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Author:  SnowManSnow [ Wed May 23, 2018 3:07 pm ]
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Cedar on tamarind. Bubinga rosette and bonding with a African mahogany neck. I bleached bone saddle and nut. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge.

I learned a lot with this one! This was the first time I’m really happy with the setup. Plays like butter. Sounds nice with the cedar. I’m looking forward to see what happens to the sound as it settles a bit.

Gotta Post some glamour pics. It isn’t perfect... just “more perfect” than my last:)

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Author:  Mike Collins [ Wed May 23, 2018 3:29 pm ]
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beautiful!
Love the woods .

make another one!!

Mike [clap]

Author:  SnowManSnow [ Wed May 23, 2018 3:31 pm ]
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Mike Collins wrote:
beautiful!
Love the woods .

make another one!!

Mike [clap]


Back is already done and braced haha
Will be a 12 fret 000 for a change:)


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Author:  bcombs510 [ Wed May 23, 2018 4:13 pm ]
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It's beautiful, Brandon. Nice wood choices.

Did you use a bleached saddle and unbleached nut? Or is one or the other a different material altogether? If you used differing materials I'd be interested to hear your criteria for making that decision.

Looks great! On to #8!!

Author:  meddlingfool [ Wed May 23, 2018 4:20 pm ]
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Better and better!

Author:  SnowManSnow [ Wed May 23, 2018 4:38 pm ]
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bcombs510 wrote:
It's beautiful, Brandon. Nice wood choices.

Did you use a bleached saddle and unbleached nut? Or is one or the other a different material altogether? If you used differing materials I'd be interested to hear your criteria for making that decision.

Looks great! On to #8!!

They are both unbleached. But yes. They are different unbleached varieties so it seems


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Author:  Haans [ Wed May 23, 2018 7:33 pm ]
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I have to admit that seven guitars in a year is pretty dang good. Looks like your skills are improving too! Not my style, but pretty guitar!
No offense (please take this the right way), but peghead and inlay looks like a Sexauer ...could be a conflict there if you plan on going nation wide by trying to sell in high end stores.

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Author:  SnowManSnow [ Wed May 23, 2018 9:03 pm ]
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Haans wrote:
I have to admit that seven guitars in a year is pretty dang good. Looks like your skills are improving too! Not my style, but pretty guitar!
No offense (please take this the right way), but peghead and inlay looks like a Sexauer ...could be a conflict there if you plan on going nation wide by trying to sell in high end stores.

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That s is pretty close. Thanks!
Although it wouldn’t take someone long to distinguish one of Bruce’s Guitars from mine ha.
Thanks:)


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Author:  SnowManSnow [ Wed May 23, 2018 9:29 pm ]
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Haans
I have to admit I haven’t thought about having made 6-7 Guitars in a year. Honestly I have no reason to do that number.... and truth be known... I would probably do better work if I slowed way down.
Thanks for making that comment
Time to slow down and demand more perfection from my work.
Thanks
B


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Author:  johnparchem [ Wed May 23, 2018 9:44 pm ]
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The guitar looks good!

Author:  jfmckenna [ Wed May 23, 2018 11:02 pm ]
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Funny. I thought of Bruce's head stock logo too. I think if it ever did end up in court they would be different enough but who knows. And certainly nothing to worry about on number 7 :D

I've never seen a tamarind guitar before, it's quite striking.

Author:  Andy Bounsall [ Thu May 24, 2018 6:07 am ]
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Very nice. I like the choice of woods.

Author:  Jules [ Thu May 24, 2018 7:24 am ]
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Really nice work, Brandon! I love the wood choices. Great detail too!

Author:  Haans [ Thu May 24, 2018 11:52 am ]
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Not really about suing, more about respect and what future prospective players/buyers might see and think. I knew Bruce a bit and doubt he is that kind of person. More concerned about Brandon if he is figuring in a viable future in the endeavor.
Just something to think about...

Author:  SnowManSnow [ Thu May 24, 2018 1:14 pm ]
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Haans wrote:
Not really about suing, more about respect and what future prospective players/buyers might see and think. I knew Bruce a bit and doubt he is that kind of person. More concerned about Brandon if he is figuring in a viable future in the endeavor.
Just something to think about...

I didn’t know it was so close. I’ve no issues with changing an inlay:)
All good
Thanks


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Author:  Haans [ Thu May 24, 2018 5:45 pm ]
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Brandon, this might be a really good time for you to take stock of what you are doing, where you want to go, where you see yourself in 10 years. I know I did this several times. I spent a whole winter just staring at a drawing of my Grand Concert, hung on the wall in the shop. Every so often I would make small changes. I spent time looking at things like binding dimensions, types of purfling, rosettes, where I wanted to go sonically, woods I wanted to use, and of course logos.
Take binding for instance. I wanted to emulate old instruments of the NOT popular instruments that were as good or better than the Marvin, Gilson fare. It's very easy for a beginner to make the binding too deep and destroy the delicacy of the instrument. Same with the end wedge and shape/contour or the heel.
This is what slowing down a bit allows you to think about. Simply grinding out guitars and wasting wood is not getting it.
You are at a point now where you have made a few and have a feeling of what it is about. Esthetics are a huge factor and many make the mistake of doing anything just to try something new and different. A little restraint goes a very long way...
You are on your way. The rest is up to you and at this point, long hard looks at what you are doing will make huge differences.
Best of luck on your journey!

Author:  SnowManSnow [ Thu May 24, 2018 7:44 pm ]
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Haans wrote:
Brandon, this might be a really good time for you to take stock of what you are doing, where you want to go, where you see yourself in 10 years. I know I did this several times. I spent a whole winter just staring at a drawing of my Grand Concert, hung on the wall in the shop. Every so often I would make small changes. I spent time looking at things like binding dimensions, types of purfling, rosettes, where I wanted to go sonically, woods I wanted to use, and of course logos.
Take binding for instance. I wanted to emulate old instruments of the NOT popular instruments that were as good or better than the Marvin, Gilson fare. It's very easy for a beginner to make the binding too deep and destroy the delicacy of the instrument. Same with the end wedge and shape/contour or the heel.
This is what slowing down a bit allows you to think about. Simply grinding out guitars and wasting wood is not getting it.
You are at a point now where you have made a few and have a feeling of what it is about. Esthetics are a huge factor and many make the mistake of doing anything just to try something new and different. A little restraint goes a very long way...
You are on your way. The rest is up to you and at this point, long hard looks at what you are doing will make huge differences.
Best of luck on your journey!


Yes sir. You’re correct.


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Author:  sdsollod [ Fri May 25, 2018 9:23 am ]
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Nice looking guitar.

Author:  SnowManSnow [ Fri May 25, 2018 4:29 pm ]
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sdsollod wrote:
Nice looking guitar.

Thank you!
I feel like my guitar pictures anew like chicks on Instagram. They look a lot better with the correct filters than they do in real life!


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Author:  SnowManSnow [ Fri May 25, 2018 4:29 pm ]
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Sorry. Just had to say that haha...


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Author:  Mike Baker [ Sat May 26, 2018 8:24 pm ]
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Lovely guitar, Brandon.

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