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05-17-2016, 07:45 PM
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I was talking to a musician today and he said that playing out in small venues he's getting paid $50. When I was doing a singer-songwriter thing back in the 70's and 80's I was making more than that. Strange music scene today for the semi-pro's, I agree. Changing the subject, that set of pear is gorgeous. Also, can you pm me the specs ( scale, depth, width, etc of that mini D that you have? Thank you. Bruce
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05-26-2016, 03:50 PM
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Three weeks have passed since I last addressed the Single 0 on my bench (as it were). The finish should be about as hard as practical before blocking and buffing, so I am doing the work today. Got the body done, so far, and will get to the neck as soon as I hit enter.
Here are some pics, though to me they look much the same as earlier one. The difference is the the surface is mirror flat and buffed to a full gloss:   
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#259
05-26-2016, 04:40 PM
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Excellent, love that back wood...
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#262
05-26-2016, 05:24 PM
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05-26-2016, 08:12 PM
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#264
05-27-2016, 06:04 PM
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I've always adored the focus of Italian Spruce. Though I don't think I've ever played one that was more than 10 or 15 years old on a guitar. I've always been curious how a fully matured Italian Spruce guitar sounds and responds in person.
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05-27-2016, 08:50 PM
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Italian spruce is simply European spruce that grew in Italy. There are plenty of older EuroSpruce guitars around and you have surely heard some. According to Eric Schoenberg, who is vastly more knowledgeable than I re things vintage, the higher end Martin's of the 20s/30s are European spruce. And that's just for instance. It has been true for most of my career that anyone who is shooting for the top of the game in Lutherie, be it guitar family or violin family, uses European spruce. Thinking af Adirondack as a contender at the top of the pile is a relatively new phenomenon. While I do love the dry sound of Adi, EuroSpruce is the sound of quality to my ear, the center of the tonal universe, a clean palette that gives the most room for the musicians to express themselves.
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#266
05-27-2016, 09:46 PM
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I'm with you Bruce on the Italian Spruce! I've used it on my last three guitars and I don't see changing unless requested or I use German.
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#267
05-28-2016, 03:38 PM
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There has been some discussion in the forum lately re finger board surfacing and "drop off". I believe the entire fingerboard should play as optimally as possible, so I surface it as a piece after the neck is attached.
Here it is ready for inlay: 
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#268
05-28-2016, 05:02 PM
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#269
05-28-2016, 06:27 PM
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Bruce, do you have a special cradle there to hold the guitar? Any other pics would be great, thanks!
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#270
05-28-2016, 10:39 PM
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I saw this ad in a 1995 Guitarmaker magazine. There's not much on the web about it, but it may be of interest!
 It's called a banjo-launcher here: http://www.allenguitar.com/luthier2.htm Hope this is okay, Bruce. cheers, Steve |
