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Mark Tripp
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My first efforts with herringbone purfling...



It went better than I expected. EIR back and sides, and a Carpathian top. Finish will be a shellac wash coat, Rockhard Varnish, and FP finish coat.

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Very Sweet!!!
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Thanks Andy.

Unfortunately my camera doesn't do closeup work very well, so I couldn't put up a detailed photo, but I was very pleased with the way it went together.

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I'm getting my first HB ready to send to Tony...it's an OM but now you've got me wanting to try a Dread! Sweet work!

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Nice work! Looks a mandolin in the background. Are you a mando builder as well?

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Wayne:

Yes, I do build mandos - just starting my first F5 style from scratch.

The one in the photo is a friend's 29' Gibson A model, that was trashed during a previous "repair" effort. The fretboard needed replacement, and there was a hole (off-center) as big as a nickel (no exageration!) in the tailblock from a botched installation of some sort of electronics. I reamed the hole and plugged it with a mahogany dowel, patched the maple, and am replacing the fretboard. Almost done with this, then I can get my mando back from him!

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Way to go, Mark!
I did herringbone on my OM last week myself. It really adds some classy detail to it, doesn`t it?
Did you make your own herringbone? I did and I`m not sure if it was worth the time and trouble vs buying it from one of our vendors.

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Didn't make the herringbone - I got it from LMI. I would like to eventually learn to make my own "fancy" purflings, but that's not in the cards for a while yet! I do love the classic look the herringbone gives, but being a bluegrass player, I'm a sucker for those old Martin dreads!

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Lookin' good Mark.
Hey...that doesn't look like a standard Martin dread shape...what is it?

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Hey Don:

I think it's the angle - a product of my inferior photographic skills! The template came from the McRostie drawing from Stewmac, so it is the sandard shape.

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Mark, you,ve just passed me, WTG ON A JOB WELL DONE!

We are probably working from the same plan, is this the PL11 ?

And is it hard to do a label like yours?

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Thanks! Yes, it is PL11, although I do use the Scott Antes plan also.

The label was a piece of cake. I hit various clip-art sites looking for borders, and then played with the colors and fonts until I got something I liked. Once I had the layout out the way I wanted, I grouped all the elements together and then copied and pasted them six to a page. Used acid free paper on the laser printer at work. I used MS word for all the layout. They aren't real fancy, but they look pretty good for now...

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Thank you very much Mark! I really appreciate that!

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I agree with others here, I really like the Herringbone look.

Really nice work, looking forward to seeing the finished product!

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Very nice Todd!

I just love that look! And so, evidently do others - I had a gentleman I work with come over to the shop last night, and after looking at the four works in progress, and the freshly bound herringbone, commisioned a guitar! Woohoo! Commission number two!

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