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Sweet! I plan to try radial purfling soon. I'd love to see a closeup if you have one in your bag...

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Gabriel Regalbuto
Carlsbad, California
Freedom 35!

Your perseverance is totally rewarded, Todd.
Beautiful instrument!

Steve

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From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

Very nice Todd! she's a looker ! and I am sure a player too! Jody

Very sharp Elegant and the details add so much interest.

Rich

FAB U LUS!!!!

That is an awesome looking guitar, well done!

Shane

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Canada

I'm with Steve, your perseverance has certainly been well rewarded, that is one very classy looking guitar you've strung together there Todd, well done.

Cheers

Kim

Gorgeous. The purfling is really really cool.

What went wrong with the first two tops, if you don't mind me asking?

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Mike

"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh." The Stranger

Todd,

Very nice indeed and another one guided by the luthier's mentor Percy V. Rance! Love the purfling - wooden bling rocks!!

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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

Beautifully excecuted! A fine job there Todd.
I love the look of that purfling. You want to give us a tutorial on that sometime? (please?!)

What does the "G" logo stand for?

Dave F.

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Cambrian Guitars

"There goes Mister Tic-Tac out the back with some bric-brac from the knick-knack rack"

Gorgeous. That purfling does look sharp, and complements the rosette beautifully.

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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."

Great looking guitar Todd and the cut-away looks fantastic too. I think that an SJ really needs a cut-away to be more pleasing to at least my eye.

Having not worked with coco yet can you tell us what was the miserable part of the experience?

Your bridge design really caught my eye for a number of reasons. First it is cool as hell - I really like it. And second it has a jet airplane vibe going for it with wings, etc. Was that intentional? Either way it's a very appropriate design from you and way cool too.

Superb guitar Todd.

Wowowow

What an absolute beauty

Super nice Todd. I think I like the coco purfs better than shell. Makes a great match with your rosette.

Is that a Laquer finish?

Cheers.

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Horton, MI

Very good looking guitar Todd! I'm a little confused to what radial purfling is... how is that accomplished? Looks very cool.

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Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils - Louis Hector Berlioz

Chansen / C hansen / C. Hansen / Christian Hansen - not a handle.

Christian

VERY nice Todd! The small avatar image doesn't do this guitar justice. Thanks for posting the larger images.

The radial purfs are an elegant touch which I'm sure look even better in person. Did they soak up a lot of CA or pore filling material?

I'd almost be certain I'm not the only one who hopes to see more of your completed instruments posted. Hats off to you Todd!

Andrew Gribble

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Hibdon Hardwood, Inc.
http://www.hibdonhardwood.com
1410 N. Broadway
Saint Louis, Missouri 63102
314.621.7711

Todd--

The guitar is sweet! It really pays off to hang in there! Thanks for the mini-toot on the purfling. It adds a really nice touch to the guitar -- I just love the look.

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Jim Howell
Charlotte, NC

Once again, perseverance pays off. Great job, Todd. Beautiful results!

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Waddy

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Thanks Todd - that adds a lot to the look. Very very cool.

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Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils - Louis Hector Berlioz

Chansen / C hansen / C. Hansen / Christian Hansen - not a handle.

Christian

Congratulations Todd! Off the bench and out the door ... I'm sure you are feeling much relief, but I hope even more pride. Beautiful work.

Jim

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James Warwick
J. Warwick Guitars, LLC
http://www.jwarwickguitars.com

Todd, you certainly do build elegant guitars! I love that radial purfling and was wondering since an earlier post of your how it was done. Thanks for the explanation!

Very very very nice

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars

Todd,

Very, Very nice

First time I've seen radial purfling. I really like the look, and since I already prefer
wood rosettes, I'm going to have to try it. So thanks for all the information in
your posts.

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Gene

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason- Mark Twain

Very nice, Todd! I love the shape, including the cutaway. I would say that's one of the nicest florentine cutaways I've ever seen.

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Todd Rose
Ithaca, NY

https://www.dreamingrosesecobnb.com/todds-art-music

https://www.facebook.com/ToddRoseGuitars/

Beautiful. Any chance of a sound clip?
Terry

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It's not what you don't know that hurts you, it's what you do know that's wrong.

The radial purfling is really a nice touch. How does it bend? How did you bend it?

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Waddy

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Sound Clips of most of my guitars

Great guitar all around. Your radial purfling is very cool! Great Florentine too.
I really like this guitar, Todd as everyone does! Congrats on a great job.
I would love to hear how she sounds.

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755