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Here's my 4th. It was finished in June, but after assembly I noticed some lacquer adhesion problems. After consulting the experts here, I ended up stripping the back and sides and part of the top and respraying it. Hopefully no further complications. Specs: .110 Sitka top, .090 Padauk B&S, Ebony bindings and backstrip, Olivewood rosette, 24.625 scale, 12" radius fretboard, oil finished neck and parabolic bracing. #3 which I now see has some of the same adhesion problems - no more sanding sealer for me - was kind of dressy so I wanted to make this one a little more plain, although I did manage to sneak in LMI's gold tone frets. The wood rosette and the paduak was a first for me as was the ebony bound neck - yes, stew macs cutter is awesome. Since it was already together when I resprayed it, I was able to play it while the back and sides cured. Sounded kind of strange at first. Great mids and highs and really strong open string harmonics but not much bass response. Thought maybe it was the paduak, but this weekend I took a little off the X braces and it really opened up. Very happy with the sound and playability, still working on my cosmetics. First time posting pics, so I hope I don't make a mess of it. Thanks for looking.

Very nice. The padauk finished much darker than I would have expected. I've got several pieces that I need to resaw.

Al

Very very nice guitar Bob. I really like the headstock shape and the inlay is nice and tasteful as well... As is the rosette...

Do you have a paint booth? That finish looks very good.

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Nice work Bob!

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Joe Breault
Merrimack, NH
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Looks like it was worth the extra effort, Bob! Very nice. Warning: an unsolicited critique...I think the rosette is a little too large and too close to the soundhole. Your concept and execution are top notch, though! I also like the carved effect on the volute.

Very beautiful execution and craftmanship Bob, you can be very proud! Great combo also!

Thanks for the comments guys and I appreciate any critique. It does look a little large but I wasn't sure about the sizing, so I made it the same dimensions as the total width of the usual herringbone and inner and outer ring. There's an 1/8 inch gap between the soundhole, what do you guys use? Also intentionally made my blank out of 4 pieces of a 3x3 square but the end result probably would have looked better with a regular bookmatch. Finish is just a Stewmac spray can. I used zpoxy which really darkened the paduak nicely. No spraybooth, but I did use a modified version of Hesh's finishing schedule - 4 coats a day for 4 days block sand w 400 before the last day. Seemed to really help take out the orange peel.

Thanks again for the feedback.BobK38929.2921875