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Author:  KenH [ Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:58 pm ]
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I finally got around to finishing the African Mahogany dread tonight. It is topped with Englemann spruce and MOP rosette and purflings.  Mahogany neck, Curly maple bindings. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. She has a LOUD LOUD LOUD voice, but is well tempered for a dread and her highs are as equal as the lows. Resonance is remarkable. She has a traditional ladder braced back and parabolic top bracing.


I got carried away when I was fitting the neck and sanded more than I wanted to. I used a little trick I learned here at the OLF to solve that little problem.


This is a commissioned guitar. I normally dont use pick guards, but the customer wanted it. It will go out soon and I'll be sure to post some pictures of the happy customer.






 


Thanks for looking,


Ken


Author:  LanceK [ Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:13 pm ]
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Looks great Ken!

Author:  WaddyThomson [ Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:14 pm ]
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Looks great, Ken.  I'm sure you'll have a happy customer.   

Author:  Dave Anderson [ Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:50 pm ]
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Nice job Ken! I like it a lot.
Congrats on the great sound you got.

Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:00 pm ]
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Mmmm-mmm, you got a nice color on that mahogany!
And the maple is a sweet contrast.

Fine-looking guitar!

Steve

Author:  Shane Neifer [ Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:12 pm ]
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Well Done Ken!!

Shane

Author:  Blain [ Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:18 pm ]
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Very nice looking Guitar Ken.

Beautiful piece of Mahogany!

Author:  KenH [ Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:37 am ]
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It is just the lighting. I polished the headstock so much that it was like a mirror. Every time I tried to take a picture of it all I would get was a bright blurr. I finally got this picture of it by taking it from the side.


 


Thanks for all of the kind reviews!


Ken


Author:  burbank [ Fri Sep 07, 2007 2:52 am ]
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That's beauty, Ken. Great work!

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