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Author:  mountain whimsy [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Another Guitar Sent into the Wild
I'm happy to say that I have sold my fourth guitar! Seventh instrument of ten built so far. This one has been waiting for the correct home for a year and a half. I built it thinking that I'd like it as a traveling guitar, though I find that I just take my OM or a uke, so this was looking for a home.

It's based on a GS-mini, though I gave it a little extra depth (a mistake when trying to find a case to match!). Here's the stats:

Back and Sides: Peruvian walnut
Top: Sitka spruce with forward shifted, scalloped sitka X-bracing
Binding: Curly maple with black/white/black purfling
Neck: Peruvian walnut
Headstock: Indian rosewood
Fingerboard: Indian rosewood
Tuners: Gotoh 510 chrome
Nut and Saddle: Unbleached bone
Bridge: Indian rosewood
Scale: 23.5"
Nut Width: 1.75"
Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer

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Author:  Hesh [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Another Guitar Sent into the Wild
Congrats Tony, she's a beauty!
Author:  J De Rocher [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Another Guitar Sent into the Wild
Congratulations on finding it a new home! Very nice work and the Peruvian walnut back and sides look great. The inlay at the tail end of the back strip is a nice touch.
Author:  mountain whimsy [ Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Another Guitar Sent into the Wild
Thanks, Hesh and JDR! Feels good and gives me some cash to purchase a used drum sander and another set of wood.

J De Rocher wrote:
Congratulations on finding it a new home! Very nice work and the Peruvian walnut back and sides look great. The inlay at the tail end of the back strip is a nice touch.


Funny you should mention the inlay on the back. A mistake turned into a feature. I routed the binding channel before I put in an end graft (hoping to wrap a purfling strip around the graft), but I forgot to put a filler across the gap for the guide bearing to ride across. So after some head scratching, I pulled out some shell and made a feature.

Cheers to all! You continue to provide inspiration to my builds. Hopefully I can share some insight and inspiration with folks here!
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