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Puppies teeth are cute because they fall out naturally and are small.

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Old growth, shmold growth!

Hey, dogs are a renewable resource.

Just kidding, I did mean cow bones. You know what I mean.

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Unless the particular puppy you are referencing got into a bar brawl.

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Hey was this ever completed? Need some finished pics!

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I agree. This thing is BEAUTIFUL. I definitely want to see some finished pics.

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"If something is worth doing, it's worth doing right."

Yes it was. I think it was another post, but I'll just post them here.

Thanks for all the comments also.

Sorry I don't have any better pics posted up, this was taken before it even got strings put on it. I'm working on my photography skills.




I'm gonna change the wiring on it. Right now it's 1 vol 2 tone 1 concentric knob with spin a splits for each coil and a three way switch. I'm gonna drop the spin a splits and make it 1 vol 1 tone, three way and 2 five way rotary switches, one for neck, one for bridge wired as so:
1.series
2.parallel
3.series out of phase
4.parallel out of phase
5.single coil (wired to be hum cancelling with the other pickups single coil position)


Also, it plays like a beast.

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That's just a downright purty guitar.

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That did turn out nice Mark.

Did you change the rear cavity cover to Coco? How much does it weigh in final trim?

Steve

Ya....VERY nice. I scanned the thread but I didn't catch what kind of finish you are planning for this? Coco is kind of oily but if you put down epoxy as a filler you could use anything. I had a bad experience with Tru-Oil on Coco once....it took forever to cure. I suppose I'd just sand it all the way to 1500 and then buff the wood itself...though I'd worry about the long term protection of it. Maybe just a bi-annual wipe with lemon oil would work.

Also....what pickups are those? They look like maybe Dimarzio Activators.

Finally, not to be too negative, but don't you worry about a flat sawn cocobolo neck? I've seen a lot of unstable coco. This would scare me a little.

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StuMusic

Thanks everybody!

The flatsawn neck has not seemed to have any problems whatsoever, in fact the whole guitar feels like a tank (not just that it's heavy but that it's super solid). Stays in tune like a dream, I pick it up and I don't have to touch the tuners. Only guitar I've been able to do that with.

As far as the finish, that's pretty much what I did, burnish the whole thing. I do want to see what some polishing compound would do to it but it looks and feels great as it is. I read about peoples nightmares trying to finish rosewoods with oil. Steered clear of that one.

Pickups are indeed Dimarzio D-activator-x.

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I did:



And I took some more pics. Better representation of the instrument for sure. Also shows the switch knob I carved from a scrap piece.












I also plan on putting up a youtube video as soon as I change the wiring to my liking.

And the weight... still haven't bothered to pick up a scale.

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I'd have a hard time playing it cause I'd be drooling all over it. Seriously gorgeous work. One of my favorite guitars ever.

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Many thanks Datans.

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really great work. you should be proud.

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Awesome work. It has a really good, distinctive look. How did you make the switch knob?

Just drilled a hole in some scrap the right size to fit the shaft of the switch, made sure it screwed on well, then carved it from there. Not too hard, except that you're working with a really small piece of wood.

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Well done!

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How long is that in luthyears?

Thanks for the pics Mark - this guitar is absolutely stunning - one of my favorite sections is one that won't be seen at first glance and it's the grain above the lower horn/into the neck pocket area and just seeing that go DIRECTLY into the fingerboard (even though you didn't give this guitar a fingerboard!) - it's probably the best grain on the dang tree and what a great spot for it to occur. You are making me want to make some pickup rings and selector switch on my Silver Willow out of wood now like I did on the dueling dragons... are you planning on selling this or keeping it? I would imagine this will be hard to part with - tell us about the sustain on it??? Curious players would like to know - I am imagining it would be ideal, not just for the fact that it's a 1-piece, but cocobolo is right in between aluminum and titanium on the elements chart right? I am sort of happy that my cocobolo is almost gone, but sad in another sense. I am interested what my cocobolo will look like with the Polyester finish (should be back on friday!), but I am really impressed with the natural look that the wood holds on its own with your awesome axe you have - this one's a keeper bro - you must be ecstatic!

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http://www.youtube.com/VirgilGuitar

Thanks man. This one is for sale but I haven't been active enough with selling being busy with other stuff. I don't even have a business card yet. The sustain is excellent but what sticks out more than that is the fact that you can leave it sitting for a month, pick it up and it's still in tune.

I highly reccomend burnishing cocobolo, especially the neck. You'll know why when you feel it.

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