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Jim Watts
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I thought share these pics with you. It's my latest, I just strung it up this morning. I'm enjoying hearing the sound come in and its sounding wonderful.

B/S - Australian Blackwood from Tim at Australian Tonewood.
Top - Very nice European Spruce.
Neck - Mahogany with CF and a 2-way truss rod
Binding - Koa with B/W purfs.
It's also getting a LR Baggs I-Mix system. I'm waiting for the action to pull in a bit prior to installing it though.












Thanks for looking.

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Beautiful. Incredible craftsmanship. It looks remarkable, you should be very proud.


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Astonishing is right!

Jim buddy this is a real beauty.  Am I seeing what I think that I am seeing - is the back plate on the headstock inlaid into the volute?  Incredible.

The sound port looks like one of the larger ones that I have seen - what are you impressions of what you are hearing from it?

Killer guitar Jim!
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Very nice looking guitar Jim.
Beautiful Blackwood!! I like that backplate too!     

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That's a fine looking instrument.  Got a closeup of the inlay in the fingerboard?    

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Good grief. That's incredible...

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Jim. very nice!, I like the idea on the bac of the head stock ! one question how far in do you put the tunners on the headstock?
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Well done. You should be proud!

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Jim what everyone else said and asked.

That is absolutely drop dead gorgeous.   


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Wow Jim! Very nice!

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Guess my earlier post didnt' come through. Beautiful guitar. I liek the rear of the headstock a lot. Please give us a closeup of the fretboard inlay.

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Nice job Jim!

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Wow. Absolutely beautiful, Jim!

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That is really awesome Jim! I really like the back of the headstock. Got any
photos of the inlay? It looks like a Weyman pattern. Went to Bandelier this
weekend and thought of you. We'll have to get together sometime.
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Very pretty guitar Jim. Impressive work.

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Thanks for the kind words guys.

Hesh, The back of the Headstock is in-layed.

Lance, the machines are .5 in from the edge. The bottom L/R had to be slightly filed on the bottom to match the cure of the duck tail thingy.

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Droool, excellent guitar Jim, breath taking in every way.

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simply beautiful Jim!


Great craftsmanship and eye for detail too!


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I'm not sure if anyone said this already or not, VERY NICE!!!

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Wow! Beautiful job, Jim!

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Classy, beautiful guitar with great design details. I like!
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Jim,

Lovely guitar.

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Well, let's see... beautiful, incredible, remarkable, astonishing, fine, very nice, well done, drop dead gorgeous, nice job, awesome, very pretty, impressive, drool, excellent, breathtaking, wow, beautiful job, and classy are all taken.

What can I add? Stupendous!

What would I say if I was blind? dang, I wish I could see! (How does she sound?)

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Really nice!   If it's not CNC cut please give us the skinny on how you cut
the back of the headstock for inlay. And a shot of the fingerboard inlay
please. Bet it sounds great!

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