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Quilted Maple / EI Rosewood Concert Model - Michael Kennedy Guitars
With the La Conner Guitar Festival just a couple of weeks away, I thought I'd give you all a preview of one of the guitars I'll be bringing with me and that is now officially up for grabs. This one started 4 or 5 years ago when I found an incredible board of quilted maple online and proceeded to stare at it every few months before finally deciding to pull the trigger and buy it after a couple of years. After re-sawing and letting it sit for a bit, I was super excited to finally get to use it for a build (and extra excited to still have two more sets lying in wait...).
First thing up is bending/laminating the sides. In this case the inner laminations are yellow cedar... For the back I decided to go with a three-piece design with rosewood in the middle. I had built a similar-ish guitar 12 or so years ago and loved how classy the maple/rosewood looked together... Three-piece backs also allow for some interesting purfling work to frame the center section. In this case the purfling lines are also quilted maple and rosewood... I just can't get enough of that figure! Since I'm building this one for shows, I had to try a little extra on the rosette... And some of that tricky purfling... Nothing super intricate but I'm really happy with how this end-graft is looking... With a similar theme on the headstock and bridge... A bit of a whirlwind through the build process but I'll save the final photos for another post -- thanks for looking! |
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Boy oh boy, I wish this were coming to Texas in Sept., but seeing it, I think there is very little chance of that!
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PS. I love guitars! |
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That's some beautiful appointments...might have to drop by La Connor!!
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Wow--looks, awesome, Mike!
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Thanks so much Here are some shots of the finished guitar; I'm really ecstatic with how this one turned out! As I mentioned, this one is going to the La Conner Festival in a couple of weeks but please get in touch with any questions or if you want to stake your claim beforehand! |
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I saw this earlier as well, and it's a beauty. I made last minute arrangements last week to attend La Conner, and I look forward to meeting you and this guitar while there.
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If this was the only guitar at La Conner it would still be worth the trip. Hope to make it up there if the old knees hold out.
Bruce, |
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Wow Michael that is really pretty.
John
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Gosh, that’s almost electric! Beautiful woods and really sweet craftsmanship. Looking forward to meeting you at BIG. Dave
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Thanks John! Another undoubtedly great weekend I'm really looking forward to! |
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Mike, that is one of the most beautiful guitars i have seen in my life!!!! i love quilt maple, but that is SPECTACULAR!!!!STUNNING!!!!
Maple is my favorite wood, but that guitar is almost beyond words. Even a picture of that guitar hanging in a guitar room would make a statement
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