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I think I have this guitar ready for French polishing. I have completed my pore fill, found any gaps and spot filled with CA and finally sprayed on a couple of thin coat of blond shellac to act as a sealer. I sprayed the sealer as I sanded the Z-poxy pore fill back to wood and the African blackwood really releases a lot of color.

An interesting note is that I cut the fret slots using an LMI template. The nut was cut as if it was a zero slot, and then cut through. Looking at an LMI serviced fret board, I noticed they had a note that said nut slot compensated for kerf width. Measuring I found that there nut position was .4 mm longer than mine. I had some black veneer that was .5 mm so I glued it to the end of the fret board with CA and lightly sanded it smooth. Now I can not measure a difference between my fret board and LMIs serviced fret board.

Here are some pictures.

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John, That looks great. What if any plan is it and is that African Blackwood?

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Jim Watts
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Thanks! Yes it is African Blackwood with Australian Blackwood bindings.
It is close to the 37 Hauser plans drawn by Brume for the body, the top is braced as close I could come to Jeffrey Elliott's modification of the 43 Hauser plan he drew.

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Beautiful John!
Looking forward to seeing it all shiny!
BTW, I like your website. My first build was one of those Saga LP's. Your build certainly looks nicer than mine.
I played mine a few times, threw it into the closet and started building from scratch.
Regards,
Dan

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Awesome!! That is a beautiful guitar African blackwood is the best