:19 am ]
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I love the finish. It has such a great luster.
Author:  Anthony Z [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:57 am ]
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!!!!!

!!!!!

!!!!!

.....wow
Author:  LanceK [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:16 am ]
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Man those are sweet!
Author:  Colin S [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:34 am ]
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Great guitars, nice tonal palette in the colour schemes, nothing jars. But what do they sound like?

Colin
Author:  Andy Zimmerman [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:54 am ]
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Man I love your work
Your rosettes are the finest I have ever seen.
Author:  MaxBishop [ Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:42 pm ]
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Gary,

Absolutely stunning! Great work.

Max
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