New Guitar Story..

A place where you can let us see your finished instruments in all their glory.

Moderators: kiwigeo, Jeremy D

Post Reply
User avatar
Taffy Evans
Blackwood
Posts: 994
Joined: Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:54 pm
Location: Charters Towers North Queensland

New Guitar Story..

Post by Taffy Evans » Wed Mar 29, 2023 3:58 pm

The Pacific. TD18
As with many of the guitars I build this one is to commemorate something special in the owner’s life.
This guitar name The Pacific, it is not only a name of a gold mine in my district, as are all my guitars, but it has a link [loosely] to the Pacific Ocean. Hence the nautical-themed inlays around the guitar.
I thought this build was a fitting inclusion to this series of Guitar Stories as the guy that ordered this guitar competed in an around-the-world Clipper race. He started in the UK and finished in Australia and then did the Sydney to Hobart. The guitar was delivered to him on his return.
The guitar is a dreadnaught style with mahogany back and sides, a spruce top, an ebony fingerboard and bridge, and Maple bindings. The inlays are mother of pearl and ebony.
He had already ordered a guitar for his neighbor, but that’s another story.
Thanks for looking.
Taff
22.JPG
22.JPG (92.39 KiB) Viewed 10943 times
21.JPG
21.JPG (88.43 KiB) Viewed 10943 times
20.JPG
20.JPG (97.39 KiB) Viewed 10943 times
11-DSCF0015.JPG
11-DSCF0015.JPG (120.23 KiB) Viewed 10943 times
08-DSCF0012.JPG
08-DSCF0012.JPG (94.96 KiB) Viewed 10943 times
Taff

User avatar
ozziebluesman
Blackwood
Posts: 1529
Joined: Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:12 am
Location: Townsville
Contact:

Re: New Guitar Story..

Post by ozziebluesman » Wed Mar 29, 2023 4:22 pm

Hi Taffy,
What a beauty.
Love your inlay work.
Cheers
Alan
"Play to express, not to impress"

Alan Hamley

http://www.hamleyfineguitars.com/

User avatar
kiwigeo
Admin
Posts: 10582
Joined: Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:57 pm
Location: Adelaide, Sth Australia

Re: New Guitar Story..

Post by kiwigeo » Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:35 pm

Ahoy matey.....that's a fine looking guitar!
Martin

User avatar
WJ Guitars
Blackwood
Posts: 372
Joined: Thu Jan 26, 2017 4:28 pm
Location: Sutherland NSW
Contact:

Re: New Guitar Story..

Post by WJ Guitars » Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:18 pm

Great build. I like the wave theme incorporated through out the guitar.

Wayne

User avatar
Taffy Evans
Blackwood
Posts: 994
Joined: Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:54 pm
Location: Charters Towers North Queensland

Re: New Guitar Story..

Post by Taffy Evans » Sat Apr 01, 2023 11:20 am

Hi, thanks for the comments, everyone. This customer ordered the same style guitar for his neighbor and apparently liked it enough himself to order one too. But that's the next story...
Cheers Taff
Taff

User avatar
Mark McLean
Blackwood
Posts: 1084
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:03 pm
Location: Sydney

Re: New Guitar Story..

Post by Mark McLean » Sun Apr 02, 2023 9:01 pm

That is a gorgeous guitar - to be sure. Classic design and great execution, with some nice personalized touches.

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 32 guests