Finally Finished
Finally Finished
Finally finished my first build - I dropped the ball a couple of times and left it for a couple of months and there are a few flaws but I am happy with the result.
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Leigh
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"
Re: Finally Finished
That's real nice. Hope my first ends up as nice. I like the shape. Is it modeled on the larrivee L shape?
Jeremy D
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No, not intentionally - I made 13 body shape profiles before I settled on this one. I was hoping it was an original.BBk wrote:That's real nice. Hope my first ends up as nice. I like the shape. Is it modeled on the larrivee L shape?
Leigh
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"
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christian
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Re: Finally Finished
you have alot to be proud of Leigh!!! for a first build its fantastic.
congrats, no doubt you will now be hooked on this luthiery gig.
Cheers,
Christian
congrats, no doubt you will now be hooked on this luthiery gig.
Cheers,
Christian
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Mark McLean
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Re: Finally Finished
Man, that does not look like a first-time build. Are you holding out on us?
Very nicely executed. Quite Olsonesque (especially around the bridge and the overall shape). Nice woods and a very nice finish.
Congrats Leigh
Mark
Very nicely executed. Quite Olsonesque (especially around the bridge and the overall shape). Nice woods and a very nice finish.
Congrats Leigh
Mark
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I would say that it is finely finished as well.
I reckon it is a great shape and looks the goods as well. From the pictures I think anyone would be proud of that guitar, being a first build makes it something else.
I reckon it is a great shape and looks the goods as well. From the pictures I think anyone would be proud of that guitar, being a first build makes it something else.
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Thank's Mark,Mark McLean wrote:Man, that does not look like a first-time build. Are you holding out on us?
Very nicely executed. Quite Olsonesque (especially around the bridge and the overall shape). Nice woods and a very nice finish.
Congrats Leigh
Mark
I'm not holding out - I had no woodworking experience until I started this guitar. I'm a perfectionist which does help but can also have it's drawbacks. I have been a guitarist for 35 years and own 15 guitar, including a few handmade guitars - I know what I want an instrument to sound like and understand the importance of playability. The finish was difficult - I used a lot of lacquer and it was a steep learning curve as I had never spayed before.
It is designed to be a finger style guitar hence the lack of a pick guard. I should record a demo so you can hear the timbre and balance of the individual voices.
Leigh
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"
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