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sdsollod

Post subject: New Build Completed

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 5:05 pm

Koa

Joined: Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:08 am
Posts: 1906
Location: Raleigh, NC
First name: Steve
Last Name: Sollod
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Here is my latest build. It is a small jumbo, featuring my first arm bevel, a florentine cutaway, and soundport. Finish is EM6000. It already sounds very nice. I'm pleased...

http://www.swiftcreekguitars.com/small- ... taway.html

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Ruby50

Post subject: Re: New Build Completed

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 5:12 pm

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Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:58 pm
Posts: 1449
First name: Ed
Last Name: Minch
City: Chestertown
State: MD
Zip/Postal Code: 21620
Country: United States
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Beautiful. The heel of the neck is lovely, and the treatment around the cutaway is very nicely done. Did you spray or brush the EM6000? Walnut, right?

Ed

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sdsollod

Post subject: Re: New Build Completed

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 5:31 pm

Koa

Joined: Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:08 am
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Location: Raleigh, NC
First name: Steve
Last Name: Sollod
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Thanks Ed. I sprayed the finish with my Fuji HVLP system. Zpoxy pore fill. The heel is some more of that walnut burl I used on the headplate, back strap, and rosette. BTW - The headplate was book matched. Please excuse the piece of paper towel stuck to the string end...

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Michaeldc

Post subject: Re: New Build Completed

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 5:38 pm

Koa

Joined: Sun Jun 22, 2014 1:45 pm
Posts: 1484
First name: Michael
Last Name: Colbert
City: Anacortes
State: WA
Focus: Build

Very nice!!

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Pmaj7

Post subject: Re: New Build Completed

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:10 pm

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Joined: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:50 pm
Posts: 2257
Location: Seattle WA
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro

Looks great Steve!

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Glen H

Post subject: Re: New Build Completed

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:58 pm

Koa

Joined: Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:17 am
Posts: 1011
Location: United States
City: Tyler
State: Texas

Nice!

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meddlingfool

Post subject: Re: New Build Completed

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 10:41 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:15 pm
Posts: 7380
First name: Ed
Last Name: Bond
City: Vancouver
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Professional

Nicely done!

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Colin North

Post subject: Re: New Build Completed

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 5:29 am

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First name: colin
Last Name: north
Country: Scotland.
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro

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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.

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Woodie G

Post subject: Re: New Build Completed

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:03 am

Koa

Joined: Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:33 am
Posts: 1876
First name: Willard
Last Name: Guthrie
City: Cumberland
State: Maryland 21502
Zip/Postal Code: 21502
Country: United State
Focus: Repair
Status: Semi-pro

That cutaway shape is quite stylish and I like the energy in the curve. The Mayan walnut looks very similar to claro...how did you like working with it?

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Robbie_McD

Post subject: Re: New Build Completed

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:41 am

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Joined: Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:34 pm
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First name: Rob
Last Name: McDougall
City: Cochrane
State: Alberta

Congratulation Steve, I bet it sounds as good as it looks!

Rob

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sdsollod

Post subject: Re: New Build Completed

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:25 am

Koa

Joined: Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:08 am
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Location: Raleigh, NC
First name: Steve
Last Name: Sollod
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Thanks guys. Woodie, I had no trouble bending the mayan walnut. Although, I haven't tried bending a venetian cutaway, the SJ waist is pretty tight. This is the second time I've used MW. I'd definitely recommend using it.

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olmorton71

Post subject: Re: New Build Completed

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:43 pm

Mahogany

Joined: Fri Jun 08, 2018 2:36 pm
Posts: 69
First name: Oris
Last Name: Morton
City: Franklinton
State: North Carolina
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Beautiful

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banjopicks

Post subject: Re: New Build Completed

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 6:36 am

Koa

Joined: Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:19 am
Posts: 1560
First name: Richard
Last Name: Hutchings
City: Warwick
State: RI
Zip/Postal Code: 02889
Country: United States
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Beautiful. I'm happy to see your use of em6000 came out great

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