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John,

It sure is moving fast. Looks like you scored some sets, way to go. I only got one, number 8. I kind of feel guilty, getting wood that is so nice when my building skills are still taking baby steps.

Jeff

I have done that too many times so far with a nice ziricote set and a great macassar ebony set from Bob. If only my building skills could keep up with my spending skills

It's ok to store these nice sets for a while.

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...before it's all gone. I've just bought a bunch of it, and even though I doubt I'll build with it until I've got at least 6-8 more guitars under my belt, it's a deal too good to pass up on.

Really, really gorgeous, wild, insane stuff. Mine's going near the bottom of my wood pile, there to age and mature, like fine wine, as (hopefully) my building skills follow the same path.

This said, curse that BobC fellow and his tonewood! I've finished up a little spreadsheet/inventory of my tonewood, and including the two sets that are in my first (completed) and second (still waiting for binding, neck inlay, and a finish) guitars, I'm up to 31 back/side sets. 1/3 of that is Bob's fault. And I thought I was gonna have too many tops after that trip to Rivolta where I bought twice the number of tops I'd planned on: now I'm 3 short! Oh, and I need neck stock. And fingerboards. And some binding. Figures.

Ah well, worst case scenario, I don't have cash for any more wood: I'm set for about the next 10-15 years at the rate I'm building now..

My sincere thanks to all for your continued support.
God Bless.

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1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

Bob, id like to thank YOU for your continued quest to search out and find what has fast become some of the best tonewood in the world!
BRAVO BOB !


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Lance@LuthiersForum.com

I whole heartedly agree (and "hole" pocketbooked agree )    

[QUOTE=LanceK] Bob, id like to thank YOU for your continued quest to search out and find what has fast become some of the best tonewood in the world!
BRAVO BOB !


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Don Atwood
Arlington, VA

Lance thank you for this forum. Great idea from the begining and getting better every day. Don Atwood a personal thanks to you too. John How your the best. Keep building those beautiful guitars. Mattea start building more. Beautifull work. Jeff Doty a big thanks to you too and Frank C. your neck blanks are coming honest! Bobc38379.9129166667

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Beautiful and unusual tone woods at a reasonable price.
http://www.rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store
The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

[QUOTE=Bobc] Mattia start building more.[/QUOTE]

I will, I will! Gotta finish up acoustic #2, inlay and finish up an electric (wedding present, that one, fancy inlay), make a thickness sander, 2 new molds, 3 new bending forms (I'm not quite happy with the shape/match with the mold on the one I build for my GA), start work on another electric (simple this time, and with a profit margin, ish), and then start on my new Trio: Parlour, GA, Medium Jumbo.

And at some point I gotta start designing that SJ/OM sized guitar, I suppose...

Mattia,
I'm going to be building a universal body form, for the same reason you speak of. The bending form not matching perfectly with the body form. So Ive decided to make a form that has round dowels that move in and out to fit the shape I'm working on at the time. Just a thought.
One more advantage is that is will mean One or two forms, instead of one for every shape. Thats a space savings and in my shop thats a good thang!

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Hmmm...it's worth a thought. My only apprehension is that I like the way the mold type I've got now works. I can flip, rotate, rim/bowl sand, line, do everything to the guitar without ever taking it out of the mold until the top and back have been glued down. Besides, the two new molds will be in use at the same time as the old one is :-)

The molds I make are guitar-shaped, about 2" wide all the way around, and can look quite nice hanging on a wall! I rounded over the outside edges on the one I've got finished, and gave it a coat of finish to protect the MDF. Makes it pleasently heavy (but not too much so) and very comfortable to hold (no sharp corners). I'll be making the next few a hair smaller (less deep), though. A pic from my first build with it:

"http://www.xs4all.nl/~mvalente/guitarpics/body_gc1_11.jpg

Mattia, I really like the shape of that guitar. It looks almost as if both ends have the same radius. Very cool.

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[QUOTE=John How] Mattia, I really like the shape of that guitar. It looks almost as if both ends have the same radius. Very cool. [/QUOTE]

I think they're close, but it's not like I measured them precisely. I just went with something that looked 'balanced' to me, using standard dimensions as a rough guide. It does make fitting the neck (butt-jointed bolt on now, gonna try some adjustable stuff on the next few) a bit of a pain to do, because there aren't any 'flat' areas anywhere on the guitar body, save under the fingerboard extension. The look makes it all worth it to me, though.

Mattia, that really is a nice looking guitar shape. I don't think I've ever seen one quite like it. Can't wait to see what the finished guitar looks like.

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Don Atwood
Arlington, VA

Don, that one's finished, has been for a while. My number one.



And a few more links:

The completed first guitar, bigger version, End graft, The completed first guitar, bigger version

Aaand...

very bad picture of me holding the un-bound baritone next to the completed first GA

The first is an EIR/Italian Spruce from Rivolta, second's Khaya with Italian spruce. Grade II on the first, Grade I on the second, 15 and 30 dollars respectively. Lovely stuff.Mattia Valente38380.7794444444