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snood

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:26 am

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Location: United Kingdom

Sorry if this posted twice I have had some problems posting

I actually finished this beaty a few months back but I have been enjoying it soooo mucht hat I have not taken any pictures yet.
Actually as Dave White said to me a while ago you never really finish a guitar... :)

Anyway its a 000, sitka top, mahog back and sides, indian rosewood bindings and peghead vaneer, ebony FB and vintage tuners.

This (again as Dave White said to me a while back) guitar kicks donkey out of anything i have played yet. This inlcudes a brnad new A?2.5k Martin sat in my mates guitar shop and a vintage Martin that a customer brought in. In fact he played mine and said if he didnt have so many Martins he would have bought mine too.. :)

#2 will be starting soon and I am thinking sitka top with black walnut back and sides this time.

Thanks for looking.

And thanks to everyone for all the continued help and support.

Barry

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Heath Blair

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:49 am

Koa

Joined: Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:14 pm
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First name: Heath
Last Name: Blair
City: Visalia
State: California
Country: USA
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Status: Amateur

barry, thats lookin' good. congrats on your first!

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WaddyThomson

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:53 am

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First name: Waddy
Last Name: Thomson
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State: NC
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Sure looks good to me, Barry. Congrats on you workmanship and your accomplishment.

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Bruce Dickey

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:04 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:25 am
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Location: Russellville, Arkansas

Hey Barry, That's a great looking guitar. Did you really build that or did you hire a pro?

I know you are very proud of it. Congratulations!

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Dave Anderson

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:45 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

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Location: Tampa Bay
First name: Dave
Last Name: Anderson
City: Clearwater
State: Florida
Zip/Postal Code: 33755
Country: United States

Very good job Barry. That's great that it's sounding good for you. good luck on your next!

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LuthierSupplier

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:34 pm

Koa

Joined: Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:41 pm
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Location: United States
First name: Tracy
Last Name: Leveque
City: Denver
State: CO
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Nice job! That looks fantastic! Keep up the good work

Tracy

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James Orr

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:09 pm

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Congratulations! I love that wood combo.

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KenH

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:28 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

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Location: Florida

Great Job!! She's a beaut!

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curtis

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:17 pm

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Joined: Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:16 am
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Location: United Kingdom

i wish everyone else could hear this guitar, i know it gets said so often, but it really is great sounding. very impressed. well done mate. bullseye first time cant be bad.

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Dave White

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:43 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:53 pm
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Location: Hughenden Valley, England

Barry,

A certain deja vu here

Well done ... again.

I'm looking forward to seeing the second one progress.

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Sam Price

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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:52 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:48 am
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Simple..elegant...well executed for a first guitar!

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SteveCourtright

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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:00 am

Koa

Joined: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:17 am
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Location: Evanston, IL
First name: Steve
Last Name: Courtright
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Kudos, just lovely. Love that mahogany glow. You should be proud.

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snood

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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:53 am

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Location: United Kingdom

Thanks Hesh and
Happy Birthday :)

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snood

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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:55 am

Cocobolo

Joined: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:52 pm
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Location: United Kingdom

And a massive thanks again to all of you
I cant wait to start # 2

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Don Williams

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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:20 am

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Looks great! Can we see the back? Thanks!

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snood

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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:24 am

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Location: United Kingdom

[QUOTE=Don Williams] Looks great! Can we see the back? Thanks![/QUOTE]

Of course :)
Here it is (probably no the best photo but it is what I have available already uploaded to my photo store)

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burbank

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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:58 am

Koa

Joined: Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:40 am
Posts: 1900
Location: Spokane, Washington
First name: Pat
Last Name: Foster
State: Eastern WA
Focus: Build

Looks like a really nice guitar.

I have some mahogany coming in the mail. Can't wait to build with it.

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Vincent Simokovich

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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:12 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:47 pm
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Location: United States
First name: Vincent
Last Name: Simokovich
City: Parma
State: OH
Zip/Postal Code: 44134
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Beautiful work Barry. Makes me anxious to start on my first one.

Vince

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snood

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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:01 am

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Joined: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:52 pm
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Location: United Kingdom

Get going you wont regret it
Quite possibly one of the most rewarding things that I have done (in the selfish not helping others category of course :))

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