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TonyKarol

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:06 am

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Here is the guitar I had mentioned in the Padauk thread. I just finished it up yesterday, after spendinga few hours getting the PU to balance - PITA theose coax cable style undersaddles.

So - the B&S are Padauk, qurtered, firey red, lotsa action in the interlocked grain when you move it around. The binding is ziricote, mitred purf lines are blk/orange/blk, rosette is braz segments, bridge is braz too. Headstock is a 4 piece bookmatch braz, tuners are 510s in gold obviously. I let the spanish cedar armrest show thru on this one. The neck/headstock has a padauk stripe down the centre, and the finish there is wipe on satin poly, about 8 coats, then 0000 stel wooled until baby butt smooth. Body is nitro

The sound is cetainly jumbo based, but more even string to string with the symetrical bracing, tapered not scalloped. a little more oommph in the bottom from the body size. A couple students watch me string her up and were impressed with the off the bench tone. Full round even, volume there when you punch it hard. Its a nice guit.

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:07 am

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:09 am

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Don Williams

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:10 am

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That third pic didn't come through...but she sure is a pretty guitar...nice work!

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:10 am

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woo, Tony, drop-dead gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!

BTW, you CAN have more than one image per post on this forum.burbank38821.6327777778

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TonyKarol

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:12 am

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TonyKarol

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:13 am

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more than one pic per post .. OK, but I am trying to get Grizzled like Serge !!!!!

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CarltonM

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:59 am

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Well, that's just begging to be played!

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paul harrell

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:29 am

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Beautiful Padauk, hope you don't have a fire alarm in your shop. Wonderful guitar, thanks for the pics.

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RussellR

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:32 am

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Tony

Thats really nice, is the finish satin or just on the headstock ?

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Bobc

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:49 am

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Tony that looks fantastic. I love the look of that beauty. You sure have those armrests down pat.
Great job.

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Rossy

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:57 am

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Nice dawg! Nice.

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Jeff Doty

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:19 am

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Tony,

Very, very nice. Beautiful workmanship.

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Shane Neifer

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:49 am

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Awesome Tony...You're keeping us PROUD!!

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MSpencer

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:21 am

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Really nice job Tony!

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John K

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:31 am

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REal nice job Tony. Everything works together. I bet it does sound good.

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A Peebels

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:47 pm

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That's it I've had all that I can stand. I'm going to resaw my padauk tomorrow. It's beckoned at me long enough!
BTW one fine looking guitar.

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Cocephus

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 1:18 pm

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Niiice!

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Serge Poirier

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:15 pm

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Ah Man, she's so pretty! another elegant one Tony!

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TonyKarol

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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:32 am

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The satin finish is on the neck only - I tried it after seeing the test in FWW that Minwax wipe on won the shootout - I mean the worst that can happen is you sand it off and shoot nitro. But I have converted a couple customers (and two students) already once they put there hands on this one. It just feels SOOOOOO GOOOOOOOD. Hopefully I can get Muriel Anderson to give it a whirl tonight at the TFGA concert she is doing (and my Dragonfly as well).

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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:08 am

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Beautiful Work!

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