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Old 10-21-2009, 05:35 PM
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Default Bearclaw/Ziricote OM

Here are some shots of a Bearclaw Sitka topped OM with Ziricote back and sides. It has blue paua abalone and koa trim and a Brazilian rosewood fretboard and bridge. I plan to deliver this guitar at the Woodstock Invitation Luthier Showcase this weekend. Anyway here are a couple shots of this one ->







In this thread are the other guitars I hope to have on display.
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Old 10-21-2009, 06:06 PM
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Beautiful...
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Old 10-21-2009, 06:16 PM
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Good work, John. Have a successful festival.
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Looks great John...have good time at the show!
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That's Beautiful,
I really like the way the curly Koa binding shows off next to the Ziricote
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Old 10-21-2009, 07:45 PM
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Really beautiful!

Is that a deeper body OM?
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Old 10-21-2009, 08:28 PM
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WOW!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful guitar
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Oh yeah...that's sweet John!

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That headstock looks fantastic -- very beautiful guitar!!!
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Old 10-21-2009, 10:33 PM
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Any shots of the back? Looks very nice!
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Thanks for all the nice comments,

I guess some people would actually call this a 000 since it has a 24.9" scale. For "my" naming convention, I call my 15" lower bout guitars with 14 fret neck body join, an OM regardless of the scale length. My 15" lower bout 12 fretter's are called 000-12s. I know this doesn't line up with Martin naming conventions but then again, I don't build Martins.

zplay, no it is not a "deep" body, just over 4" if I remember correctly

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Any shots of the back? Looks very nice!
Thanks, yea, I took some shots, but I was getting a lot of glare, (darn glossy finish) so I am not sure I have anything that great. I will take a look later. Maybe I will set-up the lights again and take some more photos.
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Beautiful John
I don't know if you want to open this can of worms, but I’m curious what your thoughts are on bearclaw Sitka. Lately I’ve been thinking about how every bearclaw guitar I’ve played I’ve loved. I understand it can be stiffer, so I’m guessing you can get it thinner? I really like the way it looks too.
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A lot can be said about Bearclaw......

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Cool... Beautiful guitar John!
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Smokin!

Have a great time man!
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