Build Thread: Buendia OM Cutaway Multiscale Adi/Hog

[jt1]

Lovely! Thanks for sharing the build with us.

[mhw48]

Juston, I am looking forward to following this build. I've never played a Buendia, but given your experience with various guitars and builders, I am certain that your enthusiasm is spot on. How are you going to manage to lug all these beauties to T.I.N.Y.?

[cigarfan]

Looks to be a special build. Congrats!

Man, has that OM-42 even acclimated yet?

[justonwo]

Originally Posted by Jamiejoon

Congrats, you certainly won’t be disappointed. Leo is a wonderful person and a tremendous luthier. I played Jason’s 00 in Leo’s shop when it had just been built and I remember thinking it was the best guitar I had ever played. It brought tears to my eyes. Leo is building me one like it in a couple years.

Yeah, I fell in love with that one as well. I hope Jason's kids make some use of it.

Originally Posted by jmagill

Juston,

When Leo built my Brazilian Jumbo back in 2017, and I announced that my review of it was now available on my website, you were the first to comment.

I'm thrilled that you're finally having Leo build you one also and I'll be following every post of the process! How many frets to the body? I see you spec'd ebony for the bridge. Ask Leo how a Brazilian bridge might affect the tone.

I'll be eagerly watching this magnificence take shape...

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This will be 14 frets to the body. Leo asked about doing a 13, but I don't want to rock the boat. I don't like being the first for any new guitar designs. I'll ask him about Brazilian vs. ebony, but I'm trying to keep the price from going nuts. So I'll almost certainly skip it.

Originally Posted by tommieboy

The Jescar website shows the 55090 EVOgold as still being in stock.

Tommy

They reported a while back that they wouldn't supply EVO anymore. Perhaps this is old stock or perhaps they found a way? Regardless, cool!

Originally Posted by usb_chord

This is so cool. Wow. Beautiful tribute!!

Thanks, USB.

Originally Posted by roscoe2311

Oh man, I'm really looking forward to watching this one come together!

I'll keep you posted!

[justonwo]

Originally Posted by jt1

Lovely! Thanks for sharing the build with us.

Well, it was meant for everyone EXCEPT you, jt.

Originally Posted by mhw48

Juston, I am looking forward to following this build. I've never played a Buendia, but given your experience with various guitars and builders, I am certain that your enthusiasm is spot on. How are you going to manage to lug all these beauties to T.I.N.Y.?

JT is going to charter me a private plane, of course!

Originally Posted by cigarfan

Looks to be a special build. Congrats!

Man, has that OM-42 even acclimated yet?

Ha! I know. The timing is coincidence, I assure you. This build has been a LONG time in the making.

[jt1]

Originally Posted by justonwo

Well, it was meant for everyone EXCEPT you, jt.

Sorry! I'll insult The Tree again so that I get banned from the forum.

Originally Posted by justonwo

JT is going to charter me a private plane, of course!

I've already reserved it:

[justonwo]

Originally Posted by jt1

Sorry! I'll insult The Tree again so that I get banned from the forum.



I've already reserved it:

You insulted the TREE and are still able to post here?!

[nootis]

Thanks for posting this and congratulations Juston. I’m looking forward to getting a glimpse into Leo’s workshop. I’ve never been, but I owe him a visit. Perhaps I should time my visit towards the end of this thread?

[mhw48]

Originally Posted by jt1

Sorry! I'll insult The Tree again so that I get banned from the forum.

You insulted the Tree???

You know how that turns out...

[MTguitars]

Oh my word. This is exciting indeed. Congratulations in advance and thank you for taking us along for the ride.

[JJI]

While I never did meet Jason, I did get to play his guitar…it is lovely. Yours will be too, and choosing the sister set to your friends is beautiful.

[Marei]

Huge congrats on the build, I very much look forward to the updates. Leo is one of my favourite luthiers and I am grateful to already have a 12 fret Jumbo of his in my possession with a second build coming up this year that I also postponed due to various reason (also in Adi/ and the insanely expensive type of mahogany that still causes me sleepless nights for good and bad reasons even though the build is already six years in the making).

Is it only me that can't see the pictures in the first post?

[justonwo]

I gave Leo some tips on how to shape the braces and where to put them. Fortunately for both of us, he completely ignored me. I guess my 15 years of couch luthiery just don't garner much respect.

[mhw48]

Ah! The famous "Cat Whiskers" bracing pattern!

It will be very interesting to see the whole bracing pattern once it's laid out. It has the traditional "X", I would be curious to know the thinking behind the modifications...

[justonwo]

Braced up and ready for rims.