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DannyV

Post subject: Off The Bucket List

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 12:17 pm

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I saw a build by John How here years ago. John has since retired but built some very cool guitars in the traditional vibe and was never afraid to leave it out there. One that he posted here had green purling and it's been on the list ever since seeing that guitar.

Here's my take on green. Nothing too fancy other than some pretty stellar Maple and Sitka.

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A very Merry Christmas and all the best to my OLF pals!

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Glen H

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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 12:21 pm

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Exquisitely done! Nice use of green without overdoing it!

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J De Rocher

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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 12:24 pm

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Beautiful from one end to the other. Gorgeous wood. That's a nice shade of green that goes well with the maple.

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Mike Collins

Post subject: Re: Off The Bucket List

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 12:41 pm

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beautiful!
How's she sound?

You may want to replace the heel strap button with one of Stew macs black T shaped ones.
Never seen a strap slip off one of those.

Mike

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jfmckenna

Post subject: Re: Off The Bucket List

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 12:46 pm

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A stunner gor sure...

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Joe Beaver

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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 12:55 pm

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Beautiful, Elegant guitar. You inspire me.

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Colin North

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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 12:57 pm

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Nice one Danny, stunning woods!

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George L

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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 1:12 pm

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Yeah, well done! That's a great looking guitar. I'm about to try my hand at making multi-piece necks. What did you use for the laminations in the center stripe of this one?

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Jim Watts

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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 1:22 pm

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Very nice! It looks great against the Maple.

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bcombs510

Post subject: Re: Off The Bucket List

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 2:58 pm

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That is spectacular, Danny!

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Alex Kleon

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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 3:34 pm

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You nailed that one, Dan! Beautifully done!

Alex

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Haans

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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 4:21 pm

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Nice job, Danny!

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JasonMoe

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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 4:35 pm

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Looks great! Fine craftsmanship.

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sdsollod

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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 5:54 pm

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Wow! Really nice! Love the woods and the craftsmanship!

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Hesh

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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 7:52 pm

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Awesome Danny!

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John Lewis

Post subject: Re: Off The Bucket List

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 9:15 pm

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Yeah, the green does it for me too! Very nice Danny.

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DannyV

Post subject: Re: Off The Bucket List

Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 12:34 pm

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Mike Collins wrote:

beautiful!
How's she sound?

You may want to replace the heel strap button with one of Stew macs black T shaped ones.
Never seen a strap slip off one of those.

Mike

Thanks my friends!

I was really happy with it Mike. I'm liking Maple more and more these days. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that is easily found here with a little sweat equity as opposed to $3000 for "The Tree". I'm also very fortunate to have a friend who works as a top grader for a large Spruce processor. She has a huge number of tops go through her hands daily.

Thanks for the tip! First I've seen of those.

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DannyV

Post subject: Re: Off The Bucket List

Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 12:38 pm

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George L wrote:

Yeah, well done! That's a great looking guitar. I'm about to try my hand at making multi-piece necks. What did you use for the laminations in the center stripe of this one?

Thanks George! Black/green/black wood veneer. All laid up at once with the 2 Maple halves.

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meddlingfool

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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 3:26 pm

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Nice!

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bionta

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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 5:11 pm

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Wow. I never fail to find inspiration on this forum. But wow.

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Pmaj7

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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 5:37 pm

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Beautiful!

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Kamusur

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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 2:59 am

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A very very nice looking guitar.

Steve

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DannyV

Post subject: Re: Off The Bucket List

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:01 am

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bionta wrote:

Wow. I never fail to find inspiration on this forum. But wow.

Ain't it the truth Robert. [:Y:]

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Phil J

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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 1:16 pm

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Wow, beautiful!

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Bobc

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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 4:20 am

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add a wow from me too. Love the touch of green.

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