Stephen Kinnaird SJ Port Orford Cedar/'Tree" Mahogany

[RussellHawaii]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

I agree with all my friends here, probably why we are friends lol! That fretboard is really great and my oh my, slap my face, what a beautiful bridge!!!



Russell, I think you need to have Steve deliver this guitar to you in Sept. at B.I.G. so we can all see it and hear it in person, we won't touch it and I can lock it up in a sealed vault for you when you leave the room to keep the drool off of it! What do you think, ROAD TRIP!!!! (well after you cross the Pacific).

Thanks, Tom, maybe so! Is that an invitation? (The “I” is for “invitational,” eh?) I would love to show it off and hear all of you play it, and Stephen will be adding a drool-proof special finish, so drool wipes right off. No vault for this instrument!
Tom, your message of endorsement led to my first Kinnaird guitar!

[TomB'sox]

Originally Posted by RussellHawaii

Thanks, Tom, maybe so! Is that an invitation? (The “I” is for “invitational,” eh?) I would love to show it off and hear all of you play it, and Stephen will be adding a drool-proof special finish, so drool wipes right off. No vault for this instrument!
Tom, your message of endorsement led to my first Kinnaird guitar!

That is great. I am so glad about the endorsement. The "I" stands for International as we always have some guests or performers from Europe. This year we have Max Spohn from Germany and a fellow AGFer from Italy coming. However, for you, we can make the "I" stand for invitational and I invite you to come and meet Steve and Ryan in person as well as Nemoman and Cigarfan too as they will both be coming!

[Steve Kinnaird]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

That is great. I am so glad about the endorsement. The "I" stands for International as we always have some guests or performers from Europe. This year we have Max Spohn from Germany and a fellow AGFer from Italy coming. However, for you, we can make the "I" stand for invitational and I invite you to come and meet Steve and Ryan in person as well as Nemoman and Cigarfan too as they will both be coming!

And here Ryan and I were planning on a home delivery for Russell…

[RussellHawaii]

Originally Posted by Steve Kinnaird

And here Ryan and I were planning on a home delivery for Russell…

I think that’s best, so you guys can show me how to play it!

[cigarfan]

You folks are hilarious!

[Bill Kraus]

This looks like a beautiful guitar in the works!.
I got the opportunity to talk to Mr. Kinnaird at the Artisan show, and one of our topics was Port Orford cedar. This guitar should be a stunner.

[Steve Kinnaird]

Originally Posted by Bill Kraus

This looks like a beautiful guitar in the works!.
I got the opportunity to talk to Mr. Kinnaird at the Artisan show, and one of our topics was Port Orford cedar. This guitar should be a stunner.

Thanks for the vote of confidence, Bill!
It was a pleasure chatting with you in PA, and very nice to see your beautiful work up close.

Steve

[BBWW]

I LOVE Port Orford Cedar with Tree! Nice looking guitar here!

[redir]

Originally Posted by j. Kinnaird

There is a brave man bending those sides. Should be a beautiful instrument.

My heart skipped a beat when I saw that pic

[Steve Kinnaird]

Originally Posted by BBWW

I LOVE Port Orford Cedar with Tree! Nice looking guitar here!

Thanks, Jay. No doubt you had a hand in this somewhere up the line!

Originally Posted by redir

My heart skipped a beat when I saw that pic

Mine didn’t start beating again until both sides were done.
Good to be back in the land of the living.

Steve

[invguy921]

Russell, just a gorgeous guitar. The wood alone from front to back is remarkably beautiful. Can’t wait to see this continue to evolve into what I’m sure will be nothing short of stunning!!

[RussellHawaii]

Here is a customized soundport in progress that Steve is creating for me. It’s an image of a ‘honu,’ or turtle, in old Hawaiian petroglyph style.
Steve cleverly (and bravely) combined the image with a soundport.
The honu or turtle is my animal totem (since there are no bears in Hawai’i!).

[TomB'sox]

That is really cool Russell. That is what these customized guitars are all about, a little (maybe not so little job) touch like this to make it mean more to you than just a build. Great job Steve!

[cigarfan]

That is really cool! Nice work Steve.

[Carpinteria]

Really creative stuff! A great idea and, Steve, wonderful execution on it. Dave