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Very nice!

I'm working on my own 'Season' series, and it's interesting to see the different ways people evoke the same things. My 'Autumn' guitar is a classical, although it's based loosely on a 12-fret 000, and the leaves had to be smaller to fit as purfling around the top. There ended up being about a thousand of them, 3.5mm square, with twenty pieces of side grain wood in each. My 'Winter' is an archtop, with the 'tuxedo' look; all maple, spruce and ebony, with white pearl for the inlays. I still have to make 'Spring' and 'Summer'. You can see them on my web site:
http://www.alcarruthluthier.com
under 'New Work'. I don't know how to post pics here.

Maybe we ought to get all the 'season' collections togther sometime, at Newport or H'burg, or a GAL or ASIA meeting!

Simply Stunning
WOOOOOW
Andy

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Andy Z.
http://www.lazydogguitars.com

It's all been sadi!!

Great work Bill.

Shane

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Canada

It's all been said!!

Great work Bill.

Shane

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Canada

Bill,
I think your guitar is beautiful, and the backdrop is perfect. Great showcase for the instrument.

Steve

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From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

Al,

I like the idea of a seasons guitar show for ASIA, GAL or some other gathering...

It would be very interesting to see the different ways it is interpreted by each builder.

I build almost exclusively classicals but your rosette and binding were really inspiring and made me rethink how I might extend what is otherwise very traditional conservative ornamentation on a classical to express a theme.

It would also make for a very interesting issue of Guitarmaker "Eye Candy".

I would be interested in knowing how you keep the ebony saw dust from staining your inlays and how you keep the inlay sawdust from staining your top.

Very nice Bill - I really like the leaf overlay into the top...

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[QUOTE=Robbie O'Brien] I would be interested in knowing how you keep the ebony saw dust from staining your inlays and how you keep the inlay sawdust from staining your top.[/QUOTE]
The Ebony dust really does not pose a problem as it all sands off very cleanly.
The problem with any inlay into the Spruce is that there is no room for error. The inlay must fit into the route perfectly without even the smallest gap. I used Koa for that inlay as it is not oily and would not stain the surrounding spruce. I don't think I would attempt it with something like Cocobolo for instance.