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08-21-2018, 01:43 PM
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Commissioned in Edmonton, Alberta
Hello, I'm new to this forum and new to posting in this venue. Please bear with me as I take you on a journey to witness Dion using his estimable skills to craft me a beautiful new guitar. This guitar is dedicated to a personal milestone and to the memory of my oldest brother.
This is the first time I have ever commissioned a guitar so it is all new to me but I have an excellent Luthier taking time to explain the process. It’s pretty awesome for both of us to be in Edmonton and in close communication too. I get to see and touch the build in progress. I am learning first-hand about the physics of how the guitar makes the sound, the characters of woods, and the many details involved in creating this instrument. I chose Cocobolo for the back and sides and Italian Spruce for the top. The Cocobolo comes from a reserve harvested in the late 70’s, and has beautiful colour and character.    More pics to come... 
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08-21-2018, 02:42 PM
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Gonna be great!
And I think you mean inestimable 
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08-22-2018, 12:25 AM
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Looking forward to getting full swing into this one!
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08-22-2018, 04:26 AM
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Hey Jed,
Welcome to the forum and what a great first post! Looks like you will have a beautiful guitar to mark some special things, so I hope that you get a great deal of enjoyment out of the build process and then the finished instrument. And lucky you for being so close to the builder - my first build was me in Australia and Mike Baranik in California. Looking forward to more posts. Col
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08-22-2018, 09:05 AM
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Congratulations! The quality of Cocobolo that Dion has is incredible - we have an Engelmann/Cocobolo in store from Dion so this is very familiar
 And welcome to the forum! Look forward to seeing this being built
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08-22-2018, 01:08 PM
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Welcome to the forum and congrats on what looks like it's going to be a great project and an outstanding guitar. Been looking at Dion's guitars since a friend and Forum member brought his by a couple of times over that last month or so. That guitar is one of my latest 'all time favorite' guitars. Thought endlessly about purchasing one over the last month or so. In addition, coco is a favorite of mine too. My Lowden has coco back and sides and it is a wonderfully rich guitar - even among Lowdens. Looking forward to following your build. Best of luck and thanks for sharing.
Jeff
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08-22-2018, 02:02 PM
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Thanks Col, it is very cool to be able to see the process firsthand.
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08-22-2018, 02:09 PM
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Commissioned in Edmonton, Alberta
More pictures of this build. These pics are supplied by the Luthier himself...
    Thank you for your supportive comments. I’m looking forward to sharing the progress. I will have more updates to come... I need to practice and practice some more.
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08-22-2018, 03:12 PM
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Get ready for a fun ride. And welcome to the forum!
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#10
08-22-2018, 11:03 PM
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A picture of the outline of the cutout for this guitar. Gorgeous design by Dion
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08-24-2018, 08:55 PM
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Commissioned in Edmonton, Alberta
Some new pics of the build straight from the Luthier: the ebony fingerboard.
   
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08-24-2018, 08:57 PM
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You’re probably right!
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08-24-2018, 08:59 PM
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It is gorgeous. So lucky Dion has access to this beautiful wood.
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08-31-2018, 12:36 PM
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Fingerboard!
         Such intricate workmanship! Looks awesome Dion!
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