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Steve, no I do not.
I do have a large bodied J-185 sized guitar in Australian Blackwood (also an Acacia) by Bruce Sexauer (below right) and I also have another 00-12 sized guitar as well, but it is Madagascar Rosewood by Mark Blanchard (below left). I have high hopes for this one. I am sure that it will bring something different to the mix...   Quote:
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07-16-2018, 05:23 PM
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Bushings
These Brass tuning machines were ordered with harder chromed posts. Rob Rodgers was kind enough to send two sets of bushings (brushed brass & chrome) for Michael to visually evaluate. We decided to use the brushed brass bushings with the chromed string posts. They visually tie into the brass sleeves.
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08-04-2018, 08:22 PM
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A beautiful guitar from an absolute artist.
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08-04-2018, 08:41 PM
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Sweating...!!!
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08-04-2018, 11:01 PM
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Oh man, that is really a work of art. Koa is such beautiful wood. Love Michael’s work.
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08-05-2018, 01:48 AM
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That is absolutely stunning. I can practically hear it already!
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Thanks for your kind comments...
I suspect it will see strings this week. We are still awaiting the arrival of a case from Jeff Hoffee. So Michael will have plenty of time to “tweak” the guitar before it leaves his shop. We had originally chosen a Visenut, but the US distributor proved again to be completely unreliable. Jeff is now asking 12-weeks on delivery which is 2x what he used to ask so he must be busy. So changing “horses” late in the build added a month to its delivery. Quote:
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08-05-2018, 08:49 AM
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I would be tempted to go there and bring it home myself in a paper bag as I would want it NOW it is so beautiful. Like Micheal said, I can hear it already and I love it!
What a beauty.
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08-05-2018, 08:55 AM
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08-05-2018, 12:50 PM
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My goodness Bob. A feast for the eyes. You have some patience that’s for certain. Maybe it’s all those other gorgeous geetars you have hangin’ around. Plenty to keep you busy.
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08-05-2018, 01:18 PM
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 Leaving a new guitar with its maker for an extra few weeks to let it go through its initial transformation allows them to make informed final tweaks to the instrument.
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