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Dave Rector
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Finally got to give my grandson his birthday present. I think he is happy with it. Check this out.

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Dave,
Neat! Looks like your grandson is really enjoying it. How about some more guitars pics and a few details?
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Dave...Just the right size for him, with some room to grow. Great job!

That photo is good enough for a convincing promotional flyer--"Another satisfied customer picks Rector..."
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He does look happy Dave. It should be fun to watch him grow, and his appreciation grow as well for what you've done for him!

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He certainly looks please.

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thats great! Look at that smile!

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Dave

Just out of Interest what Length of Scale did you use ?


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Bruce, there are some more pics in another thread here. I didn't want to waste any more bandwidth so I didn't repost them.

Russell, the scale length is 24". The guitar is a tracing of a plan that GAL sells for a salon guitar, but the inside is x-braced instead of the classical looking bracing they had.

Now I'm gonna have to get that boy some lessons.

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Thanks Dave, I asked cause I am making one for my son at the moment, well it keeps getting put to one side when playing customers shout .
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Russell, I put xtra light strings on it and with the 24 inch scale I think even his baby sister (3 months) wouldn't have any trouble fretting it. The action is like butter.

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Okay, I found the other pics. Nice guitar. I really like those parlor guitars.


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congratulations Dave, that shot is priceless.


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That is great! The best reward of all is seeing a smile like that!

Way to go!

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What a great picture and such a nice thing to do for your grandson Dave. Looks like a cool little guitar too! He looks like a happy camper!

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Dave..That's a great shot for "Promotional purposes"
Happy Camper!!
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Dave,
The greatest gift you can give someone is your love and time. Neither can be bought. That is a great thing you've done to give of your time and talents (Yourself). Not the mention the 'BEAUTIFUL GUITAR'...your grandson is a lucky boy. You will be blessed 10 fold !
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Thanks for all your comments guys!

I'm sure he will have a lot of fun with it. His mother has already told him how careful he has to be with it. I told her "just let him play it" . Don't want to make him scared of hurting it, we can fix it.

It'll be a lot of fun watching him to see if he picks it up or not.

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