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had to pull an all nighter to get this one done for delivery today.
that was a close shave!

You did 'er proud Matt! Now get some rest! Nothing like drifting off to sleep with the aroma of BBQ in the air!

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Beautiful!! Is that koa or tasmanian? Incredible colours anyhow

Gorgeous. Wish that puppy was mine, all mine.

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Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

Matt, I had no idea it was going to be that gorgeous. Beautiful Koa bro...it's a winner, and you really set the bar another notch higher for the rest of us again.
Hey...can we see the headstock?

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

BEAUTIFUL!

Matt, that's really nice. Simple appointments and fine workmanship often produce exceptional guitars, and I'll wager that that's the case here!

Very nice Matt

Really elegant

That is some real pretty Koa Matt.....beautiful work!!!

Wow,Very nice Koa and a beauteefull overall job!

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Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Well worth the effort Matt!
Beautiful!
What's the binding, purpleheart?
Maybe that's just my imagenation.

Wade

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Wade
Nashua, NH
http://www.wadefx.com

Matt,
Outstanding buddy. How are things going. Send an email.

Matt, you sure have more than just talent for such a masterpiece, GORGEOUS, ELEGANT, REFINED, WOW!

That guitar would have a hard time coming out of my hands! Awesome Koa!

Serge

Thanks very much guys, yupp, it is Koa and some old sitka.

Wade, the bindings are tortiose....did I spell that right? I always struggle with that one.

heres the headstock, hope you all have great weekend.

That's some seriously sweet piece of workmanship. I really love that simple old Martin headstock shape too. Really great Matt. I knew it would come out great, although I don't know how you're doing it all considering everything going on right now for you!

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Matt...

That's one fine looking piece. I love it's simplicity. I'm a sucker for Tortoise (sp) binding, and the Koa looks choice. What design plan is this one? I'd love to tackle something like that in the future...It's looks to be a Grand Auditorium of sorts?

RichB38864.8913888889

Awesome guitar!! I really like it!! Keep up the good work!!

Beautiful guitar Matt! Koa is one of my top two favorite woods (the other being Mad. Rosewood).

I also like the headstock.

Pete

Very Nice!

Mike
White Oak, Texas

Thanks very much, I use a template from "the" 1928 Martin OM that Tj.Thompson was kind enough to share with me.
This cutaway was only the second one I have bent successfully on my fox bender. all my previous ones were bent by hand on the hot pipe.

Koa and sitka are an awesome combo, and i was very pleased with the sound of this guitar.

thanks again.
Matt

Elegant Matt!   Simply elegant!

   Very nice! Gorgeous Koa. Clean and very elegant...

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Elegant guitar, the tortoise binding was a great choice to go with that Koa. Every time I look at my old Martins I think to myself that I must use some tortoise and then never get round to it.

Colin

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That's one fine stringed instrument! It will make a lot of people happy through the next two or three hundred years... You can be proud.

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Joe Beaver
Maker of Sawdust