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Greetings from the Sunshine Coast of BC. Thought I might post a few pic
of my first, and after bending my first side won't be my last, build.

The cutaway
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Neck and heel blocks in

That was a bit of work. Maybe I'll just buy one next time. Probably not.

Very rare zebra cedar from the Powell River area. I really didn't want a
top that looked like my sundeck. I had a huge pile to choose from.
Taped about 10 and so far have discovered they all sounded very much
like a piece of wood being tapped on. I think I'll cut up some 2x6's and
see if I can tell the difference.

Kind of a Torres bracing pattern.

Looks like a pretty great site and a wealth of info that builders are willing
to share. I think I may have a couple of questions along the way.

Cheers,
Danny

Danny, Welcome to the OLF.
You show great promise.
Nice top, very nice brace job as well.
I don't know beans about classicals, but it looks good.
Bruce

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Welcome to the forum!

Good work! Keep us posted.

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
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Welcome Danny! Looks mighty fine to me. Keep up the great work and I'm looking forward to your progess...

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Danny, a big welcome from a fellow BC member.

your guitar is looking good and well....like a guitar should

Ask away, there are lots of knowledgeable people here to learn from.

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Welcome Danny! That's some mighty clean work you've done there. Great job!

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars

Welcome from another Canuck Danny!

Great looking work there!

Danny
Your first looks great!, nice rosette also.
Your comment on tapping the wood, leads me to
think you did not get a ring like sound.
Forgive me if you already know this, but it does
make a differance where you hold and tap it to get
the ringing sound. Hope this helps.

Tom

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Welcome, very nice work.

Thanks for your kind comments and encouragement. My friend told me
before I started that the craft could become a bit of an obsession and I
thought "I'm not really that type of person". Little did I know.

Tom, I was being a little tongue in cheek on the tap tones. I can kinda hear
what's going on but to tell the difference between good, better, best I have a
long way to go.

All The Best,
Danny

Welcome Danny,

Your first looks very good, we will be interested to see your progress.

Cheers

Kim

Lookin'good Danny. Can't wait to see and hear about the final results.

Happy Building!