B.I.G. 2019!!! CHECK OUT what the builders have been up too!!!

[Zandit75]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

Why don't you hop on a plane and head stateside and find out! I know you want to do another build at a shop, I can't give you that, but I can give you a Bruce Sexauer building seminar at no extra cost to you!

Yes, T-shirts will be medium B.I.G., large B.I.G., and big big B.I.G.

I can only dream of that bud!! At this stage at least!!

[DamianL]

That Zephyr is outrageous!

Would love to get my mitts on it...I'd bet its a little cannon!

[Joel Teel]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

Thanks for your artistry and for bringing pants!

I get to appreciate both of these things, on a daily basis, out in the shop...

The artistry is inspiring.....the pants I'm requiring

[TomB'sox]

Originally Posted by DamianL

That Zephyr is outrageous!

Would love to get my mitts on it...I'd bet its a little cannon!

Hey, there is an 80% chance I have a Scottish couple coming to B.I.G., waiting to hear final decision, but hope on a plane, if all of you come I will order some haggis for y'all. Actually, there is a large Scottish community in the area. A lot settled there in the early 1800's.

[Steve Kinnaird]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

Hey, there is an 80% chance I have a Scottish couple coming to B.I.G., waiting to hear final decision, but hope on a plane, if all of you come I will order some haggis for y'all. Actually, there is a large Scottish community in the area. A lot settled there in the early 1800's.

I'm up for some haggis, Tom! And what's all this talk aboot pants? Wear your kilts!

[TomB'sox]

Originally Posted by Steve Kinnaird

I'm up for some haggis, Tom! And what's all this talk aboot pants? Wear your kilts!

Now that is a great idea (not the haggis). I have to look up my family's plaid again!!! I think I could rock a kilt.

[Nemoman]

Just noticed the cool fretboard inlays on the Zephyr!

So many awesome details!

[TomB'sox]

Originally Posted by theEdwinson

Hi, Tom, and everybody else groovin' on this thread. I've been a bit of a hermit lately, submerged pretty deep in various projects, getting ready for this show. I think it's time to post some photos of a couple of guitars I'll be showing at the Bowersox Invitational. Just so you guys know I haven't been slacking off (at least not too much). The photos are pre-finish, which I like to refer to as "tasteful nudes".

Both of the guitars I'm showing here are now in the final round of lacquer spraying, so I'm feeling a small measure of relief, with enough time to get these done and dialed in before the last minute.

First, a Quilted Maple/German Spruce Eclipse OM guitar. The bindings, bevels, bridge, fingerboard, and headstock plates are all Mexican Royal Ebony, aka Katalox. It's a 25.5" scale guitar, thirteen frets-to-body, with arm and rib bevels, dual side sound ports, and an Omega open headstock, which will be sporting a set of Schaller Grand Tune tuners.



I was actually going to give this guitar a transparent blue with black shading paint job, but decided against it after I sprayed the first base coats. The quilt figure on the back and sides is amazing, and the Maple has a reddish flash at some reflective angles, so I decided to keep it natural. Why mess with that! Wait till you see that quilt under lacquer!
Here are a couple more shots...



Next is a pretty high-end version of my Zephyr 00 model- a little guitar that punches above its weight class. This one has Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, a Bearclaw Sitka top from Alaska, and a lot of Macassar Ebony trim. I decided to give it the Pogoda style slotted headstock, which will also be fitted with some exotic looking Schaller Grand Tune tuners. I decided to give this one a scoop-cutaway.This guitar is a 25" scale, and will be optimized for fingerstyle and pick-style, if I have anything to say about it.

I used cross-grain Zebra Wood with thin red veneer lines for the purflings. Again, arm and rib bevels, and dual side sound ports. The ports on this guitar both have sliders, so they can be played open or closed. It's amazing how the pitch of the sound box tap tone changes, depending on the sound ports being open or closed. I expect this guitar to be a very versatile instrument that will offer a lot of options for recording with microphones.
The Brazilian Zephyr also comes with a custom Hoffee carbon fiber flight case.






Thanks for looking, everyone! I'll post more photos of these guitars before the show, when they are all done and ready for prime time. Now, I gotta go shoot the final coats of lacquer on these babies.

Oh yeah, you are not kidding!

[Jobe]

Question. I realize pants are mandated for this function. Now I find Scottish kilts are acceptable. Have you and Kathy made a decision on underwear requierments considering the kilts?

[tadol]

Maybe Clean?

[Jobe]

got off track. But the humanity....

[TomB'sox]

While we are planning most aspects of the event to try and insure a successful weekend, I believe the clothing and social norm committee has elected to leave such choices to the individuals. Should either of you decide to come, we will allow you to make you own choices, but either way, clean would be preferred. We may need to set aside a special area for the kilt wearing folks to try out guitars should they choose the traditional attire.

[Joel Teel]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

While we are planning most aspects of the event to try and insure a successful weekend, I believe the clothing and social norm committee has elected to leave such choices to the individuals. Should either of you decide to come, we will allow you to make you own choices, but either way, clean would be preferred. We may need to set aside a special area for the kilt wearing folks to try out guitars should they choose the traditional attire.

I propose...
...sitting facing the wall

[SJ VanSandt]

I think you should only have two rules: big belt buckles and chunky jewelry must be checked at the door. If they must have the belt to hold up the pants, then make pants optional.

[TomB'sox]

In an attempt to get this thread back on track, here are a few pictures of just some of the guitars coming to B.I.G.

Originally Posted by Bruce Sexauer

I have finished the 2 Single 0's I plan to bring.

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