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09-04-2023, 11:33 AM
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Jack Stepick Baritone Weissenborn
Hey Fellow Guitar Enthusiasts
I recently received a VERY Nice Custom Baritone Weissenborn from Luthier Jack Stepick. VERY pleased with this axe, and the experience of this custom build and getting to know Jack a bit. Jack Stepick Custom Weissenborn baritone: Walnut/Cedar with contrasting Flamed Maple binding Oversized 16.25” Lower bout 4.5” deep at butt, gently tapering up the neck 27” scale Gotoh Mini 510 (18x1) tuners, color TBD Traditional Weissenborn bridge shape High contrast FB dots at frets 3,5, 7x2, 9, 12 ellipse, 15, 17, and 19x2 Binding markers, same. Extending to the top of binding so visible from above and side Light dark light “fret markers”. Again, for high visibility on dark stages Jack’s standard solid linings are a nice touch!!! I found Jack on Reverb when one of his instruments showed up in my feed. I called him and we spoke about my wishes and John Kinnaird builds and features. Jack suggested a custom and we got busy pretty quick. Jack was easy to work with and it was done in just over 4 months even though he had some health issues during the process. Jack is a retired cabinet maker and a lifer musician who plays (and builds) mostly lap slide and resonators. Quite well IMO Label says #050 so he has built quite a few now I have had about a dozen Weissys over the last 15 years. From budget to spendy Luthier built. Including an original Herman Weissenborn from 1920 or so. Also another normal sized high end custom I liked well but eventually sold. This one really takes the cake! Pics to follow Cheers Paul
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4 John Kinnaird SS 12c CUSTOMS: Big Maple/WRC Dread(ish) Jumbo Spanish Cedar/WRC Jumbo OLD Brazilian RW/WRC Big Tunnel 14 RW/Bubinga Dread(ish) R.T 2 12c sinker RW/Claro 96 422ce bought new! 96 LKSM 12 552ce 12x12 J. Stepick Bari Weissy WRC/Walnut More Last edited by Guitars44me; 09-04-2023 at 02:58 PM. 
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09-04-2023, 12:05 PM
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You can see some of the finish oddness in the “sunburst” on the top Not much problem on back or sides More soon…
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4 John Kinnaird SS 12c CUSTOMS: Big Maple/WRC Dread(ish) Jumbo Spanish Cedar/WRC Jumbo OLD Brazilian RW/WRC Big Tunnel 14 RW/Bubinga Dread(ish) R.T 2 12c sinker RW/Claro 96 422ce bought new! 96 LKSM 12 552ce 12x12 J. Stepick Bari Weissy WRC/Walnut More Last edited by Guitars44me; 09-04-2023 at 03:01 PM.
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09-04-2023, 12:14 PM
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One boo-boo… sigh
Unfortunately, Jack sent this in a new Access gig bag which apparently was still off-gassing and the Nitro finish was softened enough to mar the appearance a bit in a couple places. Which you can see in pic at the butt, and on the top. Kind of looks like a weird sunburst on the top! Haha
Tim Luranc assured me it can be fixed pretty easy and I opted not to ship it back to Jack, even though he offered to fix it himself. The Sound of this thing is really Beautiful and LOUD, too. I am really Happy with this, despite the finish issues. Which are purely cosmetic Let’s see if I can link to Jack’s blog site…. https://jackstepickluthier.blogspot.com/ Cheers Paul
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4 John Kinnaird SS 12c CUSTOMS: Big Maple/WRC Dread(ish) Jumbo Spanish Cedar/WRC Jumbo OLD Brazilian RW/WRC Big Tunnel 14 RW/Bubinga Dread(ish) R.T 2 12c sinker RW/Claro 96 422ce bought new! 96 LKSM 12 552ce 12x12 J. Stepick Bari Weissy WRC/Walnut More Last edited by Guitars44me; 09-04-2023 at 01:46 PM.
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09-04-2023, 12:26 PM
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4 John Kinnaird SS 12c CUSTOMS: Big Maple/WRC Dread(ish) Jumbo Spanish Cedar/WRC Jumbo OLD Brazilian RW/WRC Big Tunnel 14 RW/Bubinga Dread(ish) R.T 2 12c sinker RW/Claro 96 422ce bought new! 96 LKSM 12 552ce 12x12 J. Stepick Bari Weissy WRC/Walnut More
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09-04-2023, 12:29 PM
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Here you can see the imprint of the bottom of the gig bag…. Oh, Well. A fab experience and a FABULOUS Weissenborn too! Tim L will give it some TLC and I expect it will look spiffy. Apparently Nitro is pretty easy to work on. Whew! Cheers Paul
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4 John Kinnaird SS 12c CUSTOMS: Big Maple/WRC Dread(ish) Jumbo Spanish Cedar/WRC Jumbo OLD Brazilian RW/WRC Big Tunnel 14 RW/Bubinga Dread(ish) R.T 2 12c sinker RW/Claro 96 422ce bought new! 96 LKSM 12 552ce 12x12 J. Stepick Bari Weissy WRC/Walnut More Last edited by Guitars44me; 09-04-2023 at 03:03 PM.
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09-04-2023, 08:15 PM
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Congratulations Paul! Slide sounds so good when you play it and I’m sure this sounds spectacular! I look forward to hearing it in person-
Beth
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01-24-2024, 08:54 PM
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Jack is building me a style 1 25" standard Weissenborn now. Very easy to deal with, beautiful work in the braces, a lot of sensible build decisions. Looking forward to delivery.
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2003 Martin OM-42, K&K's 1932 National Style O, K&K's 1930 National Style 1 tricone Square-neck 1951 Rickenbacker Panda lap steel 2014 Gibson Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe Ltd, Custom Shop, K&K's 1957 Kay K-27 X-braced jumbo, K&K's 1967 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Nashville 2014 Gold Tone WL-250, Whyte Lade banjo 2024 Mahogany Weissenborn, Jack Stepick Ear Trumpet Labs Edwina Tonedexter
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01-25-2024, 02:32 PM
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Boss!
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I liked his design sense as well. Have FUN with it Paul
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4 John Kinnaird SS 12c CUSTOMS: Big Maple/WRC Dread(ish) Jumbo Spanish Cedar/WRC Jumbo OLD Brazilian RW/WRC Big Tunnel 14 RW/Bubinga Dread(ish) R.T 2 12c sinker RW/Claro 96 422ce bought new! 96 LKSM 12 552ce 12x12 J. Stepick Bari Weissy WRC/Walnut More
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