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Here's one of Paul Woolson's...a Candy Apple Red electric archtop. I love that guitar! I tried to take it home with me until the State Police stopped me at the border and rescued it.

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

Those are beauties Tim, but where's the diamond!!!!!

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Tickle your guitar daily, and it'll tickle you back.

That's a very pretty guitar you got as well Paul. Ya want me to bring my tube amp so you can be heard over the roar of acoustics?

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Tickle your guitar daily, and it'll tickle you back.

Hi,
Here is one that I will have ready for delivery at Healdsburg. It is going to the finishing stage today. I choose and very well quartered, lightly figured koa because I think it will work well for the soundboard. I was fortunate to be able to resaw this wood myself.



The back has a little "fold" in the grain that I was able to get into the waist.







Snakewood bindings with some blond koa purfling.



I will have a few others as well. I better get back to it...

[QUOTE=John How] Those are beauties Tim, but where's the diamond!!!!![/QUOTE]
Thanks John. I really want to show it off but Mary is keeping it under lock(s) and key. She won't let me near it.

I think we are losing that Woolson guy. He keeps slipping towards that dark side with those dern plug in geetars. Stay strong Paul and resist the temptation. We are still praying for your safe return to the light BTW, that is a pretty guitar even though it is RED. Hmmmmmm...

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tim...
http://www.mcknightguitars.com

Well, since I don't have someone around like Mary Mc, my secrets get let out of the bag by folks like JJ.
Since they're out, I'll spring the whole coop.
Here's a 12 string SIG
EIR back/sides, Sitka top, Koa bindings and appointments.





This is a Black Limba/ Lutz LG (Which is one of my newer models) It falls roughly between a martin 00 and a taylor GC.




Same size/model in Pau Ferro and Lutz.

Dang! I need an edit button for when I hit "Post" instead of the pic button.

As I was saying,
Here is an LG in Pau Ferro and Lutz



Ok, here are the dark side pics.
Both Lutz and Maple. Solid plates, TV Jones Supertron pickups, Bigsby tailpiece.





And the obligatory end graft shot.

I"m such a spaz and posted my pics in the wrong thread. So if you're really itchin' to see mine, go here and scroll down.

I guess you haven't put your Cheese Head Hat back on yet, huh?   

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Waddy

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Sound Clips of most of my guitars

In the ugly state right now but this is my #2 for HGF.

Addy and MBW

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Paul great looking archtop! But who is the dude with the funny looking earing/fashion accessory

[QUOTE=Anthony Z] Paul great looking archtop! But who is the dude with the funny looking earing/fashion accessory [/QUOTE]
My brain isn't working well but I don't understand the question.

To Montreal;
A cedar & Imbuia classical with radial top bracing and X
back brace.And a 18 hole bridge.




Also a Lutz & curly Maple steel cutaway with small side sound port.





Mike Collins

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Mike Collins

Mike, what's an 18 hole bridge?
Hope to see you up north.

[QUOTE=Pwoolson] Mike, what's an 18 hole bridge?
Hope to see you up north.[/QUOTE]

It gives golfers something else to do while they play the guitar

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Dave White
De Faoite Stringed Instruments
". . . the one thing a machine just can't do is give you character and personalities and sometimes that comes with flaws, but it always comes with humanity" Monty Don talking about hand weaving, "Mastercrafts", Weaving, BBC March 2010

Paul;
Instead of 6 or 12 holes to tie the strings on I drilled 18 so no string comes over the tie block !
I'll post a pic.
Mike

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Mike Collins

Mike,

Is that "the" Imbuia....?

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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."

18 holer!
Not golf!


I hope you can see how the strings are attached.


Mikewww.collinsguitars.com

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Mike Collins

OH YES !!!!
The Imbuia is from Don Williams!
I'll send ya some better pics of it Don!!

www.newenglandtonewoods.com
The combo of Cedar (radial braces) and the stiff Inbuia
is a killer !
If ya get some more let me know!!!!
Mike

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Mike Collins

Mike:  Are the top line of holes straight through, and only the middle hole sloped down into the trough behind the saddle?  Got a shot of the tie side?

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Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars

Waddy;
all the holes are straight through!
No need to angle any because this design makes a nice break-over angle that leaves much room for lowering the saddle as the guitar ages.

ALSO LESS chance of the dreaded string DING!!!!!!!

Mike

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Mike Collins

[QUOTE=Pwoolson] [QUOTE=Anthony Z] Paul great looking archtop! But who is the dude with the funny looking earing/fashion accessory [/QUOTE]
My brain isn't working well but I don't understand the question.[/QUOTE]

Paul I was referring to the picture of your guest with the blue tooth hanging out of his ear..

Yeah, I have one of those in one of my guitars.  E string slipped out of the knot.  Acts like a bull-whip.  Nice 1" slot in my cedar top, right between two grain lines.  I now melt a little ball on the end of the treble strings.

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Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars

Waddy I'll get a pic of the back of the block to give ya an idea how it looks.

But I'm off for now!
Not back on line till tomorrow.


Mike

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Mike Collins

[QUOTE=Mike Collins] 18 holer!
Not golf!


I hope you can see how the strings are attached.


Mikewww.collinsguitars.com[/QUOTE]
Now I understand, very nice bridge. Thanks!