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Well I finally finished my first post-Somogyi guitar, here are a few pics, the lighting was really bad so this is as good as I have for now. The new owner is picking the guitar up today.









Cheers,
Greg

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Gwaltney Guitars

Really nice!  Aussie blackwood?  What are the bindings?

Greg, that is an outstanding guitar!

Great color choice in wood!

Is that a combo bloodwood and ebony binding?

Robert

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That is scary pretty! Can we see the bridge head on?

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Nice job Greg!
That broken fiddleback Tas Blackwood has got a dreamy depth to it.
Of course I am a little biased.



Tim

Australian Tonewoods

Thanks Gents....Yes it is Aussie Blackwood(from Tim) with bloodwood bindings and ebony purfling.

Lance...here are a couple of head on "bridge" shots, they're pretty crappy but you'll be able to see the shape.




Cheers,
Greg

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Gwaltney Guitars

Beautiful guitar Greg!

Love the bridge design as well. Nice choice of binding and purflings for this one also.

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Ken H

Very nice job Greg! I love bloodwood bindings
I like the oval shaped sound port also.You say this is your first ( post Somogyi) guitar, So how is the sound ?

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Thanks Dave,

How does it sound....Well, I think it is my best sounding guitar for sure. I took the guitar to a local guitar shop where I take as many as I can before handing them off to their respective owners, so the guys at the shop have played several of my previous guitars. Some of the comments I heard were that it was my best sounding guitar to date, that it had a very unique/different sound to it which they liked very much. The unique voice is there, but like everything else in a guitars voice it is subtle, but a noticeable difference. They commented that it had an open, full, rich sound...but I would say the one area of the guitar that really impressed them was the low E, it is very interesting sounding, deep and rich, alive...as I was leaving the shop I asked the owner so what do you think, he said it was fantastic and that the guitar had a great E string reminding him of a piano, he pointed to some vintage guitar in the shop and said like that one but nicer. Oh yeah, oddly enough he also commented that the "G" chord was so different than other guitars and that he really liked it....I guess it does sound unique like the rest of the guitar, again it's unique sound is subtle, but it is definitely different in a good way(at least to the few ears that have heard it). And yes, I did do some bracing that is different from traditional steel string guitars, nothing radical, just enough to hopefully create something a bit unique sounding and it seemed to work. It seems prudent at this time to not post pictures of the bracing, so I hope you can appreciate that decision. So it sounds great, but I can do better!!

Cheers,
Greg

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Splendid guitar Greg. Great job!!

Can I ask you what is the reason behind the hole on the side?

Well done!

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Andy

Italian spruce if you look for the best!!

Thank you everyone.....Very well said Hesh, I appreciate your thoughts!

Andy, it's a sound-port, gives the player a more intimate/immediate feel for the guitars sound.

Cheers,
Greg

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Very, very nice, Greg. I've been waiting for this one as I have a similar one in my near future.

Ron

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Very very nice!!

What I love about handbuilt guitars is the uniqueness and exquisite beauty in each one. Who woulda thunk it to combine bloodwood with Aussie balckwood?!

I henceforth delare from this day forward that I am never going to buy a factory made guitar, never, ever again.

That's a knockout guitar.  Beautiful in every respect.  Great looking wood and fine work.    

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Beautiful guitar Greg

Thanks to all again!

Greg

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[QUOTE=Sam Price] I henceforth delare from this day forward that I am never going to buy a factory made guitar, never, ever again.[/QUOTE]

Not even a Lowden????

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Congratulations on the great sound of your guitar Greg.
That had to make you feel great getting all that positive feedback from the music store.And as Hesh said,It is your decision what you want to post on the forum,No problem there. Good Luck on making the next one even better.thanks      

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Hi Dave....yes it was very good to get the feedback from the guitar shop, confirmed what I was hearing, always helpful to have another set of ears which usually carry with them a slightly different perspective. I had a wonderful visit with the owner of the guitar today as it changed hands, it was really thrilling to hear that he too found the sound pleasing.

Greg

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Very classy, very beautiful, very well done!

Dennis

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Dennis Leahy
Duluth, MN, USA
7th Sense Multimedia

Beautiful Greg!!!!
I am glad you like the sound of your 1st Post Somogyi guitar!!!
I am sure the customer will love it!!!!

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Andy Z.
http://www.lazydogguitars.com

Thanks Andy,

The new owner picked up the guitar yesterday, he was quite pleased with what he heard.

Greg

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Gwaltney Guitars

That's a great looking guitar Greg.

I'll be stringing up my first (from scratch) post-Somogyi course guitar today... I hope it sounds as good as yours does.