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#2, koa 000, finally done ! (pics)
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Author:  burbank [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:18 pm ]
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Well, I've finally finished the koa 000 I started back in January. It's the second one completed (third start), but it took longer than #1. I'm quite happy with it, though. I read everything I could find here and around the web by Alan Carruth about Chladni patterns. Thank you Alan!! The resonant frequency of the x-braced back is about a semi-tone above the top, with both plates glued onto the rim and the bridge on. Nice fat range of tones, this one. Much fuller in the lower pitches. Koa and Lutz from BobC, Mad rose bindings with black fiber/maple purflings, 24.9 scale, CF neck bars. Lots of fundamental. French polish without oil; my walnut oil wasn't drying and I never got around to getting another batch.

A debt of gratitude to the OLF!!












I'd forgotten how tricky the vintage Martin style nuts are.


Author:  Blain [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:39 pm ]
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Congratulations Pat, It looks fantastic!

I love that 000 body!

Very nice photography as well.

Author:  peterm [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:41 pm ]
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great looking guitar.... like everything about it!!
Author:  WalterK [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:55 pm ]
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What a beauty.....Now that's a guitar!!!
thanks for showing the pics...

walter
Author:  Arnt Rian [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:18 pm ]
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Beautiful!
Author:  Kim [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:47 pm ]
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Yep, you just got to be happy with that, what a classy little number.

Well done Pat

Cheers

Kim
Author:  Colin S [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:04 pm ]
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That looks very nice, you seemed to have nailed the finish just fine. I like the Koa, not too much, just enough to still be classy rather than blousy. I'd be happy to have built that.

Do try and get some more oil though, it allows a little more pressure to be used leading to a harder build.

Colin
Author:  JJ Donohue [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:09 pm ]
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Classy looking Pat. I like so many aspects of your guitar:
...Nice FP execution...how difficult to do without oil
...Mitred purfs...always an indicator of attention to detail, patience and skill.
...Headstock inlay...what material did you use...I like it a lot.
Voicing...do tell more about how you did glitter testing

Congrats and thanks for posting!
Author:  KiwiCraig [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:10 pm ]
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Very very nice guitar Pat . Love the french polish . The pick guard really suits too.
A fantastic result !

Regards Craig
Author:  LanceK [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:16 pm ]
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Outstanding Pat! You gotta be a proud daddy today!
Author:  Mark Hanna [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:43 pm ]
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Excellent Job Pat!! Very impressive!
Author:  Bobc [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:48 pm ]
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Very nice work Pat. Great looking guitar.
Author:  Michael Dale Payne [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:19 am ]
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Author:  WaddyThomson [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:12 am ]
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All of the above, Pat!  What a great looking instrument.     
Author:  Bruce Dickey [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:03 am ]
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That's right. There are bamboo forests in Hawaii. Goes really well Pat with the Koa. What a nice guitar. The miters seperate the men from the boys. Excellent work. Gorgeous.
Author:  Chansen [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:13 am ]
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Nice one Pat! Everything about it looks great and I'm sure it plays and sounds like a dream! Nice job!
Author:  Don Williams [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:27 am ]
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Very nicely done Pat... that looks really great!
Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:39 am ]
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Pat, what everyone else said.
That's a really satisfying guitar to behold!
Especially nice peghead inlay.

Steve
Author:  Shane Neifer [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:43 am ]
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Yup Pat, that guitar is just classy....

Wonderful!
Shane
Author:  Bob Long [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:32 am ]
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Great looking guitar, Pat! Really nice design, perfect selection of materials, and one of the coolest inlays I've seen in quite a while!

long
Author:  Dave White [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:57 am ]
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Nice one Pat - that looks a really sweet guitar, well worth waiting for
Author:  Mattia Valente [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:00 am ]
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Very, very nice work!
Author:  Dave Anderson [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:18 am ]
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Very nice job Pat. Man,would I love to play that guitar!
It's a real beaut! Congrats
Author:  Gary L [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:13 am ]
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Fantastic job! It has such an inviting look to it. The guitar just screams, "Play me!"
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