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Looks beautiful! I use a French polish technique to apply shellac in an alcohol base. I can tell you it's not as hard a finish as nitro so I would suggest a pick guard especially if you use a flat pick. The nice think about the shellac finish is that it’s easy to repair so you could go without the guard. However, that’s also a very attractive pick guard.

Oh yes “Motrin” works well for the elbow.

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Michael Lloyd

“I was born to ignorance, yes, and lesser poverties ...
I was born to privilege that I did not see ... I didn’t know it, but my way was paved” – John Gorka

Very very exciting, Hesh!

Hesh, I put my clear one without any water, ( as in Frank's tip ). And I know of others who do the same . No problems at all. I did use the tape as a hinge trick though .


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A very tidy looking guitar there Hesh. Love the top especially.

Cheers

Looking gooooood bro, i hope the elbow doesn't hurt because of the beer drinking with that Alien?

great job with the FP, i'm sure that you're patience is tested right now but it will pay off!

Very elegantly understated Hesh.

I like the Tortis pickgard idea.


Cheers

Bob

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Bob Connor
Geelong, Australia

Ahhh Hesh thats purdy

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Very nice guitar Hesh, I'll look forward to seeing it finished,I really like it's sister, the black topped mahogany L-00 you did..Great looking neck/body joint on your new build..
That leather looking neck rest, on your work bench..can you tell me about it? Where can I get one ?
thanks,jack

Very nice, Hesh!!!

I played an absolutely JAW droppingly beautiful sounding/braz RW Brook yesterday, and it was an L-00 shape.

I tell ya, L-00 guitars are really growing on me.

Thanks for the info Hesh! I may be contacting you via PM to hear more details.

I am trying to get my L-00 ready to take to Ron's bash but am running out of time.

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars

Hesh...you're making a lot of us fall in love with that L-00 style.

I'm wondering if anyone has done one in a 12 fret slothead. The idea of a more vintage look is grabbing my interest.

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

Your work, as always, is impeccable. Like everyone else, I'm looking forward to seeing it finished. I love understated guitars.

And for the record, I'd rather have pink towels in my shop than in my bathroom. At least I'm the only one seeing them then.

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Aoibeann

Hesh,
In the ring bound LMI catalogue there is a section on French Polish and the recommende oil is Walnut, which dries very hard. A small amount is added directly to the shellac and it is also used as a lubricant. As the finish cures the walnut oil binds with the shellac and produces a harder finish than shellac alone. I used it on 4 of my earlier guitars, but the "sore elbow" caused me to go back to KTM 9.

Hesh,

It looks like it's makin' music already. "Don't need no stinkin' guitarist!"    It's all beautifully balanced, and your details, like the end of the fingerboard, are spot-on.

If you use the guard you won't be able to get a true comparison with the Black Tiger. Seems like it's bound to affect the tone. However, it sure would look sweet, and it'll no doubt sound great, regardless.

Gawd No you didn't offend me. Maybe someone else is passionate about pink towels or even pink for that matter, but I'm not. After several years in the desert, I have found a deep fondness for greens and blues.

As for picking on you and your towels, well, schucks, we only pick on the ones we like.

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Aoibeann

Hesh -- that is looking like it is coming together quite nicely!

I am more fond clear pickguards but that tortis one looks really nice.

Do pickguards dampen the sound of the top?

P.S. I know a couple of girls who are going to be very pleased to see their card displayed in your shop. Thanks for posting it and it's nice to see you well enough to get back at it!

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A word of caution though. We had an instance that a poster reported here on the OLF in which a strange pattern emerged on his guitar during the finishing process. The belief was that this kind of padded material was the cause and that silicon may have been used in the release agent during the manufacturing process.

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Hesh, we had a similar thing happen to us last month using one of those mats in the go-bar deck.

It produced a pattern on the back of an EIR dred that we're finishing now. It was a bear to sand out.

I figured it was silicon related at the time.

We've using towels now.

It's remarkable if you ask your friends if they have any old towels they are throwing out. We got a years supply in about a week.

Cheers

Bob

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Bob Connor
Geelong, Australia

Sorry bro, i must have missread! You'll find that FP will test your patience a bit at first but you should be able to work well with it.

I now use old towels too under my guitars, safer!

Hesh, Dave (and others),
Where are you getting your plans for the L-00? I'm already starting to think about my next build, and a little 00, with deeper body (a la Nick Lucas) is high on my list of favorite shapes. I have a little Tanglewood 12-fretter with deep body, and it amazes me with it's thumpiness and volume! I like long-scale guitars in general, and am thinking about a 14-fret, long-scale, 00, with deeper body, cedar and mahogany.

Are you improvising, or are you getting the plans somewhere?

Ken