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Old 03-01-2019, 07:50 AM
grosskate grosskate is offline
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Default Michaud OM-R Fan Fret Build Thread

Hi everyone,

After the long and painful wait, It's finally my turn to challenge the great Joel Michaud for a quite special build.

Specs :

OM-R Florentine Cutaway Amazon Rosewood / Swiss "moon" Spruce

- Body joint : 14 frets
- Fan fret 635-660 (25-26) / Perpendicular Fret : 6 or 7
- Soundport
- Michaud Bevel Arm + Rib (a first for Joel)
- Fretboard : Rocklite
- Bridge : Rocklite
- Binding : Rocklite
- Nut size : 44mm
- Design with oxidised metal
- Machinehead : Robson 501
- Frets : EVO gold


I was lucky enough to visit Joel and his shop in Calgary back in January before the build started so we could discuss specs and select a great top. Joel is an amazing guy and so much fun to deal with. He takes his job very seriously and if you're picky about what you're looking for, he is definitely your guy ! Joel is a perfectionist who strive to always push further and bring his best in every guitar he makes. He experiments a lot with side projects allowing him to only incorporate in his build what he believes is working well. I think I'm really giving him a challenge with this one, and I'm quite picky...!


Here are few pics I can share with you of Joel's shop during my visit :






Now the wizard Joel holding what's going to become my guitar :




Closer look at the sets :



Amazon Rosewood :



Swiss Moon spruce top :





One of these will become my bridge : Bois de Rose (it darkens a lot when exposed to UV, and polishes really well) :




This is going to be a lot of fun !
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Last edited by grosskate; 10-28-2019 at 02:38 AM. Reason: add photo / Bridge material change from bois de rose to Rocklite
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