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HEINONEN SJ Cedar/Pomelle Sapele for The Golden Era Guitar
With all the attention that T. Drew Heinonen has been generating with his guitars currently, it is with great pleasure that I present to you one of our latest guitars ordered for the shop!
For those of you who do not know of him: Drew Heinonen reigns from an incredibly impressive background. He was among the very best to have apprenticed under Dana Bourgeois of Bourgeois Guitars, followed by a 2 year apprenticeship under renowned luthier, Jim Olson of Olson Guitars. His guitars are reminiscent of his latest mentor - a great homage to the legendary Jim Olson and what a way to keep his name alive even after Jim's imminent retirement. Drew's base price is still extremely affordable for the time being and we expect it to take off soon with all the interest and orders we have been getting for his guitars. His waiting list is about to get even longer too! If you would like reserve a favourable spot on his build list with us, you can reach me via PM, our website, email ([email protected]) or WhatsApp (+65 8666 0420). Without further ado, here is some information on the specs of the latest beauty we have coming to our store: Heinonen SJ Cedar/Pomelle Sapele w/ a "41 style" appointment and "Olson Doves": Model: Heinonen SJ Top: Cedar Back/Sides: Pomelle Sapele Upper bout width: 11 1/8" Lower bout width: 15 1/16" Lower bout depth: 4 3/4" Scale length: 25.34" Body length: 19 3/8" Nut width: 1.75" Saddle width: 2 5/16” Rosette: Radial Cut w/ Paua Fretboard: Ebony w/ "Olson Doves" Binding: Dark Wood Purfling: Paua Bridge: Ebony Tuners: Gotoh 510's Fret wire: EVO Gold Case: Cedar Creek Our aim was to build a stunning first guitar for the shop and what better to make a statement than to go with an incredibly famous guitar like the Olson #1500 Cedar/"The Tree" Quilted Mahogany: We do not want to think about how much this particular Olson sold for, but with the inspiration of such an trademark milestone guitar and the desire to make it more accessible price-wise, we decided to go for an alternative for "The Tree", which was Pomelle/Quilted Sapele. The obvious differences would be the choice of B/S, a different headstock, a thinner rosette, and "Olson Doves" for the fretboard. Here is the gorgeous set of Pomelle Sapele selected: And here is the perfect set of light Cedar next to the back: Stay tuned for more drool-worthy photos
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Wow cool project, thanks for posting!
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Thanks for following along
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THE GOLDEN ERA GUITAR FOR SALE | VIDEOS AUTHORISED DEALER OF: Astrand | Bowerman | Brondel | Buendia | Casimi | Datlen | Doerr | Fujii | Gerber | GR Bear | Heinonen | Isaac Jang Keith | Keystone | Matsuda | Michaud Made | Ogino | Pellerin | Petros | Poljakoff | Strahm | Tom Sands | Wingert ...and more www.TheGoldenEraGuitar.com [email protected] +65 8666 0420 |
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Moving along, here the top and back halves are joined with gorgeous abalone paua treatment:
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THE GOLDEN ERA GUITAR FOR SALE | VIDEOS AUTHORISED DEALER OF: Astrand | Bowerman | Brondel | Buendia | Casimi | Datlen | Doerr | Fujii | Gerber | GR Bear | Heinonen | Isaac Jang Keith | Keystone | Matsuda | Michaud Made | Ogino | Pellerin | Petros | Poljakoff | Strahm | Tom Sands | Wingert ...and more www.TheGoldenEraGuitar.com [email protected] +65 8666 0420 |
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Very cool project. I think we need to hijack a molecular botanist and find out why this figuring is relatively common in sapele but not in mahogany. If we could only isolate the gene, we could make it better, stronger, faster.
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Wow Marcus! Gorgeous woods. Will be following with great interest.
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Spolier alert, it's actually already completed Dennis. I'm just teasing you guys with some build photos
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THE GOLDEN ERA GUITAR FOR SALE | VIDEOS AUTHORISED DEALER OF: Astrand | Bowerman | Brondel | Buendia | Casimi | Datlen | Doerr | Fujii | Gerber | GR Bear | Heinonen | Isaac Jang Keith | Keystone | Matsuda | Michaud Made | Ogino | Pellerin | Petros | Poljakoff | Strahm | Tom Sands | Wingert ...and more www.TheGoldenEraGuitar.com [email protected] +65 8666 0420 |
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Here the box is closed and the edges are routed to receive its binding/purfling
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THE GOLDEN ERA GUITAR FOR SALE | VIDEOS AUTHORISED DEALER OF: Astrand | Bowerman | Brondel | Buendia | Casimi | Datlen | Doerr | Fujii | Gerber | GR Bear | Heinonen | Isaac Jang Keith | Keystone | Matsuda | Michaud Made | Ogino | Pellerin | Petros | Poljakoff | Strahm | Tom Sands | Wingert ...and more www.TheGoldenEraGuitar.com [email protected] +65 8666 0420 |
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Here is it being bound before the big reveal:
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THE GOLDEN ERA GUITAR FOR SALE | VIDEOS AUTHORISED DEALER OF: Astrand | Bowerman | Brondel | Buendia | Casimi | Datlen | Doerr | Fujii | Gerber | GR Bear | Heinonen | Isaac Jang Keith | Keystone | Matsuda | Michaud Made | Ogino | Pellerin | Petros | Poljakoff | Strahm | Tom Sands | Wingert ...and more www.TheGoldenEraGuitar.com [email protected] +65 8666 0420 |
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That Pomelle Sapele is really pretty. Matthew is onto something. We need to find someone with access to the right genetic tools to help us create some GMO Mahogany. "Tree2" - brought to you by the AGF.
JR
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I’m starting to prefer the dark brown sapele quilt, the orange “Tree”mahogany is just a bit too orangey for my taste
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"The Tree" isn't actually very orange in person, it's just reflected that way in photos. It is actually quite a dark brown/orange, similar to quilted sapele
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THE GOLDEN ERA GUITAR FOR SALE | VIDEOS AUTHORISED DEALER OF: Astrand | Bowerman | Brondel | Buendia | Casimi | Datlen | Doerr | Fujii | Gerber | GR Bear | Heinonen | Isaac Jang Keith | Keystone | Matsuda | Michaud Made | Ogino | Pellerin | Petros | Poljakoff | Strahm | Tom Sands | Wingert ...and more www.TheGoldenEraGuitar.com [email protected] +65 8666 0420 |
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Looking great, can't wait to see the back under finish!
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Soon Matthew!
Meanwhile, here it is, binding and purfling installed:
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THE GOLDEN ERA GUITAR FOR SALE | VIDEOS AUTHORISED DEALER OF: Astrand | Bowerman | Brondel | Buendia | Casimi | Datlen | Doerr | Fujii | Gerber | GR Bear | Heinonen | Isaac Jang Keith | Keystone | Matsuda | Michaud Made | Ogino | Pellerin | Petros | Poljakoff | Strahm | Tom Sands | Wingert ...and more www.TheGoldenEraGuitar.com [email protected] +65 8666 0420 |
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very nice build Marcus!
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