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  1. 4th January 2009, 10:33 PM #1
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    Default EIR/Cedar OM finished

    This is my first and a Christmas present to myself
    finished christmas eve.
    It has taken 2 years to complete as I had to wait till i saved for the next purchase of whatever I needed to get to the next step.
    But it has exceeded my expectations...
    I would really like to thank everyone at the forum for your help along the way. Thanks very much.


    here's the specs



    Back and sides - East Indian Rosewood
    Soundboard - WR cedar w/- sitka spruce bracing (Scalloped bracing)
    Neck - Mahogany.... Mortise and tenon bolt-on neck
    Fingerboard - Ebony
    Bridge - Ebony
    Binding - rock maple
    Rosette and end graft - Blackwood
    Tuners - Grover vintage
    Bridge pins - unslotted ebony
    Finish - Zpoxy/ Tru-oil ...satin neck; gloss everything else.

    Thanks for looking,
    Grant .






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  3. 4th January 2009, 11:49 PM #2
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    i like it...
    looks great

    not too sure about the hard edge on the end of the fingerboard

    but it looks great man,

    wheres mine?
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  4. 5th January 2009, 05:49 AM #3
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    Grant,


    Very nice, The tru oil finish came up well - it great stuff.

    I bet you had a a big smile on your face when the first note rang out.They always seem to sound better than anything else around -till you build the next one.

    Greg
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  5. 5th January 2009, 12:23 PM #4
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    That is a very impressive effort by any standards. Being a first effort, makes it quite and achievement. I recon that would sound sweet. Got plans for a second?

    Cheers,

    Peter
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  6. 5th January 2009, 01:27 PM #5
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    Nice build. Pressies for yourself are all the better when they are well made.

    You have a nice finish on it, but what is Zpoxy/true-oil? Is this the grain filler then just true-oil build up? Is that the reason for the good solid shine or is that just elbow grease?
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  7. 5th January 2009, 10:18 PM #6
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    thanks everyone.

    peterbrown...I'm going to do another few OM's ...the next will be a Blackwood Back and sides, spruce face and maybe a slightly deeper body...I will try a few different appointments as well I think.

    tim....the z-poxy was used as a pore filler/sealer ..first 2 coats of full strength , then sanded back to bare wood to fill the pores then a wash coat of 50/50 z-poxy/100%metho as a sealer. lightly sanded that back and then the tru-oil coats went over that.
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    Very impressive, Grant.
    Would love to hear how she sounds. Just as she looks I reckon, bloody brilliant
    Cheers, Stu

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  9. 13th January 2009, 09:46 PM #8
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    Looks great Gratay, Great effort . I'd be very proud of that
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