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Gentlemen! Please!
There's plenty to go around....
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Mike, let me second this sentiment.....jaw dropping visually.....the colors....oh the colors! The wood combo is indeed special........Ben's sense of artistry is clearly evident, just so classy!!
Following along.......will look for more in the coming days. fred
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This is a true craftsman at work - - - Even tho this will be closed up and probably not seen, one can tell the precision, thought, care and pride that is going into the making of this guitar.
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Here's a couple of new pictures Ben sent me last night: The Fretting...Stainless Steel frets! (notice Thor's red hammer ha!! )
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Now I am confused. I looked up Ben and it seems he is in Reno, Nevada. Now how did he get his hands on some Robertson screws? I always thought Americans were allergic to them.
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So this "Jupitar" beauty is in "de booth" getting a coat or two of shine . I've seen a number of different approaches to the finishing part of the build. Some guys (and gals) send their builds out to some really fine finishers, and some guys (and gals) do their own. Ben is in the latter group preferring to do every inch and every part of the guitar build himself. I recently got my hands on one of his recent builds and I can attest to the fact that the finish is as good or better than ANY I've seen.
So, the SSLLLOOOOOWWWWWWW part of the build begins. Here's my beauty in the booth with one of the first coats of goody.
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Oh my, that wood may fall under the Christmas miracle category!!!
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Use them here in the US mainly for decking..
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Mike, this is looking stellar! The Sinker over that Brazilian should sing sweetly and with power. Looking forward, as always, to your review when done!
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A miracle indeed! That is nothing short of mind blowing.
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This is some of the most amazing Brazilian I have seen! We own over 50,000 sq. ft. of Brazilian Rosewood veneer and nothing with this much variation in color. Just beautiful!
As a side note... all of our veneer was purchased prior to CITES. Some of it goes back to the 40's. Bumps was in the business from 31' until his passing in 88'.
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That’s stunning!
As good as that looks, you should be excited about how good it will sound. I took delivery of a new guitar from Ben this week and I have not been able to put it down. It’s phenomenal now and it’s barely been strung up a week. I can’t imagine that there’s room for improvement (it’s that good), but If it’s like every other guitar I have ever had, it will get better with playing. Ben’s a really gifted builder and I look forward to our next build! Thanks for posting the pics - fun to see his process. |
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Here's a few more quick shots from "the booth":
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Definitely drool worthy. Where did I put that drool rag?
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