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11-17-2014, 11:03 AM
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Build Thread: Klepper 00, Brazilian/Red Spruce
Good morning!
Howard and I are going to take one more adventure. This will be an epic 00 with the following known specs:
To be determined: top and back purflings, back stripe, headstock binding or bevel with multilayer veneers, fretboard binding, side sound port, tuners, slotted headstock. Generally I am happy to let Howard take the lead in appointments and aesthetics. We looked at a few sets of B/S wood and chose the following wonderful set:  Howard joined the top. We are going with red spruce on this one, for a little more fundamental sound. It is a killer Adirondack top that has been seasoning for 9-10 years; perfectly quartersawn, regular grain line spacing, no color streaks, great ring when tapped:  The rosette is also in:  And we have ways of making the top talk:   I am looking forward to this! John
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Multiple guitars including a 1979 Fender that needs a neck re-set 
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#2
11-17-2014, 11:37 AM
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Having played a number of Howard's guitars, and in particular a vintage style OM and 000-12, I can tell you this is going to be one SICK guitar. And I mean sick in the sense that it will be awesome. Not stomach aches and coughs.
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Circa OM-30/34 (Adi/Mad) | 000-12 (Ger/Maple) | OM-28 (Adi/Brz) | OM-18/21 (Adi/Hog) | OM-42 (Adi/Braz) Fairbanks SJ (Adi/Hog) | Schoenberg/Klepper 000-12c (Adi/Hog) | LeGeyt CLM (Swiss/Amzn) | LeGeyt CLM (Carp/Koa) Brondel A-2 (Carp/Mad)
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11-17-2014, 11:54 AM
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I'll not breath deeply while the finish is gassing off
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Multiple guitars including a 1979 Fender that needs a neck re-set Last edited by jmat; 11-17-2014 at 03:39 PM.
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11-17-2014, 09:29 PM
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Mm-mm, very tasty rosette!
Steve
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11-17-2014, 09:40 PM
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Go, Howard!
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Wonderful reality guitars now: Ted Thompson Guitars: T1 (GA), T2 (00), T2C (00) all in sitka/EIR ... Wonderful dream guitars someday: Mark Blanchard Pinyon (00) Ad/Koa slothead 12fret contour cutaway, Mark Blanchard Sugarpine (000) Ad/Mad fan 12 fret contour cutaway w/Manzer wedge
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#7
11-18-2014, 11:55 AM
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John is a repeat client and is a pleasure to work with. I appreciate him leaving the details of the design to me. My goal is to build a guitar with a vintage Martin look and sound, while incorporating some modern construction features. John is sensitive to the comfort of his picking arm as it goes around the body, so I will keep the depth close to Martin's. But it will be slightly wider than a 12-fret Martin 00, and use voicing methods that bring up the bass a bit (X location, scalloping, etc.).
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"Still a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest." --Paul Simon
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11-21-2014, 12:57 PM
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Good morning everyone.
I have a few photos from Howard including the roughed out elevated fret board. I have a subtly elevated fret board on a classical and like it. When I first discussed the 00 with Howard it hadn’t occurred to me to bring this up until I saw this photo from his gallery: http://www.klepperguitars.com/koacedar.html Another one: this page has a shot of the neck/fret board of the Nakyd Laydie guitar: http://www.klepperguitars.com/gallery2.html. Howard advises that one be over 18 to play this guitar… Here is the neck:  And the headstock:  And also the Brazilian back 
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Multiple guitars including a 1979 Fender that needs a neck re-set Last edited by jmat; 11-21-2014 at 08:29 PM.
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11-23-2014, 01:46 PM
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John suggested that I do more posting myself on this thread. So here's the progress.
Back bracing is done.  Sides are bent. I'll tweak them and bend the cutaway next.  John likes a very plain neck with no markers on the fretboard face. This is one of my best fretboards--quartersawn Diospyros perreiri, the blackest and finest grained ebony in the world. Too bad it comes from Madagascar. This was old stock at a hardwood dealer when I bought it several years ago; but I have since stopped buying Madagascar wood. I bound it with Brazilian rosewood--cutoffs from the side set of this guitar.  Fretted with EVO gold; abalone side dots.  Carving the dart on the back of the headstock is one of my favorite jobs. I rough it out before carving the neck, and then get back to it for its final trim. 
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"Still a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest." --Paul Simon
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11-26-2014, 12:21 AM
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Cutaway bent and reinforced; blocks in.
 Top bracing done; late afternoon light. 
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"Still a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest." --Paul Simon
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11-26-2014, 08:15 AM
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Regards, Drew
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#13
11-26-2014, 08:40 AM
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Thanks Howard, what a nice way to start the day. I noticed the time stamp on your post - this has either been converted to EST or the coffee is very strong out your way.
The golden hour photo of the top is beautiful contrasting the bone wood with the red and yellowing afternoon light…The Shroud of Klepper…
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11-26-2014, 09:39 AM
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Congrats, jmat. Things are looking good. Howard makes great guitars and his OOs are particularly stunning in tone. I have had the pleasure of playing several over the years. It is fun watching this one come together. Nice work as always, Howard.
Best, Jayne
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#15
11-26-2014, 12:10 PM
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I like to build without molds, so I tweak the sides after using the Fox bender, to get them more exact.
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"Still a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest." --Paul Simon Last edited by Howard Klepper; 11-26-2014 at 05:41 PM.
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