Martin 000-18 Custom
Martin 000-18 Custom
Martin 000-18 kit guitar with Style 45 inlay and binding, walnut/ebony/maple top purfling, and shop made herringbone backstrip.
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Re: Martin 000-18 Custom
Nice work Dave!
Do you have any in-progress pics?
Are you happy with the final result? Good playability? Sound?
Do you have any in-progress pics?
Are you happy with the final result? Good playability? Sound?
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Re: Martin 000-18 Custom
I'm real happy with it; it has a nice mellow sound for fingerstyle work and the neck has a nice feel. I used shellac as a finish; two coats of 1 1/2 lb. cut orange on the whole thing to give it that aged color, then four coats of 1 1/2 lb. cut blonde on the top, six coats on the sides, back and neck. I rubbed it out with Behlens Deluxing compound, then buffed it to a moderate gloss, and took the back of the neck down to a satin finish with 0000 steel wool.
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Nice guitar. I really like the fingerboard and the headstock bindings. Nice work on all of the inlays.
Re: Martin 000-18 Custom
Very nice. It really does have that aged look. Did you spray or brush the shellac? The torch inlay on the headstock looks very clean. Great job!
John
John
Re: Martin 000-18 Custom
Thanks. It's a brushed on finish.
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Nice Job! I haven't tried a guitar in all shellac yet...I have a bunch that I just haven't tried yet. Might be a good winter finish, as I can do it in the house....;)
Ken Hundley
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So, my big brother was playing guitar and I figured I'd try it too.
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Re: Martin 000-18 Custom
Looks great! I really like the top purfling; very classy! Is that an oversized sound hole, or is it just my eyes?
I just ofered a OM kit from John @ Blues Creek and can't wait to get started. I'll keep the forum posted.
Paul
I just ofered a OM kit from John @ Blues Creek and can't wait to get started. I'll keep the forum posted.
Paul
Re: Martin 000-18 Custom
What's the top? Back and side wood? Nice work, great look!
Ray :)
Ray :)