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Thread: New addition to the family
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20th June 2008, 12:06 PM #1
New addition to the family
Finally got off my ???? yesterday and finished off a Dreadie Ive had hanging around the workshop for 18 months. Top is Sitka Spruce, sides and back are IRW and the neck is Honduras mahogany. The white bridge pin on the b string is not intentional....the original RW pin shot out and destroyed itself against the ceiling whgile tensioning up the string (always check the string ball is properly seated before tensioning up!!). The finish is the end result of a 2-3 month french polish job. There are a few blemishes on the top which Ill fix up when I get a chance.
The sound....big but balanced. The instrument will be getting a review by some professional musicians tonight.Whatever note you blow youre never more than a semitone away from the correct one....(Miles Davis)
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looks great. have any photos of the back?
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20th June 2008, 12:46 PM #3
More photos coming soon..will do a fashion model shoot with better lighting. halogens in the shop are yellowing up the finish a bit.
Cheers MartinWhatever note you blow youre never more than a semitone away from the correct one....(Miles Davis)
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20th June 2008, 03:41 PM #4
Looks like a "hillbilly smile" with the white pin
Nothing like a big loud dready to make it all worthwhile!
What sort of neck joint did you use?
Any elecrtonics?Cheers!Mongrel
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21st June 2008, 10:09 AM #5
Lookin good Martin, I also await the reviews and a sound clip. You might be the most patient luthier I know of.
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21st June 2008, 01:18 PM #6
long time no see, nice work by the way.
If you dont play it, it's not an instrument!
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21st June 2008, 03:45 PM #7
very nice piece of work there martin
i bet it sounds wonderful
i would love to hear some sound clips as well
actually it should mandatory to post soundclips with a finished build
dont you reckon??ray c
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21st June 2008, 04:35 PM #8
damn that's nice!
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22nd June 2008, 10:10 AM #9
It looks great martin.
The body looks very deep. Is that to get the big sound?
Looking forward to the fashion shoot.Scally
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23rd June 2008, 11:28 PM #10
Okay I had plans to do a fashion model shoot of the new guitar but infortunately a couple of my musician friends got sight of the instrument and demanded that I hand it over for "running in". I have a feeling this is the last I will see of this instrument.
Will keep working on getting some better pics of the guitar.
Oh yeah..stay posted, a 12 string sister to this guitar should be finished in a few months time.
Cheers MartinWhatever note you blow youre never more than a semitone away from the correct one....(Miles Davis)
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