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Old 01-29-2019, 05:19 AM
maxmonte maxmonte is offline
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Abano Terme, Italy
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Default New builds for US shows

Well, it’s that time of the year... when you realize that you have to get cracking to build guitars for the upcoming shows! I’ll be showing at the Artisan Show in Harrisburg in April, AND LaConner in May... I might even stay in the US in between the shows so, who knows, I could bump into some of you fine gents

I’ll try and chronicle here the builds for the show guitars... I settled for a Thames in cedar and koa (wait to see the photos i of the koa... it’s mind blowing) and a Columbia baritone in Italian spruce and maple. Here are some pics to get started

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Sanding the plates on my awesome diy thickness sander

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Scarf joints ready to be glued

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50 years old hair tint bottle for my hide glue... talk about recycling!

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Scarf joint clamped, the tape helps loads with the slippage!

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Kerfing strips prep, here in basswood

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Another kerfing shot, mahogany on my table saw sled

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My little helper taking care of the fanfret compound radius baritone fretboard

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Fretboard waiting for purpling and inlay before going back on the operating table to cut the radiused blind fret slots.

...to be continued...
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