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Alain Desforges
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   It's been a long time coming. My first is finally done. Particulars:

-Curly Cherrywood from Steve at Colonial
-MadRose bridge and finger board
-trim in EIR (headstock, end graft, FB and body trim)
-Koa Rosette
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   I build her from scratch and she was done on a hot pipe and free formed. I'm never doing that again!

   I hope you enjoy the pics.









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A lot nicer than my first!!!!
second, and third

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Wow, thats a beautiful guitar.

I'm afraid my first is going to look rather tame compared to some we see here.

Great work Alain.

When you say you will never build from scratch again, can you tell us some more about what you mean.

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Excellent Alain!

Congrats Man!

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That's a real beauty! Nice work

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   I'm going to be using molds from now on. I'll still bend on the pipe and build from scratch, though.

   One of the many mistakes I made during this build was that I glued the sides to the top and then I left it there for about a month or two without the back, this in the hottest and most humid time in the summer.... Combine this with the fact that I had cupping akin to the surface of a golf ball (too much water bending light colored curly woods) and I had a real hard time gluing the back on there. I had to use screws (where the binding would eventually be and the end graft) in a few spots and actually pull the sides open using traction with some wire... Stupid me!

   So from now on it's a female mold for me. That and trying to close the box with a few days...

   

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Alain Desforges
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   Thanks a lot for your kind words guys

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Alain,

Not leaving yourself much room for improvement are you!

Great job. How about a pic from straight on! How do you like the sound?

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Very Nice guitar. Excellent work!

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Very nice, Alain! But I know you've got more pictures, right? How 'bout that top purfling? rosette? headstock?

Now that you got here, is this the coolest thing or what? Nothing like that first chord once you've strung her up!

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Spectacular!!!!
How did you like doing the FP.
Who's guidance did you use for it??? Robbie??
A cutaway on your 1st....I still don't have the knowledge or testicular
fortitude to do a cutaway.

Amazing 1st guitar

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Alain, That's a guitar you can really be proud of! Looks far beyond a first effort. Can you show us your headstock?

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Very nice job Alain, Love that curley cherry.What kind of top is it? Looks Great !

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Sure guys, a pic from the front and the side...






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Alain. La belle guitare regardant. Perfectionner la combinaison de bois. Craftmanship excellent !

[Translation - I think it really sucks! ]
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Alain Desforges
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   Thank you all for your compliments guys. It really means a lot to me.

   Andy, I followed the Millburn tutorial. I loved the experience of FP but I'm still building myself a paintbooth... It must of taken me 15 hours+, if not more...

   Pat and Wes, I'm still a bit freaked out when I play her... She sounds very good to me... Then again, I'm a bit biased    But that feeling of struming your very first build! Absolutely priceless....

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Anthony ... I'm smilling from ear to ear!

Dave, the top is bearclaw sitka spruce from Alaska Specialty Woods... There is one little pitch pocket but... I can live with it...

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Alain -- 15+ hrs for finish work is pretty darn good.

Strumming your first -- I forget to say congrats. CONGTATULATIONS! Good news is it'll only get better over the next 6 or so months!
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Most excellent Alain!

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And i'm the lucky guy who played it and she has the warmest sound that you could think of, those pics don't reflect how strikingly beautiful she is, Alain was kind enough to come here after work to show her to me and let me play it, had the toughest time of my life just lettin' him have her back!

Alain, i'm really proud of you and proud to be your friend! You are one Dude!Serge Poirier38811.0025462963
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Oh and i forgot to mention how humble this guy is, not only is he gifted at guitar building but my friend here is also a virtuosis at guitar playing! I hope you get the chance to hear him play too one day!


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Great job Alain, time to get going on the next

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Looks great, Alain! Don`t you just love that cherry?

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Alain,

I too am working on my first and seeing your first gives me some hope. I
hope I acheive half of what you've done.

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