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Should be ready to finish by next week.

Semi-Double Curly Redwood top (Zootman)
Curly Claro Walnut
Koa Bindings (Colonial)
and a bunch of Abalone


Thanks for looking.








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Stunning!  What else can I say?  I really like the fleur de leis design side port.  The wood choices are superb.


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Super cool dude.Really love the sound port and combinations of wood.Your guitars are always at the top of the heat in my opinion.
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Very nice-looking work, Peter.
How do you reinforce the side where your soundport is cut?
And, do you cut that port with a router and template, or do you CNC it? It sure is clean work!
Congrats!

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[QUOTE=JohnAbercrombie] Very nice-looking work, Peter.
How do you reinforce the side where your soundport is cut?
And, do you cut that port with a router and template, or do you CNC it? It sure is clean work!
Congrats!

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Thanks guys!

The soundport is reinforced with a maple patch and its cut out totally by hand after the sides a bent, glued together and profiled.All my soundports are freehand as they are one of a kind. I don't make any templates.

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Very nice work!

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Nice looking guitar Peter. Love that Redwood top.    Still new at this so I hope this isn't a stupid question, but what is the difference in thickness of a redwood top vs. spruce?

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I love Claro. If I was not allowed to use any wood be Claro I would still love Claro.

Can we get a better shot of the head stock?

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Wow !! Your explanation of the soundport makes your guitars even more incredible.That is exactly where I`d like to elevate my guitar building to someday.Your guitars are truly a work of art.One of a kind.
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You still have not surprised me with a dud yet.  That's a great looking guitar.  Can't wait to see it finished.

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Yep, you've arrived. Every guitar is another eye-popping treat.

Big virtual pat on the back to you Peter. Your building chops are what lots of people here, and elsewhere, are trying to achieve.

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Very nice a usual Peter.
I have made one guitar from the Zootmans flamed redwood and it had a very nice tone.

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...that is a beauty. I love the soundport and the nicely mayched markers in
the board. Very tasteful. The guitar has a nice undertstated look for all of
the adornment that is on it. I love when that happens.

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Beautiful Peter as always from you bro.

Love that top too and like Andy I have one of those as well.

you get more when its completed
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Thanks guys....

your compliments mean a lot to me. Thank you.

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A beauty, Peter. Let us see pictures when she's done.

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Looks great Peter!

I would love to see some more photos of your neck joint and any
explanation you can offer to explain how it works and how you go about
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Very, very nice.  I'm having a hard time typing through all of my drooling on the keyboard from seeing your guitar!


 


 


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Peter, it's all been said, but, you are so consistent in putting out beautiful instruments. Excellent.

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John,
here's the soundport patch the way I do it.


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[QUOTE=DaveTaylor] Looks great Peter!

I would love to see some more photos of your neck joint and any
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Thanks Dave and welcome to the forum!

My neck joint is nothing new.... its only a double mortise and tenon bolt on neck. I think there may be a tutorial somewhere in the forum.


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Can we get a better shot of the head stock?[/QUOTE]
Here's the headstock. I can't take credit for the Dove, it was commissioned by my customer to Bill Nichols who does real good work!


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Very nice Peter, another beauty for sure.

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I love that soundport very cool. The whole guitar is very nice.

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