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Old 04-17-2014, 11:05 PM
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Default i'm drooling

over the redwood! like someone said already, i keep going back to it and staring at it again and again. whew!
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Old 04-17-2014, 11:24 PM
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Thank you for your enthusiasm
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Old 04-18-2014, 06:42 AM
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Hey Ben, when can I stop by and play this beauty ?

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Old 04-18-2014, 08:41 AM
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In a couple of weeks
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Old 04-26-2014, 08:01 PM
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A little preview of the headstock, African Blackwood with Mapple purfling:



And the bracing of the back, I used Ervin Somogyi's idea for this guitar:

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Old 04-27-2014, 05:12 AM
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Default #2 OM: Benjamin Paldacci Guitars - "The Gentleman"

Absolutely love your build aesthetics! Very tastefully done and attractive. Can't wait to see more!
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Glad you liked it
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Old 04-28-2014, 10:17 PM
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I need to put bindings and Purflings on it, but I am pretty happy about the result
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Very cool headstock veneer. Thanks for posting it!
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Old 04-30-2014, 01:03 AM
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I finished the headstock, purflings are good, I glued the bindings today... results and pictures tomorrow
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Old 04-30-2014, 04:51 AM
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Bonjour Ben

Very interesting design. Can't wait to see it all come together. And I am looking forward coming to your new shop and meeting you.

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Old 04-30-2014, 10:28 AM
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Hi Daniel,

As you want, you just need to call me before your coming and it will be Great to see you at my shop
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Here it is:



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First coat of french polish, it looks like to be a nice guitar









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