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Koa dread coming off the bench!(pics)
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Author:  Brad T [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:27 pm ]
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I just spent the day setting up this koa/adi dread, and I thought I'd post a few pics. I am still waiting for the Greven pickguard to arrive, so that's why there is no guard on it yet. I'd say the sound is somewhere between a mahogany and a Indian rosewood guitar...very warm, great bass and treble. It seems to me to have a very even tone which is a little "warmer" than my rosewood guitars. The customer designed the peghead shape. I've sent him pictures of the sides, but I told him he would have to wait to see the back! :D I am happy to say that everything went well on this build. I was afraid that the koa was going to either break or turn green during the bending, but it didn't. bliss It looks like I'm about to send another one out of the nest and into the world. I always have mixed feelings about letting one go. They kind of become part of me, and me part of them. I'm sure some of you know what I'm talking about. Anyway, hope you enjoy the pics.

Brad
Author:  joe white [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:35 pm ]
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Nice looking dread Brad! Awesome koa too! [clap] [clap]
Author:  Brad T [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:03 pm ]
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Thanks, Joe, I appreciate it. I'd also like to say thank you to all you guys who post on this forum. I have seen so many inspiring things here, and have gleaned quite a bit of great information from the OLF. This is really a great collection of talented people and the help and sharing of information here is refreshing. Although I don't post often, I find myself checking this place out every single day.
Author:  Hesh [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:58 pm ]
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Great looking d*ead Brad buddy and I love the burst!! [:Y:] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]
Author:  Don Williams [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:02 am ]
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Yeah! Great looking guitar. As Hesh said, I love the burst too! Nice color combo...it really works.

[clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [:Y:]
Author:  Barry Daniels [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:32 am ]
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I would love to see a closeup of that eagle inlay. It looks very realistic.
Author:  LanceK [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:07 pm ]
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WHOA! That is some HOT Koa!

Nice job Brad! [clap]
Author:  WaddyThomson [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:21 pm ]
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Really, really nice! [clap] [clap] [clap]
Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:44 pm ]
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Brad that really is some nice Koa. Where did you get such a set?
I know what you mean about hating to see them go.
Especially one as nice as this!

Steve
Author:  KenH [ Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:33 am ]
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Beautiful guitar Brad!

I like the white binding as well. I have a koa on the bench right now that I used tortise binding on and I can tell you that it was a toss up on the white or the tortise. now I know what the white would have looked like.

I especially love the sunburst top you put on it. Is this a hand rubbed burst or did you spray it like that?

Excellent looking guitar!
Author:  Billy T [ Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:45 am ]
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Gorgeous Koa Brad! [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]
Author:  Brad T [ Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:09 am ]
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Thanks, guys. The koa came from LMI, hand picked by Dan. When I got it, I was kind of dissapointed. Then, after running it through the sander, I wiped it down with some naptha. As I stared at it, I suddenly heard angels singing. I thought I had found a treasure chest!

The burst was sprayed with a jamb gun, base color was hand mixed vintage amber with a touch of brown to give it a gold color, then the outside was sprayed tobacco brown. Learned the burst technique from my Father.

Ken, I know what you mean about the binding. This was a toss up between ivoroid and tortise, so I took a couple of pics and sent it to the soon to be owner. He chose the ivoroid. I was split 50 50 on which one to use. Had the koa been a lighter color, he would have went with the tortise. I took the tortise binding and put it on a sapele guitar I may have finished this weekend! I've got GBS: guitar building syndrome laughing6-hehe
Author:  Brad T [ Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:30 pm ]
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Barry,

Sorry about the delay in posting the peghead inlay. It came from a place called Dominic Fine Art. Never heard of the place until the new owner of this guitar told me about it.
Author:  ChuckH [ Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:42 pm ]
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Oh Brad, that is one niice guitar. I love that inlay too.

Thanks for sharing these photos!
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