Here is a Hot Link.
Great looking guitar, Kevin. The detail shots are really good. Beautiful woods.
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| Author: | Kevin Gallagher [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:01 pm ] |
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A friend of mine just posted a few photos of a Parlor model that I delivered two weeks ago to a customer from the Baltimore area at another forum. He took delivery and headed out to Jorma Kaukonen's Furpeace Ranch for a clinic with Jorma and David Bromberg. He said that both of them loved the guitar and commented on both its tone and appearance several times over the weekend that he was there. The guitar has Brazilian Rosewood back/sides, German spruce top, flamed Maple bindings throughout, Snakewood fingerboard, head veneers and inlay pallete in the top and a Snakewood bridge with hand carved clamshell relief in each wing, a one piece quilted Mahogany neck and some understated and simple traditional flower style inlays. It is outfitted with beautiful fossilized walrus ivory nut, saddle and pins that I turned myself. I also turned an ivory strap button for the heel. It is rounded out with nice Abalone top prufling and an abalone rosette. One of the finest features on the guitar is the beautiful set of Rodgers tuners with lovely Sterling silve engraved plates and dramatic Snakewood buttons that were fashioned from the same wood that the fingerboard came from. They look elegant on the delicate slotted headstock of this piece. It is probably one of my top three favorite guitars of the nerly 500 that i've built and was a special collaboration between me and the customer who has grown to be a close friend over the years that we've enjoyed working together. If you'd ike to have a quick look....and since I seem to have lost my ability to negotiate the photo upload process here during my time off, here's link to the thread where the photos are posted; http://69.41.173.82/forums/showthread.php? t=85831&page=11 Jump to the next page in that thread and scroll down for a few detail shots, too. He also has a beautiful MJ with gorgeous Brazilian Rosewood back and sides and a Master Grade Sitka Spruce top, nicely flamed Koa bindings throughout, Ebony board and bridge, Select Paua Abalone top purfling and my "Rose of Sharon" inlay in the fingerboard. It sounds incredible as it's opened up over the few years since i built it for him. I recently refinished the top after a bump on the corner of a piano that dug in to the top a bit and while i had it, I did a neck reset to bring it to my current neck angle specs and set up, refretted it and gave it a great setup. It is equipped with a B-Band A2 with the AST/UST combination. He's selling it because of a nerve problem in his arm that is preventing him from playing the larger bodied guitars that he's preferred in the past. Let me know of you'd like to see photos and I'll see about getting a few to you. I let him know that I'd do what ever I can to help him to get it into the hands of just the right player. I will be offering an extension of the warranty for year to the buyer of the guitar in order to address any issues that the new owner may see necessary. Regards, Kevin Gallagher/Omega Guitars |
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| Author: | peterm [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:09 pm ] |
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Wow!! Great work Kevin!! Are you back at work?? |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:12 pm ] |
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Here is a Hot Link. Great looking guitar, Kevin. The detail shots are really good. Beautiful woods. |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:20 pm ] |
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Wow! Kevin, that's just stunning. I like everything about it, but that neck! Mmm-mmm! Where did you find that gorgeous chunk of mahogany? It's the perfect compliment to the guitar. Steve |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:48 pm ] |
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Amazing guitar Kevin. Love that bridge!! 
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| Author: | Kevin Gallagher [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:51 pm ] |
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Peter, Thanks, that means alot ot me and...yes...I'm back in the shop and getting work done as quickly as possible again. I'm enjoying being back at it full time. Waddy, Thanks for the kind words and the hot link to the thread. It's much appreciated. Steve, I was at Hearne's Hardwoods down around that Maryland border in Oxford, PA about five years ago and had one of their hands dig through about 2 million board feet of everything from Leopardwood to various Maples and Walnuts to these Mahogany boards. The quilted Mahogany boards that yielded that neck blank measured 26 inches X 18 feet X 5 inches thick. They allowed me to cut great neck pieces as well as beautiful backs and sides. I bought enough to give me more than 100 of the necks and nearly 125 sets of backs/sides, but I sold alot of it to keep my house while I was unable to work this past year. Most of my wood supply is gone, but i'm sure glad I had it to sell as bills would come in faster than income with me crippled for so long. I'm back to working a full day six days a week and am delivering my longest standing orders right now. I'm still working on building my parts inventory back up, but have to buy a few guitars' worth of things at a time until I'm rolling well again. It's still tight, but better times are on the horizon for us. Hearns is a great place to visitm but I wish I ived closer to their mill. They had prices all laid out for me on all of the woods i had stacked by the 24 ft. truck that day...until the owner heard that i was a luthier....everything went up by more than 35% in a matter of about 60 seconds. I needed most of it and really wanted the rest so on the truck it went and out came the checkbook. They see us coming and know the quality that we demand, but you can bet I'll be disguised as a cabinetmaker next time I visit. Regards, Kevin Gallagher/Omega Guitars |
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| Author: | SniderMike [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:16 pm ] |
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Wow, Kevin. That's beautiful. Wish I could hear it and see it in person! |
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| Author: | gratay [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:43 pm ] |
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beautiful guitar, that neck is something and the bridge looks fantastic . |
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| Author: | Dave White [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:03 pm ] |
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Kevin, That is such a lovely guitar. I hope to get to play one of your instruments one day. I'm glad that you are back building again. |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:31 pm ] |
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Kevin, I actually googled Omega Guitars last week and that thread came up. I glad to hear that you're in your shop full time again. That's absolutely fantastic. Did you get to keep any neck blanks? |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:26 pm ] |
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Beautiful...every bit of it. Love the neck too. |
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:46 pm ] |
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really beautiful guitar Kevin. Excellent style, lines and execution |
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