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Author:  LanceK [ Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:42 pm ]
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12 Fretter Finally DONE! (pictures inside)

Well, aside from cutting a FWI Nut and Saddle, which scares the bigebbers outa me, she's done!
I have a sweet Tor-tis pick guitar to go on it as well but im going to wait until the last minute to put that on, giving the lacquer as much time as possible to cure out.

First impressions, after being strung up for a week now, this guitar sounds incredible, lots of power which I suspect is part of it being a 12 fret dread.
It plays well, although with an 1 7/8ths nut its hard for me to get a good feel.
To big for my hands.

My client will be picking this guitar up in person. I'm looking forward to that, all my other guitar have been delivered UPS or FedEx and I've never gotten the pleasure of actually handing someone there guitar.

Thanks for looking!





















Author:  Dave-SKG [ Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:48 pm ]
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Looks Beautiful Lance!
Author:  Mark Tripp [ Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:50 pm ]
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As usual Lance, VERY nice!

-Mark
Author:  Brock Poling [ Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:53 pm ]
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Very nice. :-)

Author:  Jeff Doty [ Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:57 pm ]
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Lance,

Gorgeous guitar. I bet it really sounds nice. That will be one happy new owner, so please take some pictures when they pick it up!

Jeff
Author:  L. Presnall [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:01 am ]
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Wait...what do I see...way, waaaaayyy up there...look, IT'S THE BAR! You've raised it again Lance!
Author:  Colby Horton [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:06 am ]
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Looks Amazing!! I put tuners just like that on my last one. They're really nice!! Good Work!!
Author:  Josh H [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:17 am ]
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nice guitar lance! good job

Josh
Author:  Michael Dale Payne [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:32 am ]
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Awsome dude

I was a bit worried at first I thought I saw glue squeeze out on the seam graft but it was just a speck on my screen. But had me worried. MichaelP38876.3998032407
Author:  Kim [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:41 am ]
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Superb! Well done Lance, she is truley a thing of beauty, love the 3D zoot

Cheers

Kim
Author:  Michael Dale Payne [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:00 am ]
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Fossilized Walrus Ivory The really good stuff
Author:  LanceK [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:01 am ]
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Thank guys!
Hesh, FWI if Fossil Walrus Ivory, which is what the bridge pins are made of, the nut and saddle with have that same marbled brown/tan/white look.
Author:  Dave Anderson [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:05 am ]
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Love it, I would love to be the proud owner of that guitar Lance.Like all your guitars,the work on this one is Superb.Beautiful sunburst too!And the snakewood is very cool. I would like to see that pick guitar,er.. uh... pickguard sorry , those Tor tis guards are awesome!
Author:  LanceK [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:39 am ]
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Dave here is the pick guard just sitting in place, the white backing is still on it so the finish is not showing through which is one of the thing I like best about these pick guards, there semi translucent .

Author:  SniderMike [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:48 am ]
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Lance, that is beautiful. Looks flawless. I love the rosette.

mike
Author:  John How [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:52 am ]
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Very nice Lance, John is getting a real winner. Is that purfling from BobC? I got some that lloks like that and had a little trouble bending the sandwhich without getting wrinkles in the inside lines.
Author:  Dave Anderson [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:00 am ]
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[QUOTE=LanceK] Dave here is the pick guard just sitting in place, the white backing is still on it so the finish is not showing through which is one of the thing I like best about these pick guards, there semi translucent .

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I agree , They are so nice, a little expensive but worth it IMHO.
Author:  Andy Zimmerman [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:04 am ]
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Very Very Nice
With the Backs and Sides and A Burst top, I am sure Hesh loves it too!!!!!
Beautiful detail
Author:  drfuzz [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:05 am ]
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All I can say is - WOW!! What a gorgeous guitar. One happy customer coming up
Author:  Colin S [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:12 am ]
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Your usual high build standard Lance, Don't you just love slot heads. I bet your customer will be delighted and the 12 fret format should make it more player friendly.

Colin
Author:  Serge Poirier [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:14 am ]
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Lance, awesome workmanship, i especially admire people who can inlay such a long name on a peghead and this brings a question if you don't mind. Do you have your name made already cut or do you cut it yourself and inlay it?

If you do cut it yourself, it must take a lot of patience to both cut it with a jeweller saw and then scribe it on the peghead to then inlay it?

How many hours just to do that please?Serge Poirier38876.5524305556
Author:  csullivan [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:20 am ]
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Lance, that's just beautiful. I'm not afraid to come out of the closet and
say I love sunbursts (there, I've said it!). The whole thing is just pristine.
And if it sounds good now, think where it'll be in a couple of months. I
think one of the most rewarding things about this guitar building thing is
handing over an instrument to the new owner for the first time. It's the
"Big Payoff!" All the pain and suffering we go through (albeit willingly) just
melts away.

On a side note, it's a good thing your name isn't any longer or you'd have
to make your headstocks much wider
Craig S.
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