Calling it Done... My first Prewar"ish"

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kelley71
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Calling it Done... My first Prewar"ish"

Post by kelley71 »

Well,

I am calling this one done. I am happy with the results. Special thanks to everyone especially Mr. John Hall who answered my questions.

I got my new pick guard in from Torto Guard and shined her up. Enjoy. I am now ready to do it again. This one will always be special.

She is a Braz/Adi with Madi bridge and fingerboard prewar forward shifted design x bracing with no popsicle brace. 1.75 nut, 2 3/16 string spacing, 25.4 scale with a 12 inch radius. She was finished with Cardinal Lacquer products. Very easy to play.

Thanks everyone for your support!

Mike
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phavriluk
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Re: Calling it Done... My first Prewar"ish"

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And the neck is what species? Was the neck stained? If so, with what?

Pesky questions over.

Mercy, is that a lovely-looking work of art. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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kelley71
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Re: Calling it Done... My first Prewar"ish"

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It is a Mahogany neck. I measured a TayIor 814 at GC and copied the profile. The salesman looked at me funny when i had thickness calipers but I told him I was thinking of buying it and wanted to compare to my Martin.

But, I used a extra dark walnut lacquer toner from Behlens Jet Spray to spray the neck with a toner coat. Then 3 coats of clear nitro.

I didn't plan for it to come out so dark but my limited staining experience I couldn't get a color I liked that meshed with the light colored Madagascar fingerboard so I chose dark walnut for some contrast. Luckily with tinted lacquer I could always go back and refinish it.

Anyway thanks for the compliments. It took me 4.5 months I think. I had some hiccups too but I learned. I am happy with the way it turned out. Now on to number two...
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Post by Diane Kauffmds »

It is absolutely beautiful! I had similar problems trying to get the mahogany neck to match the Peruvian walnut that I used in my OM. I never matched it properly. After seeing your results, I wish I'd gone darker, to match the darker wood tones. I think you did an outstanding job.
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Re: Calling it Done... My first Prewar"ish"

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Very nice looking guitar! Congrats!
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Nice looking guitar, I love the back and sides.
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Gorgeous wood! Nice finishing job, too.
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Super job Mike! Love it! That brazillian rosewood is gorgeous!
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looks good you can be proud and I know you had to have learned a thing or 2
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kelley71
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Thanks for all the compliments.

Mr. John to say I learned a thing or 200 would be more correct. Lol I can even do a neck reset. I didn't plan that but it turned out better than I ever thought I could do.

I will be building number two soon. Ziri / Carpathian 12 fretted. If it ever stops raining down here.

Thanks again all.
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