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01-17-2018, 08:31 PM
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**Robinson Guitars GA Build** Its Home
TodayI made the long 3.5 mile trek to Robinson Guitars to get my GA 12 fret build started. Jake Robinson is a luthier in Wellston Michigan that has been building guitars for the past 15 years or so. He studied under Bryan Galloup where he perfected his craft, and....he has perfected his craft!
Here is a link to his website where you can see all of the specs. Jakes work is truly beautiful! http://www.robinsonguitars.com I was fortunate enough to own a slope shoulder dread that Jake built for me a few years ago, but as old age and an old motocross shoulder injury would have it, I had to sell it as I could no longer play it comfortably. Jake has sold several guitars through Dream Guitars. Check out some of his work. https://www.dreamguitars.com/shop/bu.../robinson.html I really like mahogany/spruce so we went to work looking at B&S sets and top sets. Since Jake knows me well and what I like to play he had narrowed down the selection to suit my needs. We finally decided on a wavy Mahogany set for back and sides and a red (adirondack) spruce top set.One of which he has had drying out for the past 12 years. The guitar will be bound in Brazilian Rosewood (BRW) with a BRW fretboard, bridge and peg head overlay. Bone nut and saddle. The rosette will be spalted maple from a tree that was felled on a friend of ours property a few years ago, bound in BRW. K&K pick up, Waverly open back tuners with snakewood buttons and a Hoffee round out the package. I am sure I forgot a few details but will post them as they materialize. This is going to be a true test of my inability to be patient. I know how long these things take and what he is working on right now, so....I will post as I have updates and photos. and...yes, there is a slope dread traced on the top and back set, but I am doing a GA 12 fret.
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Goditi la vita! Collings ~ Taylor ~ Martin Last edited by Godfather; 11-04-2018 at 06:36 AM. 
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01-18-2018, 01:54 AM
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Congrats on the new commission! Like the looks of that Mahogany. And it looks like a solid Mahogany neck as well.
It will be fun to follow along. 
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01-18-2018, 03:30 AM
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Hey, thanks for starting the thread! I have not tried any Robinson guitars,if they are anything like Galloups then they will be sublime.
I liked your "road trip" photo too. It was over 100 degrees here in Australia today, so your photo cooled me down a little! Col
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01-18-2018, 06:57 AM
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01-18-2018, 07:23 AM
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I currently own Godfather’s sloped shoulder 12 fret dread and it is a sublime instrument. Good luck on your new build, I will follow closely.
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Doerr Trinity 12 Fret 00 (Lutz/Maple) Edwinson Zephyr 13 Fret 00 (Adi/Coco) Froggy Bottom H-12 (Adi/EIR) Kostal 12 Fret OMC (German Spruce/Koa) Rainsong APSE 12 Fret (Carbon Fiber) Taylor 812ce-N 12 fret (Sitka/EIR Nylon)
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01-18-2018, 08:51 AM
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Great news - I figured you'd end up passing on the parlor and having one done "for you". Going to send you an email....
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01-19-2018, 03:39 AM
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 .Looking forward to more posts as your new one develops. Col
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02-22-2018, 09:11 PM
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How goes it on this one? Bump!
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Doerr Trinity 12 Fret 00 (Lutz/Maple) Edwinson Zephyr 13 Fret 00 (Adi/Coco) Froggy Bottom H-12 (Adi/EIR) Kostal 12 Fret OMC (German Spruce/Koa) Rainsong APSE 12 Fret (Carbon Fiber) Taylor 812ce-N 12 fret (Sitka/EIR Nylon)
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03-10-2018, 11:30 AM
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Some progress
There has been some progress on my build....Flu and upper respiratory infections has been running wild in our area since the holidays so things are going slower than expected. Everyone in his family has been hit with one or both.
Jake has joined the back and top pieces and done an initial sanding. That Mahogany is going to be fantastic! Pair that with The Adi top, Brazilian fret board, bridge, peg head overlay and bindings....oooooh! I think we are going to change up the rosette from Spalted Maple to this lovely piece of Amboyna Burl. I think the spalted will get lost in the top, but we will see. He is going to mock up both and we will decide then. Jake is hoping to get some serious production time in the shop over the next two weeks and have something that resembles a guitar to look at. I will update as things progress.....now a few photos.
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Goditi la vita! Collings ~ Taylor ~ Martin Last edited by Godfather; 03-11-2018 at 02:33 PM.
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03-10-2018, 11:45 AM
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Glad to see this one back on track!
Looks to be amboyna burl--would make a striking rosette.
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2013 Stehr Auditorium (Carpathian/Myrtle) 2015 Stehr Auditorium (Adi/BRW) 2020 Baranik Meridian (Blue Spruce/Manchinga) 2020 Wilborn Arum (Tunnel 14/Coco) 2021 Kinnaird Graybeard (BC Cedar/Bog Oak) 2022 Kinnaird CS Student Build (Adi/Padauk) 2023 Kinnaird FS (Italian/Koa)
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03-10-2018, 02:39 PM
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Waiting to see what the spalted rosette looks like, but that burl looks like it will tie in the hues of the mahogany quite nicely.
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03-11-2018, 02:32 PM
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It is indeed ”Amboyna Burl”. I edited my post with this info. Thank you.
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