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Just completed this 1928 style Nick Lucas. It is gone to a good friend/customer who is in the hospital on the list for a heart transplant.

Back and sides - Honduran Mahogany
Top - Red Spruce
Neck - 3 piece Mahogany
Inlay - MOP Nick Lucas from Andy DePaule
Headstock veneer, fingerboard, bridge - ebony
Rosette - spalted birch with MOP & BWB rings
Finish - body - KTM SV over system 3 epoxy filler.
- neck - Waterlox
- headstock veneer- FP
Scale length 24 1/4 inches
Lower bout 14 inche
Lower bout depth 4 5/8 inches
Upper bout 10 1/8 inches
heel depth 4 1/8 inches

It is very responsive - Has a rich bottom end and great mids and highs. I like it a lot and will definitely add it to my repertoire.

Wow! Very nice. A very cool guitar. Do you have any soundclips of it?

Did you have an original to plan off of? This is a very cool guitar that you don't often see plans for.

You made some very tasty choices for this guitar. Is that a clear pick-guard or just the lighting/reflection?


13 fretter?

She's a beauty!

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PMoMC

Very nice! Did you shoot the burst, or is it rubbed?

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Aaron Craig

That is a sweet looking piece, and I bet it sounds really nice. Well done!

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"Act your age, not your shoe size" - Prince

Ron, I like it a lot!

Ken

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Thanks, it was fun to build.
As far as a plan is concerned I started with a template from David Wren and then picked up the GAL Plan #6 '20s Gibson L-0 Guitar which has an H bracing pattern. I wanted and used an X brace pattern from a photo of a 1928 or so L-1 top. I used a 24 1/4 inch scale length and adjusted the X slightly to fit 13 frets to the body. The bridge was more or less centered between the upper transverse brace and the tail block. With the short scale length I set it up with medium strings.

Sweet sweet sweet! I like that sunburst color

Very tasty all round.
Me likey!

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Nice job, Ron. Really nice. The burst is outstanding. Are you happy with the sound? Love to hear any clips, if you have them.

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Jim Womack

"Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. "
Will Rogers

When my customer is well enough to record something for me I will post it.

I personally love the '28 shape. Recognizing that I think going with a 13 or 14 fret neck even improves the look. Much nicer than the 30's squished lower bout. The 20's had a unique look, the Gibson look, but the 30's were poorly done copies of Martin.

Man, that's a beautiful guitar!

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R.W. '' Rollo'' Scheurenbrand
http://www.koaguitars.com

Very Cool! I approve!

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

Really, really nice.