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Way to go Serge!!! Looks awesome! I really like your bridge shape.




Mike

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Mike

"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh." The Stranger

Well done Serge, it's been a long and interesting journey, and we've been priviliged to have shared it with you. Great guitar, one happy Mother.

Colin

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Thanks Billy, Mike and Colin!

Billy, my Mum has only been playing for a year now and finds it hard but since she was about to quit learning on the cheapo factory guitar she has, i thought that this gift would motivate her to pursue learning and i plan on encouraging her in the same manner she did when i was young!

Thanks Mike, i really appreciate your kind coment!

Thanks Colin, i sure am inspired by the level of craftmanship you have shared with us here, luthiers like you help the newbs like me aim at being better and raise our own bars, thank you as well dear friend!

Serge

Fantastic Serge,

What a great guitar, you just gotta be happy with that mate. Your skills have taken a giant leap forward since your first and you have every right to be very proud of yourself. Just as proud as you mum no doubt is of you buddy.

I to have enjoyed watching this one come together, you have managed to inspire us all and your sharing has made me feel like I am part of this wonderful gift, thanks.

Just wish I was not sooo far away, I would really like to come to the OLF get together and meet up with some of you guys face to face....oh well, maybe one day.

Anyhow, onya bear! ya done us all proud.

Cheers

Kim

Kimm buddy, only life will tell if we'll ever meet face to face one day but i sure would like the same to happen, i remember so well when you posted your guitar here and how impressed i was, i'm proud to be your friend and i include you as well in my success story bud! Thank you!

Great looking guitar, fine craftsmanship, I'm sure it sounds great. I really like the EIR, I'm thinking about using it on my 2nd guitar. What about your 3rd guitar, EIR again?

Congrats on a fine guitar, Serge! I have enjoyed following your "build"; keep your enthusiasm and many more will follow.

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Rian Gitar og Mandolin

Excellent job Serge. Keep it going!

John

Woot! Way to go Serge! I swear you must type with one hand and build with the other.

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Joe Breault
Merrimack, NH
Perpetual novice

Thanks much guys!

Marc, my next guitar will be made with White ash B & S from Bob C and a Red Cedar top from Shane Neifer and ebony bindings from my bud Russell Rose! You're right on choosing EIR for your next, it really sparkles bright in sound! great wood to build and bend also!

Thanks Arnt, i'll be PMing you soon for advice on F5 building, i have 2 of them coming!

Thanks John, you are one of my favorite builders also my friend!

Thanks Joe, you forgot to mention the 3rd hand that helps me eat my Canadian Corn Flakes while i type!

Serge, sorry I'm so late to the congrats. What a beautiful thing it is to see your guitar finish and to see the smile it brought to your mothers face!

All I can say is I'm proud to know you and call you my friend. Thanks for sharing the moment with all of us.

P.S. This just proves that you can build with one hand while posting to the OLF with the other.

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars

Thanks Dave, hard to imagine maybe but i can't let go of the guitar, it sounds even better today and i'm typing with fingers since i play by ear!

Hey Serge-

I love the guitar and that is a really nice thing to do for your mama. Good job buddy.

I like your idea for number three. What body style will this one be - another dread?

Happy building-

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John Lewis
Wannabe builder owned by 2 crazy dachshunds

Thanks for the kind words my friend John, no 3 will be an OLF SJ and i might add a venitian cutaway to it!

Looks like a great job from a great son! Sure have enjoyed watching it go together here on the OLF!

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Wow.....and you gave it to your mom...

Serge, that's AWESOME man! I couldn't think of a better thing to do with it. I'm sure she's gonna love it forever, and she looks like she knows how to play it too! What a great gift, and the guitar looks terrific too.

I built one for my day a few years back, and he promissed to learn how to play if I made one for him. It sat in the case for a couple years before I took it back to fix an issue with the neck set.
He still has yet to learn even one chord...

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Serge, your guitar looks great, congratulations my friend!

Love that Bridge

Mike
White Oak, Texas

Thanks Larry, Don and Mike!

Larry, you are a very kind soul bud and i have been missing ya lots, i do want to see progress pics of your commission if you please, it will help me put this awesome guitar down a bit to get back to my shop for no 3!

Thank you very much Don, i can understand the feeling, my Mom has a hard time learning too, it must be difficult as you're getting older and she sure deserves a lot of encouragements for having the courage to start at her age but if she quits, i'll forgive her, even if the guitar gathers dust a bit, i know she appreciates it and so does your Dad i'm sure!

Thanks Mike, i appreciate it bud!

It's kind of nice being the only one posting. Anyone else want his thread bumped to the top?

Serge,

Excellent work my friend. I knew you had it in you all along!!! And the fact you gave it to your mom makes it more than just anoth great guitar. It makes it a very special moment in your family's life.

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Joe Beaver
Maker of Sawdust

Thanks Joe for the very kind words and also for bumping this thread for i wanted to do the same so Shane Neifer would see what i have done with the wood he sold me in January!

Today, my Mom and Dad were talking to my bud Jean-guy about her gift and all of them had tears in thir eyes, i still get great comments from the tennants here after 3 -4 days now, they are all in awe when i show my guitar to them, well, ahem, after seeing my first...no wonder 2 is quite stunning !

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for Shane, Luigi and Charlie

So Serge, How's the new one sounding? I'll bet you are playing it a lot. I was curious as to how you installed your frets? hammer in,press in,Use any glue ? TIA

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Hi Dave buddy! Thanks much!

I have a hard time parting with it, thank God i told Mom i had to keep it 'till after the gathering! Yes, i play it a lot, the sound is improving or balancing more with time, i'm no expert on describing sound but i find it sounds more complex than the factory Dreads that i owned so far, a very sweet sound, a very quick response and great sustain for sure, bassy but also well balanced as i clearly hear the treble notes!

My frets were installed with the fret press caull and brass inserts purchased from John Watkins and it went sweetly well in my drill press, i recommend it to all, they are made with such precision! I also glued the frets in with a tiny bead of Titebond and cleaned the little squeeze ot with a little scraper blade.

If you ever want to see my guitar up close, Mom and Dad will bring it at their trailer near Orlando next fall, i sure could arrange a meeting with them so you could try it out, it would be an honor for me to have my bud play my effort!

Serge

Well my friend, since this thread is still going strong, I'll paste here some notes that I wrote after trying it out last Monday. I was going to start a seperate thread but here it goes!:

'I had a chance to play this wonderful guitar last night... Here are my impressions:

It sounds amazing for the short amount of time it's been strung up! The volume and sustain are excellent. The bass growls but is not 'boomy', just nice and deep. The mids are very present, clear and sweet as are the highs.

Overall, it is very well balanced throughout the full spectrum. The tone is already rich and dynamic and will just get better with age and continued playing.   A real winner!!!

It has a lot of volume as well. After all, it’s an EIR dread!!! It sounds just as good strummed with a pick or played finger-style.

Congratulations on a superb sounding instrument. I’m looking forward to the next already!'

So there you go!
Alain Desforges38919.4075810185

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I'd like to be able to prove, just for once, that money wouldn't make me happy...

Thanks Al, it was also a real pleasure having your gifted hands perform on a guitar i proudly made, having your expertise was really awaited and it was truly a magical moment, guess what we'll do next week bud?

Thanks a million my friend!!!

Serge

Edit: Al, you described the sound of my guitar better than i could have, people here should know that the extent of your talent has yet to be discovered by a great number of music lovers!Serge Poirier38919.545474537