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Folks, I am in need of some purflings like what you see here in this VERY FINE example of one MR Gerald Sheppard's guitar!



I know I can order a boat load form Gurian, but I really just need enough for two guitars.

Thanks!

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Lance@LuthiersForum.com

Gerald makes a nice lookin' git, eh?
He had a real stunner of a BRW guitar at the Newport show. There was a line to look at it when I walked by.

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Might try contacting Gerald himself. He has obviously had some in the past and might have a bunch more. Worth a shot.

I have some Lance, How much do you need?
Mine are just individual strip but I have red & black.
I think they are .020" x .9", the black are long enough to go completely around most guitars and the red are only half lengths.

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I have them also Lance in Black and Red Fibre. They are 65 inches long, 0.020 thick and .2 high.

Shane

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you can buy the veneer sheets from LMI and make them yourself...

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

I have the same thing as Shane.

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

I'm pretty sure that Stew Mac sells them as well.

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars

Lance, the guitar I'm working on right now has the same purfling. I also saw this pic from Geralds site. I contacted him, and he was nice enough to tell me that he makes his own from veneer sheets purchased at LMI. I Purchased them, made them, and now I make all my own as needed. I keep all color veneers on hand. It's so easy. The sheets come approx. 36"x10"(?), and what I do is with an exacto knife, cut the red, blk,veneer strips as needed, and use tightbond #2, then glue up the combination. I use #2, because when I bend them in the fox bender, the heat water may break the bond with regular titebond. I then clamp them between two four foot levels with wax paper. depending on how many purfs you need will determine how wide to cut the veneer strips. After dry, just cut them with a straight edge with an exacto. I also cut my binding stock the same width as the veneer strips, and sandwich glue the whole thing up at once. Then when dry, I cut the bind/purf's on the bandsaw, and then thickness sand, and you get perfect bindings and or purflings each time. Piece of cake. Try it and you won't do it any other way.

[QUOTE=John How] I have some Lance, How much do you need?
Mine are just individual strip but I have red & black.
I think they are .020" x .9", the black are long enough to go completely around most guitars and the red are only half lengths.[/QUOTE]

sorry I meant to sa .020" by .090"

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Thanks guys! Brock has some and it sending it right over!

Thanks again for your help!

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BTW, Gerald's guitar appears to be BRB, not RBR....

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

I'd guess those lines are 0.010" not 0.020" just in case you're after that exact look.

Gurian will make them up any way you like, of course.

Nice guit!

LANCE,
PARDON MY IGNORANCE, BUT EXACTLY WHAT IS IT THAT YOU POSTED IN THE PICTURE. i KNOW IT'S PURFLING/BINDING.
IS IT NATURAL WOOD OR MAN MADE FABRICATION.
WHAT IS IT CALLED IN THE EVENT I WOULD LIKE TO BUY SOME?

Thanks Lance,

walter