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  1. 27th August 2006, 03:44 PM #1
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    Thought I would post a picture of my first guitar.
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    An Accoustic ( kit) will be coming up soon -I hope
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    Nice work...
    Simple but very effective
    Looks like a mirrored bottom bout of a tele.
    Swamp ash?
    Tell us about the parts and where you got em?
    did you do the neck?
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    Looks good to me.

    An Accoustic ( kit) will be coming up soon -I hope,

    I haven't heard of kits for accoustic guitars, please keep us informed perhaps with a review of the kit on arrival.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jow104

    I haven't heard of kits for accoustic guitars, please keep us informed perhaps with a review of the kit on arrival.
    I have never built one (yet) ,but they are certainly around.Stewmac ,LMMI,Martin all have them but what I have heard is the Stewmac ones are good starters..I will let you know when I get a start in the next few weeks.

    Check out some of the reviews on the web ,they are all pretty positive.

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    Thanks Ray,

    I did do the neck,except slotting the fretboard.I had that done at Gerard Gilets in Botany,Sydney.I learnt a lot when making the neck mainly take your time!

    All the timber came from Anagote,and the majority of the hardware from Stewmac.

    You are right about the Mirrored Tele,that is exactly what it "ended" up like - long story!!!

    Hows it go,measure twice,cut once -something like that anyway.

    The guitar is a bit heavy and the neck is a little chunky but it does sound really good.

    You can hide the cosmetics,but not the sound.

    I used Tru oil on it,which I got from a Gun Shop down near Hurstville.

    This was very easy to apply and it has kept its finish OK.

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    Nice work Greg...I love simple lines on a guitar.

    Looking forward to seeing pics of the kit when its finished.

    Cheers Martin
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    Very nice! With those Seymours I bet it's a real / rock blues machine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwigeo
    Looking forward to seeing pics of the kit when its finished.

    Cheers Martin
    Thanks Martin,
    You guys will know about the kit well before its finished ,because I am sure I will be asking you a lot of questions .

    There is another forum that is specifically for "Kit Guitars" and I have already been hassling them.

    I will take photos of different stages and post them here.

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