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| Author: | LanceK [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:22 pm ] |
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Swallow your pride and share your #1 folks! Lets see where we all started. Here is mine, its a Sitka/mahogany Martin Dreadnought kit I picked up on Ebay, the finish is the old KTM 4A some might remember. This was the start of my sickness. Like a lot of us I thought I could save money and do it my self. 
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| Author: | Kim [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:42 pm ] |
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Looks great for a 1st Lance and regardless of what you spent making it, I bet she sure sounded sweet. Oh, and I also bet the next one was a whole lot cheaper to. Cheers Kim |
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| Author: | Dave White [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:49 pm ] |
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Ok - here's mine. Called Nancy, she's a 16 fret clear of the body guitar of my own design. 13.75" lower bout, 9.75" upper bout, 3.5" max rim depth. The back is 6 pieces of Brazilian Rosewood, the top Euro spruce and the bindings English walnut. Rosette and end graft are "Porcupine wood" (which I think is palm) and 5 piece neck of mahogany, walnut and Braz. The headstock veneer is London Plane (or Sycamore if you are North American) and the bridge a pinless one in Macassar ebony. The finish is Tru-oil. Very crude but great fun and still sounds good. 
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:52 pm ] |
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Wow Lance and Dave, nice first guitars! No, i'm not showing mine anymore! 
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:53 pm ] |
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Wow, it seems so long ago Actually it was just last year...
So no.1 was from scratch, stricly a la Cumpiano/Nathelson. Curly Cherry (Steve at Colonial), EIR binding. MadRose FB and bridge. Gold Schallers w/ebony, black horn pins. Finish is French Polish. 
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:57 pm ] |
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Hesh... That's not your FIRST!!!
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| Author: | KiwiCraig [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:10 am ] |
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Wonderful guitars guys. Craig Lawrence |
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:10 am ] |
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Now THAT has sexy curves... Hubba Hubba!
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:11 am ] |
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Here's my first... and OM named "Mojo" completed in 2003. I bought the components from John Hall after he convinced me that I could do it. I fooled him though...I called him every week and got advice on many of the details to get/keep me out of trouble. The great part is that he always answered the phone! Thanks again, John! Lots of mistakes but it still sounds and plays better than I ever would have imagined. 
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:12 am ] |
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Ah yes, Craig's first that looks like a hundreth... Gorgeous work Craig... Outstanding! |
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| Author: | KiwiCraig [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:24 am ] |
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Thanks for the very kind words Alain. It's a great sounding guitar . We're very very attached 
Regards Craig Lawrence |
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| Author: | burbank [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:45 am ] |
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Ha, Hesh, C'mon, the one with the little pickguard/bridge thingy was it, right? IIRC, that's a nice little axe. Here's mine. It's LMI's OM EIR serviced kit, KTM9 padded on. Major goof, which I didn't discover 'til much later, is the soundhole is off-center by more than 1/8". And if you put it on its side on a flat table, it doesn't sit flat, wobbles. Sounds nice, though it still has its wolfy middle E. 
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:49 am ] |
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My first scratch built: This is the only picture I have of it here at work 
OM 25.4 scale Curly Kao top Paua purfling IRW back and sides with Culy maple bindings |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:54 am ] |
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What the heck...Here is my 1st,It was a kit from Stew-Mac. Plain RW and sitka. I finished it with Nitro. Should have been nitro-glycerin! No, it turned out OK and I did learn a lot.
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| Author: | Rod True [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:57 am ] |
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Here's my first guitar..... 
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:15 am ] |
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Rod, your first was a florentine!? Wow, you don't fool around do you? Very nicely done too...
Michael, Curly Koa top? Wow, and I thought Rod had Cojones!
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| Author: | Anthony Z [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:16 am ] |
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Here's my first acoustic guitar (I built 3 solid body electrics from 1976 to 1980). 
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:19 am ] |
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Anthony, that's a gorgeous instrument! Of course, I had the pleasure of seeing this beauty in person at Erie... Say, where's the picture of that guitar with that gorgeous model with the red dress? 
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| Author: | Steve Saville [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:58 am ] |
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I don't have many pictures of my first. Here are 2-- 
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| Author: | John Elshaw [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:06 am ] |
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You all gotta be kidding me, those are some great guitars for a first try. Just wait, I'll post pics of mine when I get home from work. You can all look forward to a great ego boost by the end of the day!!! 
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:15 am ] |
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Oh my GOD!!! I never thought I'd see the day... Why is that guitar banished to the closet, my friend. It looks great! |
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| Author: | Marc [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:51 am ] |
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