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I Got this one finished up last week but just got some pics of it. This is one of my Healdsburg guitars. The background colors came out kind of pinkish in the phots but the wood colors look right
Details:
B/S - Bastonge Walnut
Rosette - spalted maple (first one I've done)
Binding - Claro Walnut
Bridge/finger board - ebony
top - Adirondack Spruce









Thanks for looking.

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Jim Watts
http://jameswattsguitars.com

Dang, that's purdy. I dig the back of the headstock.

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Mike

"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh." The Stranger

Very very nice Jim. love it all, Bastogne Walnut is great looking wood and the bound inlaid veneer on the back of the headstock is such a very classy touch indeed.

Cheers

Kim

Gotta agree Jim, that is georgeous! Good luck at Healdsburg!

Shane

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Canada

An incredibly ELEGANT guitar!

Fabulous!

Steve

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From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

very tastefully done....

Great looking guitar and great looking Zoot!   

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Waddy

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Sound Clips of most of my guitars

Beautiful guitar Jim ! Outstanding craftsmanship too!

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Ken H

That's so nice. Great job!

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"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered." G. K. Chesterton.

WOW! Was that Bastogne from Steve @ Colonial? I ahve a set and also an Adi top from him. I was really curious about the sound of the combination--how does it sound and what type of braing did you use? If you don't mind revealing that.
Scott

Jim, Thanks for this picture.

It just reminds me when you think you've seen it all, You haven't.

Excellent instrument. How's the fretwork?   

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http://www.dickeyguitars.com

jim, that is a great looking guitar. you didnt take enough photos though. i ran out of images before i was done looking.  and i will add on top of everyone else, the back of that headstock is wonderful. i dont think ive seen anything like it. just beautiful.

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sweat the small stuff.

Thanks for the kind words guys.
Scott teh walnut was from a different sponsor, Todd at Allied Lutherie, but the top is indeed from Steve at Colonial. Lots of our sponsors have wood in this guitar.

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Jim Watts
http://jameswattsguitars.com

Very, Very Cool!!

long

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[QUOTE=af_one] --how does it sound and what type of braing did you use? If you don't mind revealing that.
Scott[/QUOTE]

Scott, the sound has really opened up over the last week like most new instruments and I really like the sound of it. It's very well balanced and clear.

Here's a picture of the bracing.

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Jim Watts
http://jameswattsguitars.com

Looks very NICE. I'm contemplating putting a redwood top on my bastogne walnut build? Got some real nice Adi, but the redwood keeps calling!

beautiful guitar!

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

The guitar is amazing, no doubt, but I'm going to second several comments that say the back of the headstock has a definite wow factor...have not seen that before. Very creative on your part.

That's going to knock'em dead at the show. Congratulations.

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Great looking guitar!
How did you do that peghead back?

John

Got to love that Bastonge walnut !! Great job!
Yes,How did you do your peghead back?

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Heh heh...Jim if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I think you're about to be extremely flattered.   

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Jim,
very nice indeed! Good choice of woods and appointments!

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

In response to "how did you do it?"

Well I have a pretty cheesy cnc router, it's ok, but I had to rebuild a large chunk of it to get to work, but it does work now.

I made a fixture like so..



The neck locates in the truss rod slot and the peghead against the base. I cut the headstock outer profile and the pocket for the inlay in this fixture.

I'm pretty sure this could be adapted to hand routers however with a little modification to the fixture.
This could be accomplished by pinning guide templates to it for the router to follow.

The key to getting it come out well was to install the purfling lines first, then the inlay piece.
I cut the inlay just a touch big and used a scraper to fit it into the purf lined pocket.

Hope this helps with some ideas for someone.

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Jim Watts
http://jameswattsguitars.com