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Old 05-26-2014, 01:38 PM
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Beautiful work, David. I remain a fan of your guitars, and this one looks to be another winner. And that Coco...to die for!

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Thanks Steve ... you've just made my day!
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Another beautiful set of cocobolo, similar to the set you used on my brother-in-laws guitar.Look forward to seeing the progress on this one.
Your brother-in-law ... Andrew P?
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Looking fantastic so far. Can't wait to see the final result! Thanks for sharing your process.
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I usually take it down to around 2.2 mm (depending on how it flexes and how the grain looks) then splash a bit of water on it just before bending. If it's a tight bend at the waist or cutaway, I'll wrap a bit of tin foil around the area to keep the water/steam working and minimize the scorching. My experience has been that Coco bends nicely.
Thank you for the info. I hadn't even thought to use foil to trap the steam. Genius!
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Looking fantastic so far. Can't wait to see the final result! Thanks for sharing your process.
Thanks so much!
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Thank you for the info. I hadn't even thought to use foil to trap the steam. Genius!

I'd love to say that was my idea ... but it wasn't (not sure where I heard of doing that).
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David, the woods on this build look mightily fine! and your exacting workmanship just makes this look so so good!
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David, the woods on this build look mightily fine! and your exacting workmanship just makes this look so so good!
Thanks for the kind words ... VERY much appreciated!
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You honored Maurice's wood, wonderfull guitar! Have you tried his tops before this one?
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