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My Mahogany Dread and OM
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Author:  David R White [ Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:33 pm ]
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Here are some photos of two guitars I have just finished. I really need to thank all the fine people on this forum who have shared so much - without you I would be building lousy guitars instead of mediocre ones!

Personally I love the look of Mahogany - so much I even made a rosette out of some. These two are Khaya, necks and bodies with Ebony appointments. The dread also has a sitka top, mahogany rosette, and ebony bridge. The OM has a Coco rosette, redwood top and BRW bridge. Thanks for looking.













Author:  Anthony Z [ Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:33 pm ]
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Howdy neighbour! Sweet looking guitars!
Author:  Kim [ Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:57 pm ]
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Yes, very sweet indeed David...Hey, seems all you need to do to build great guitars is be called Dave White, that's it, I'm off to the registry office, we should have 3 Dave Whites here by neck week when the papers come through

Cheers

Kim
Author:  KenH [ Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:02 am ]
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Beautiful guitars !  I really am beginning to like those Khaya guitars. beautiful wood.


 


Thanks for sharing
Author:  Bill Greene [ Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:06 am ]
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I don't see anything mediocre about those...beautiful instruments. And I too plan on changing my name to Dave White. From Bill Greene to Dave White...not that big of a change really.   

Nice work. Congrats, and thanks for the photos.
Author:  Don Williams [ Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:08 am ]
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Khaya is great wood...

Thanks for sharing the pics David!
Author:  WaddyThomson [ Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:48 am ]
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Really nice.  Good work.   
Author:  David R White [ Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:53 am ]
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These are the first guitars where I have had a bandsaw and did the resawing myself. One advantage to that is being able to cut the back, sides, neck and rosette from the same piece which I think helps tie everything together visually. This does of course lead to more waste, but Khaya is inexpensive enough to allow for that.
Author:  SteveCourtright [ Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:18 am ]
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That mahogany does have a way of glowing in the sunlight. Marvelous work.
Author:  old man [ Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:31 am ]
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Nice! That's the first square heel I've seen around here.

Ron
Author:  Dave White [ Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:03 am ]
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I'm thinking of changing my name to Jeff Traugott

David - lovely guitars and lovely wood. The Khaya looks great.



How do they sound?
Author:  David R White [ Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:14 pm ]
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How do they sound?

Both pretty good and complete opposites of each other. The Dread is a well rounded, nice strummer with lots of overtones. The OM is a very focused sound with a tight bass, good for fingerstyle.

Personally, I think guitars that sound good for fingerstyle are too harsh when strummed, and good strumming guitars are too muddy when played with the fingers. I don't know if that's a common thought or not.
Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:09 pm ]
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I love the way the ribbon grain dances in the light.
Really pretty.

Steve
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