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[QUOTE=larkim] have you ever seen those old comedy skits with the guy trying to fold the map??? Yeah,... well that's me.

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Thats the trouble with living in a country as big as Australia...the maps are just too big. If you move to New Zealand the map is alot smaller and easier to fold

The plans also include templates for the fingerboard inlays, headplate inlay, and pickguard.

I'll have the molds and bending forms available on my site for sale by the end of this weekend. The molds will be the exact shape on the plans, and the bending forms will be .080" smaller.

I'll also be offering the bridge at a later time.

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John Watkins
CNC Guitar Parts

See, just like I said,,,PERFECT

Thanks John

This is perfect timing. I've been salivating over the Collings version of this guitar for a while and considering building one. Thanks for making this available. Now I'll really have to figure out how to do a sunburst.

Kent

Dang it...I'm fresh out of money. Hmmm, might be time to sell the dog.   

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Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

Wow, plans, mold, bending form, bridge! Now, if we can just get vendors to make up the inlays and pickguard we'd have a complete kit. And maybe get Ameritage to make a custom case like they did for the OLF SF.

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Chris Nielsen
Soquel, CA.

Hi Lance,
I just sent you $27.70 for a set of plans for a r"Round Shoulder Drednaught".

Thank you very much.
Payment was made through PayPal.

Have a great day.

walter

Hello Lance,
Great plans ,how much to ship to UK ?
How about plans for a L00 / Nick Lucas .I love old sunburst Gibsons.

Regards Rick Sellens

Lance,
Paid by Paypal for a set of plans. Looks like a good wall hanging.

[QUOTE=rick218] How about plans for a L00 / Nick Lucas[/QUOTE]
Rick, the MIMF has L-00 plans. Hesh is working on his second one right now. They were drawn by OLF member Mark Swanson. The Lucas was based on that shape, but I don't know if they differ in any way other than depth.

Paypal sent your way, Lance
Coe

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Give me 50 cents worth of regular.
Check my oil too, if you don`t mind,,,

Thanks for putting this together, I just ordered a set.

I was wondering if it'd be possible for those of us who purchased the plan to get a CAD file of just the outline of the shape of the body?

I usually end up taping together photocopies or scanning and tracing in Autocad to make bending patterns, outside molds, etc... Makes it much easier when you have a dwg file and you can offset the thickness of the sides to get the bending form profile, etc...

Michael Payne was kind enough to do this on the OLF SJ and OM plans. I don't know if anyone else took him up on it or if very many have use for it. It'd be very appreciated (but not expected out of obligation). I'd certainly not pass it on to anyone else.

If this is possible, please send the file to:
jon at toolboy.net.
I have the latest Autocad version 2007. I'll be out all next week starting tomorrow so I may not be able to reply right away. Again, thanks for putting these plans together.

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Jonathan Kendall, Siloam Springs AR

I've added the molds and forms to my web site here. There are a few options available for each. Sorry there aren't pictures yet, but time was short. I'll take orders for a week or so and then cut them; probably next weekend.

Re: CAD drawings. I'm sorry, Jon, but I have a conrete policy on the release of original drawings. Lance and Brock don't even have them.

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John Watkins
CNC Guitar Parts

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Re: CAD drawings. I'm sorry, Jon, but I have a conrete policy on the release of original drawings. Lance and Brock don't even have them.
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Understood, thanks for the quick reply.

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Jonathan Kendall, Siloam Springs AR

John,
I placed an order. Just curious as to when these will be shipped? Thanks a bunch.

We shoudl have the plans to the printer this week, and I have got a big batch of boxes from the post office. So I am sure they will be in the mail before the weekend.

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

With so much excitement over these plans and not wanting to miss something, I just had to have a copy.

Thanks for making it possible guys.

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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

You did this just to pull me out of hiding didn't you?

PayPal sent.

Thnx

Maybe dumb question..but Chris did mention cases..what would you folks use as a case for this bodyshape?

[QUOTE=Irwin R] Maybe dumb question..but Chris did mention cases..what would you folks use as a case for this bodyshape?[/QUOTE]

I would have Ameritage make me one

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Lance@LuthiersForum.com

I also have the molds. Mine are for the actuall Gibson slope shoulder from Supervisors papers that were drawn up in early 1950
john hall
blues creek guitars

Ours were also taken from tracings of actual guitars. However every one of them were different. I am pretty sure that on the Gibsons there was little consistency from year to year, despite what the marketing materials may have said.

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

I agree. I like to use actuall production plans or foremans notes. Even martins can vary as much as 1/4"
john

[QUOTE=LanceK]The plans are ready to go and we will be printing them one off for each order received. They will usually ship within a few day of being ordered. [/QUOTE]

I ordered a set of these on Feb 19th and still have not received them. Is this a glitch in the postal network or have the plans not been mailed yet?

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars

No, remember, Lance made a post? There were a couple of new features added to the plans - the back bracing and the neck profiles. We just got these today. They will be at duplication tomorrow, and probably in the mail Wednesday.

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com