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Not high jacking the thread, but I have a F35 being built at this very moment, also!
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The back
Check out this beautiful mahogany
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Awesome! Please start a thread.
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Plus, the light reflected from my head provides a perfect hue for a Fairbanks sunburst.
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Here are the end blocks attached in the mold.
14A3AA0C-9D50-4766-A5B0-F29431256CC0.jpg We’re also going back and forth on little touches that mean so much... Dale had done a build with Rickard planetary drive tuners last year and it looked awesome. So today, we chose these in antique brass: E7303F7F-3EC0-4A3D-8915-56869A685ED0.jpeg __________________________________ If you have ever contemplated commissioning a build, I highly recommend it. And the cost doesn’t have to be astronomical. There are tons of lesser known luthiers that can create a beautiful guitar that costs in the realm of a ‘nice’ Martin or Taylor. There’s an anecdote in my family about how we to make decisions like this (ie. spending money on a luxury). It was the night of my bachelor party (many years ago) and we had just had a great dinner at the local steakhouse. Then, we were going to head over to the local strip (ahem, pun intended) to visit several “dance” clubs. My brother was waffling, he had two young girls and was thinking of packing it in early. One friend (now a psychiatrist) laid this piece of wisdom on him: “Bob, you’ll be dead a long time.” So now, anytime we need to make a decision, those seven words help guide our decision!
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Ooh, Rickard tuners! I'm going to replace the Waverly banjo tuners on my 1910 Dyer harp guitar with Rickards.
Thanks for the update. Please keep them coming.
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Looking great. Make sure you’re comfortable with the idea that the Rickard tuners will be a functional compromise. Although they are an enormous improvement over original 4:1 tuners, at 10:1 they are still very touchy. I have them on one guitar and they work fine, but Waverly tuners are a significant improvement in terms of tuning precision.
Every time I’ve ever heard jt1 play a guitar with banjo tuners, it’s been massively out of tune and atonal. Come to think of it, that was true of the guitar he played with 30:1 tuners. Maybe it’s not the tuners.
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Tonight’s Lotto number 77EDDAFB-10EE-4CE6-9D51-F8AD2F7B4E9A.jpg Who invented go-bars? An amazing invention C05245A0-CF2B-49FA-A369-BCE68EB4DE93.jpg According to Dale, this x brace slotting jig may look crude, but it’s fast and accurate. E2500E0F-57B0-49C3-AAC6-B4008E2ABCC3.jpg X marks the brace E4AE90DF-9900-4E85-956F-A05F1737EA71.jpg
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Coming along nice and steady Rick, I am excited for you!
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The s/n after mine! Great pics!
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Wow, what a great build! Glad I am just catching up. That wood has supported a collage of experiences and has much more to give. Very thoughtful and sentimental. I wonder about all the homework the table propped up and what those students are doing now.
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