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Hank Mauel

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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:30 am

Koa

Joined: Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:09 am
Posts: 841
Location: Auburn, California
First name: Hank
Last Name: Mauel
City: Auburn
State: CA
Zip/Postal Code: 95603
Focus: Build
Status: Professional

For those with long memories, I posted earlier this year that I was getting a Lowden and a McCollum guitar built for me on a quid pro quo basis. I reported on the Lowden back in September. Well, now the McCollum is here.
Details...built from my wood, an aged Italian spruce top and a Braz RW body, fingerboard, bridge and headstock all from the same piece of Brazilian (estimated at 50 years old). Lance added flamed koa binding with green edge lines, green abalone purfling, a 5 piece neck of mahogany, flamed koa and a walnut center strip, and one of his signature rosettes. It's a GA cutaway with a 25.7 scale, 1 3/4" nut and 2 1/4" saddle all tuned up with Gold/ebony Gotoh 510 tuners.
The sound? Do you NEED to ask?

Here are some pics.. just wish I was a photograher.

Talk about a nice Christmas present!

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LuthierSupplier

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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:43 am

Koa

Joined: Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:41 pm
Posts: 975
Location: United States
First name: Tracy
Last Name: Leveque
City: Denver
State: CO
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Hank,
I do remember that. You are one lucky guy, and I'm so jealous! Both of those guitars are made by top builders, and each has such a signature sound. What a real blessing to own one of each. This McCollum looks fantastic! Congrats on that score, and enjoy!
Tracy

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LanceK

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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:48 am

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Location: United States
First name: Lance
Last Name: Kragenbrink
City: Vandercook Lake
State: Michigan
Zip/Postal Code: 49203
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro

Sweet!

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paul harrell

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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:36 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:19 am
Posts: 260
Location: United States

Great wood, great guitar. You're a lucky man.

Peace, Paul

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Don Williams

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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:45 pm

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Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2004 11:25 pm
Posts: 7207
Location: United States

Wow....that came out fantastic. Lance M sure makes a gorgeous guitar eh? Awesome!
Congrats to you and to Lance for another gem.

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Anthony Z

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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:00 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Jun 13, 2005 6:53 am
Posts: 2104
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
First name: Anthony
Last Name: Zlahtic
City: Toronto
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Whoa -- serious pangs of envy happening here. A great Christmas present indeed!

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Kevin Gallagher

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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:04 pm

Koa

Joined: Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:30 pm
Posts: 1041
Location: United States

I've always admired Lance's design sense and his tone is great. Those
rosettes are some of my favorites in the world.

Great guitars coming from a person of integrity who has been a strong
force in the lutherie community longer than alot of us have been in it.

Beautiful guitar...Congrats!

Regards,
Kevin GallagherKevin Gallagher39072.3142708333

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Dave Anderson

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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:36 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:11 am
Posts: 2761
Location: Tampa Bay
First name: Dave
Last Name: Anderson
City: Clearwater
State: Florida
Zip/Postal Code: 33755
Country: United States

Great looking guitar...I've always liked McCollum guitars a lot.

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old man

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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:32 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:13 am
Posts: 3270
Location: United States

Man, that is a beauty!!

Ron

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CarltonM

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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:32 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:31 am
Posts: 3134
Location: United States

Nice, Hank! Interesting, isn't it, that people who can build beautiful guitars can still have GAS? I, for one, wouldn't mind having a Mauel (er...not that I can build my own beauty to compare

)!CarltonM39072.6559259259

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Serge Poirier

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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:08 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Sun Dec 25, 2005 6:32 am
Posts: 7774
Location: Canada

Oh my God, this is so beautiful! I'm adding my name to the list of jealous and envious!

What a nice looking instrument, love the wood, the cutaway and that outstanding rosette!

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