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    Yeah, one long top piece all the way to the end of the cutaway - its nearly there, it put up a struggle though! Just setting the cutaway at the mo. I thinkk it will look cool.
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    Haha, not meant to be a teaser - combination of i.t issues and busy-ness! this will have ovangkol back and sides, i have some really flamed maple for the top and neck. Will have a single humbucker. should have the sides done by the weekend but ovangkol is seriously tough wood.
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    final audio sample for this build.
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    Thanks , all the same instrument. Layered with a bit of rverb
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    reposted audio clip -
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    I made the bridge better and reshaped the neck (slimmed) it records well, wish i was a better player! i tried to use minimal effects so the guitar could be heard in context - solo guitars are a little loud - oops
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    Thank you all for your kind words of encouragement. i have been very lucky on this build, if you zoom in on the headstock you can see that the d and g string tuners are REALLY close and the low e just misses the edge of the headstock - this was definitely luck and NOT accurate measuring on my behalf! i do like the small headstock - it looks right to me there are plenty of little errors that most people wouldnt see but a guitar builder would. it plays very nicely and i will get some recording done shortly. fretboard is some kind of rosewood that i found that was for an abandoned project. the tuners are hipshot open locking tuners which look amazing and are the best i have used. i may do a different bridge as i found some thumb screws to make an adjustable bridge but i might not,
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    So very nearly done. i have strung it up with some electric strings and will let it be a guitar for a few days before levelling the frets and doing the nut properly etc. even though it needs some gentle lovin to make it all it could be i am very, very happy with it. it could be love!
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    Tailpiece in progress
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    Thank you, i am hoping to do the same with the tailpiece
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    Merry christmas everyone. managed to get a few bits done before the weather turned crappy, so close now! really pleased with the progress on my very first acoustic, the body has a loud, woody tap tone
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    Still waiting on fret wire and a graphite rod being delivered before i can progress.
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    I like that a lot. I need to do another bass
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    Its a three aside headstock but i will be string it so the high and low e will got to the furthest tuners, the reverse of whAt is normal to add more of an art deco feel.
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    Glued up, sounds loud. I am well pleased! i am going to try and get as much of the neck done before it gets really cold
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    Bracing in place, should be able glue up tomorrow
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    Going with an art deco style soundhole, i will try and echo this in the headstock
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    cheers, i am going to try some new things out this time.
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    On the bright side, i do some of the same sycamore for a new neck and a pretty piece of ovangkol i can use for the fretboard. it also gives me an opportunity to revise my plans.
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    I hate wenge. It bloody flaked off behing the zero fret ( yeah , i dont know why i did a zero fret either) tried to cut into zero fret and redress for a nut but made a total fffing mess. it is now firewood.
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    Still undecided as to what kind of soundhole i am going to do, i need to decide before i work out a bracing pattern for the top.
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    Its starting to look good!
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