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Old 04-23-2017, 04:17 PM
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New "Willy D" built by Trevor Kronbauer



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Congrats. That is an interesting looking guitar. How does it sound and play?

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Old 04-23-2017, 05:37 PM
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Like all of Trevor's guitars ... great!
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Beautiful guitar, Enjoy!
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Very interesting design. Looks great & hope you love it.
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Old 04-24-2017, 04:38 AM
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Old 04-24-2017, 07:14 AM
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Yellow Cedar top. Acacia back/sides. Neck is flamed maple/bloodwood/maple/rosewood. Bevel is walnut
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Never seen any of Trevors guitars look like that. Being that it is his Im sure its well carried out. Looks like a rockabilly guitar to me.
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I did the design and Trevor provided the craftsmanship and expertise - the design was inspired by the DiMauro Special Chorus, gypsy jazz guitars. However the bracing is quite different than a traditional gypsy jazz.



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Oh wow. That is pure class. Reminiscent to me of a vintage Maccaferri, but jazzed up in an understated, almost retro-futurist way.

There is nothing I don't love about that.

Congratulations. It is a work of art. I wish you 100 years of pleasure with it.

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Do you have any pics of the top bracing?
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Here's the design basic (before shaving and adding bridge plate etc.)

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Oh wow. That is pure class. Reminiscent to me of a vintage Maccaferri, but jazzed up in an understated, almost retro-futurist way.

There is nothing I don't love about that.

Congratulations. It is a work of art. I wish you 100 years of pleasure with it.

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Thanks. I have another one coming in a couple weeks (rosewood back/sides and 14 fret)

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