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03-11-2011, 02:08 PM
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03-11-2011, 02:45 PM
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She's purty!!!
Looks like cascading brown hair down a mermaid's back! What was it George Gruhn said about guitar collecting always being erotic?
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03-11-2011, 03:18 PM
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I'm happy I jumped into the process... my Braz guitar may be stumpwood, but it sure looks, sounds, (and smells) like Braz to me.
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Will
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03-13-2011, 07:11 PM
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03-13-2011, 09:52 PM
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The 000 is at the same point as the 00, which is say the necks are carved and ready for the heel caps. I expect them to go into finish tomorrow. It's Sunday night and I am in for the count, so I'll get to some photos for you tomorrow.
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03-14-2011, 12:42 PM
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Here are a few pictures of the 000 taken this morning, and +/- and hour before I am going to put sealer on her. Please bear in mind that this top is no-upcharge Adi, and I expect it to sound fabulous but it is not the fancy stuff.
 This Mahogany is very well quartered, and the back has mild figure in it:  Braziilan Head plate:  Brazilian heel cap too:  I left a trace of the volute carving because I think it looks cool:  Another view of the volute:  My standard all wood (as opposed to Martin's plastic) Schoenberg (a hair more conservative than "Sexauer") rosette:  The binding is Imbuya which I imagine looks like an organic tortoise plastic. It certainly has a very fine and unusual grin structure, and is very hard. Smells awful, though. 
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03-14-2011, 07:48 PM
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I am making this for Eric Schoenberg to stock his store with, but if I sell it directly before I have a chance to deliver it, that is slightly to my advantage. To his advantage too, actually, as he would have to pay for it on delivery, should I end up doing so.
The recent "45" is one extreme of the Schoenberg spectrum and this 000 is the other more modest end. Sound and playability-wise they should be more similar than different! While demonstrating as well as possible the fundamental difference between Rosewood and Mahogany, of course.
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03-15-2011, 12:11 PM
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I got the porefiller on yesterday, and this morning I sealed that in and then a little bit ago I got the first coat of Oil Varnish on. Here's a shot of the Mahogany back that shows off it's modest figure. With no stain or color besides the porefiller, this Mahogany has a deeper than average inherent color, and is quite beautiful by my standards!
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03-15-2011, 06:46 PM
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1001 words
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03-15-2011, 07:10 PM
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Only one word for you Bruce
Beautiful.ship
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#42
03-21-2011, 06:43 PM
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Maple with Camatillo binding
While waiting for the finish to dry I went and built another guitar! What's a fella gonna do? This one is a 13 fret 0.
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03-23-2011, 09:31 AM
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really elegant
Bruce -
I really like the "less is more" aesthetic that you bring to your guitars. There's an understated elegance there that is really appealing. Bravo.
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#44
03-23-2011, 10:39 AM
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I sometimes think I learned about understatement from shaping surfboards. That's another skill set where less is absolutely more.
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Finally we will have a Brazilian composite made from shavings... aka baby Martin Brazilian spec.
