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Grant, you know you never did do a final set of photographs on this.

A handful of us have seen and played this beauty, but she deserves her fame on the catwalk!

Dennis

Grant,

She'll be lovely!

If I remember correctly, this one is a bit thinner wood that your last Goncalo dred.

Always so much fun to look into your guitars and see your bracing - kind of 'organic' and kind of 'mad scientist' (and you know I love that!)

Dennis

Gonna be a beauty. That was an exceptional piece of ultra-straight grain, ribbon striped Mahogany for the neck. The body blank is extremely well quartersawn too. If you tell me you're going to paint the guitar some opaque color, I think I'll cry.

Dennis

Eben, that was a nice post for your 4,444th post. Ever encouraging, friendly, and warm. Dean, its great to hear that you like the sound. I always thought Bocote was kind of a 'dead' sounding wood, and then I played the one Grant made - and changed my mind. Nice combination of wood species. It really...

I'm going to take a nap. I'm tuckered out just hearing about what you've been up to! :~)

Dennis

hehehehehhehe You are one clever fella!

Grant,

For the laminated linings: did you make the upper cutaway lining (against the top) and the lower cutaway lining (against the back) in 2 separate molds? Seems like it would be impossible to cram an upper cutaway lining into place, where a compound cutaway side meets the back.

Dennis

oval soundhole wrote:I'm a few years late to this thread, but would it be possible for me to join in on this contest/challenge thing?

It's official. You're in.

:~)

Dennis