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Just finished it today!
I had shown pics here from the box before but now here is the full thing!

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The title shoud have read REDWOOD!!
EDIT!!!!!

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Fantastic....

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Very nice Peter!
I think you've built a few guitars with redwood as the top wood now haven't you? Any generalizations about it's characteristics as a top wood?

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[QUOTE=Jim_W] Very nice Peter!
I think you've built a few guitars with redwood as the top wood now haven't you? Any generalizations about it's characteristics as a top wood?[/QUOTEHard tp tell Jim, they've all been double or semi-double tops which I sure with sound different than just the soundboard.

They are all pretty balanced so far. Good punch and volume too.

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Really sweet Peter. Flashy yet tasteful at the same time. Another great job.

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Beautiful instrument.

I assume the top is redwood/nomex/lutz? Did you brace it any differently than you would a solid top?
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It's ok... a little bland though.
Couldn't you have used wood with more figure or something to give it a little zing?
Try harder next time. You can do it.


Fantastic ! ! !   Nice job, as always...

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Thanks Hesh,
thats 6 delivered and 4 in the works, so far for 2007...

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[QUOTE=Don Williams] It's ok... a little bland though.
Couldn't you have used wood with more figure or something to give it a little zing?
Try harder next time. You can do it.


Fantastic ! ! !   Nice job, as always...
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Since the last time I built a guitar with that set of Tazmanian Blackwood I got from you, I was never able to top that figure!


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Beautiful! especially love that bridge--great pinless design.
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Hey Peter, You are getting to be a excellant guitar maker.
That's one of the nicest redwood tops I've seen.
The koa aint to shabby either.      
Great Job !

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Peter you simply knock it out of the park on every guitar. I've run out of superlatives to say about your work. Nothing else seems to fit anymore...which is the best compliment I can make.


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That's one smokin' hot guitar.

Peter, you know how to make 'em purty......


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Woah, Peter.  You keep blowing me away with your knockout instruments.  Great Zoot, amazing appointments, all done with the greatest respect for tastefulness.  

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Thanks guys!!!
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WOW, that's beautiful!!!

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WOW Peter! you keep amazing me at your craftsmanship! I *LOVE* the inlay on the fingerboard and continuing into the headstock. Stunning beauty!

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Peter,

very nice You could take a swim in that top

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Holy crap! That's totally beautiful, I adore the inlay


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[QUOTE=peterm] Since the last time I built a guitar with that set of Tazmanian Blackwood I got from you, I was never able to top that figure!

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Ha! This set of Koa is killer. Seems nicer than that set of blackwood to me. Great job my friend. This guitar is (as I said in my last post) fantastic.

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Peter, your builds never cease to amaze me. That redwood top looks like ripples on a lake. Every inch of that guitar is so lusterous and beautiful!



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[QUOTE=Dave White] You could take a swim in that top [/QUOTE]

You could surf in those waves!

Great work, Peter.

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