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Brad Goodman
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Hi all,
I just finished a d-word guitar and was wondering what people are using for the tortoise type guards.
I usually don't put pickguards on my instruments,but I think I want to on this one since it's a "strummin"type of guitar.
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AndrewGribble
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John Greven's TorTis pickguards are the best looking ones available IMO.


Here's the link if you haven't seen them...


http://www.grevenguitars.com/tortis.htm


 


 
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Bill Greene
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Yep Grevens. Expensive, but worth it, and they're nice than any others I've seen.

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Brad Goodman
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Thanks Andrew and Bill,
I am familiar with the Greven Tortis guards-they are very nice.
The only thing is that they seem a little thick-LMI's website lists them as .035-.045 thick.
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That's somewhat thick, relatively, but it's still quite light and in a not-so lively area. I've never heard a tone difference when adding the pickguard.

Why can't you just come out ad say Dreadnought?
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Brad Goodman
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Thanks, Mario
I could say Dr##dn**g*t if I wanted to-
I got the feeling it was a "dirty" word-
Just trying to be funny.


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DREADNAUGHT!   DREADNAUGHT!    DREADNAUGHT!

Hahahahahahh!


Oh it feels soooo good.

I love dreds...and OM's....and Jumbos....and parlors...and.....

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Slap a pickguard on that baby Brad.

I like the Sony adhesive backed ones from LMI.

I just got some from AllParts and they are curled at the edges, bummer, but they were cheap.

Who wouldn't love a Greven guard! Oh so nice.


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Kirt, I know you meant Dreadnought, Dreadnought, Dreadnought!!!

That is Martin's spelling, saw it on their site just this week. It's official DREDN"O"UGHT!

I wonder how many dreds they've built?

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Brad,


You can get an original Martin pickguard (tortoise beveled) from John Hall at Blues Creek Guitars or the Martin 1833 shop on North Street in Nazareth. They run about $20+ and look very nice!


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...or do something different and use some of my Astrogard...
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[QUOTE=grumpy] Why can't you just come out ad say Dreadnought?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I am sort of mystified by that too. I think it originally started as a joke, but then somehow took on a consistant usage...

I like dreads.


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[QUOTE=Brock Poling] [QUOTE=grumpy] Why can't you just come out ad say Dreadnought?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I am sort of mystified by that too. I think it originally started as a joke, but then somehow took on a consistant usage...

I like dreads.

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It did start out as a joke and Hesh kept it going....
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HESHNOUGHT

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Dreads rule.

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Oh the horror.......

OK without sounding to much like Nixon here I take full responsibility but not the blame........

The d****n****t thing was here on the OLF when I got here and I picked it up from others.  So I didn't start it and some of my best friends are d****n****ts too.

Like many of you I love all guitars but if given a choice would prefer to date an L-OO or an OM......
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[QUOTE=Hesh] Oh the horror.......OK without sounding to much like Nixon here I take full responsibility but not the blame........The d****n****t thing was here on the OLF when I got here and I picked it up from others.  So I didn't start it and some of my best friends are d****n****ts too.Like many of you I love all guitars but if given a choice would prefer to date an L-OO or an OM......
[/QUOTE]

Yeah... I thought it was Serge that started it... but memory fails me...

regardless... I think we can all drop it and call a duck a duck...

what 'cha say?   

(Sorry for derailing the thread)

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Brock - sure thing no more d****n****t from me......

It is now called a duck.
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3 posts with relevant input. 93 posts about nothing. It's like the OLF of old....(not that that is a good thing)

I admit to trolling, here; I made the comments just to see how many would bite. As excepted... <g>

carry-on!
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Im going to hijack this thread and talk about pic guards

just kidding


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Mario you're the only person I know who takes delight in being called a grumpy troll...which I kinda like that about you.

Bill


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Seriously folks...
Thanks for all the great ideas (about pickguards!!).
I will post a picture of my guitar as soon as I clean it up.
Thanks,
Brad
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I'm planning to use a clear pickguard on the one I'm building. This way I can show off the nice Lutz top.

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