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Hi, everyone,
I always enjoy following the posts here but don’t contribute much myself. I thought I would take some pictures of a few of the instruments I have built before they get more banged up. (I’ve played all of the guitars out at least a little.)

https://sites.google.com/view/a-few-guitars/home

I’ve been using found wood, mainly an old piano and some pieces from when they redid the building where I work, but I did buy the fingerboards, which seem to me to be a critical part, and some mahogany.
The finish is all French polish shellac with tung oil on the necks.
The stop tailpieces on the two hollow bodies pass through holes in the top without making contact.
The upright bass is a quirky one—I wanted to learn jazz bass but couldn’t justify buying one. It is quiet but has decent tone.
It goes without saying that everything I’ve made has its flaws, but building is really a compulsion.
I’ve learned a lot from the forum, especially about doing a good set up.
Thanks, Viktor


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Nice work Victor. I especially like the aesthetic of the upright bass.

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Brad Hall
Mystic Dawg Guitars

Thanks, Brad.


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Nice instruments, you made a good job of them.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Those look nice. Stop by more often!

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Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"

You have a great design eye Viktor they are all beautiful and look like a player's dream guitar. Nice work man!

Thanks to all of you for your kind comments. It’s nice to hear encouraging words from such accomplished individuals.


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You’ve got great design sense, gotta agree with others - the shape of your upright bass works really well.

Very cool instruments. The upright bass looks like a giant version of an antique pochette fiddle.

Those look great.

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Jim Watts
http://jameswattsguitars.com

Thanks. I meant for the bass to have an acoustic sound (which it pretty much does) and to be portable, so the neck is removable with a couple of socket bolts. I’m not sure how practical it is.


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