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| Stan Thomison's Cocobolo body for soon too be 12 fret 000 made from our cocobolo. | Stan Thomison's Cocobolo side view along side neck with slotted headstock. |
Bob Cefalu's Cocobolo 12 fret 000 with cutaway made from our cocobolo.. |
Side view showing sapwood on sides. |
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| Hey Bob, just thought I'd say thanks for the lovely set of Cocobolo I bought from you a few months ago. I love the Coco/Cedar combo for fingerstyle guitars. Rob Bustos | Rob Bustos of Paragon Guitars built this beauty with our cocobolo and a lovely cedar top. | More of Rob's work can be seen at. | Back view. |
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Beautiful curly cherry guitar built by luthier John Kinnaird. Featuring curly maple bindings and our bloodwood with black borders purfling. |
Binding purfling up close. You can see more of John Kinnairds guitars here. |
Beautiful Cherry b/s set. | Awesome Bearclaw top. |
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| Closeup of back. | Back full view. | Headstock with torch inlay | Closeup of banjo tuners. |
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| I thought you
might like to see some of Bob's wares take form. This will be a 00 guitar
with cedar top, trimmed in Brazilian Rosewood and a maple ebony purfling
line, also made up by Bob. http://www.kinnairdguitars.com |
There is a wash
coat of shellac over the entire box to bring out the color and figure, but
I would not call this a finish. (so don't look to critically at that
aspect) |
The cedar top seems to have a little bearclaw. I've never seen that in cedar before | |
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John Kinnaird Sapele Beauty |
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a sapele and cedar 00 guitar, my verson of a L-00, though it is really a
loose interpretation of that shape and style. Binding is brasilian, as is
the overlay and back veneer and bridge. Fingerboard is ebony. (yawn) |
http://www.kinnairdguitars.com | Waverley tuners. 3500 three on a plate. | |
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| John Collyer
top commissioned the Quilted Sapele guitar from Alan Arnold
"I reckon one of this
country's best kept secrets. A quiet, retiring man who (like so many
guitar builders in this country) doesn't seem very good at publicizing
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His work is magnificent (and I have had a lot of top end
guitars in my time to compare with), and at bargain basement prices. On
top of all that he is bloody nice bloke.
I find it very rewarding to be allowed to be part of the instruments progress at such close quarters. |
Top and back
of John's guitar
Alan laying out back braces |
Alan clamping braces |
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Andy Bounsall |
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| Classical guitar
built by Andy Bounsall of Bounsall Guitarworks.
It has nylon strings and the top has fan braces. .Here's the details: Top
is Western Red Cedar Body bindings are maple with black dyed veneer
purfling lines. Neck is Spanish Cedar. Fretboard and bridge are Ebony. |
Body bindings are
maple with black dyed veneer purfling lines. 7th string (high A) is 30lb test monofilament fishing line. 24 frets on the two highest strings.- scale length is 650 mm. Schaller tuners. |
Back, sides, and head plate are Cocobolo purchased from RCTonewoods | |
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| Honduran mahogany guitar in progress. Built by John How. More pic's coming. | This is a 000 made from curly mahogany and Engleman Spruce. It has red accented herringbone trim and all other trim will be Mad Rosewood, Binding, bridge, fretboard, headstock (both sides) and the headstock is the traditional slotted style. | ||
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Another beauty in the works from John How. Carpathian Spruce top. http://www.johnhowguitars.com/
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High figure quilted sapele back sides with snakewood bindings | AbaLam and snakewood perfling. | Snakewood butt wedge. |
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Imbuia beauty in the works from John How. http://www.johnhowguitars.com/
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Honduran Mahogany awaiting finish from John How | Left
to Right Imbuia/Cedar - 000 Mahogany/Engleman - 000 EIRosewood/Cedar - OM |
EIRosewood/Sitka
- ND Sapele/Carpathian - Little Jumbo Cocobolo/Redwood - Jumbo Parlor |
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Here
is my Little Jumbo, just strung up last night. Made from Bob C's stunning
sapele with a carpathian top and Bob'c snakewood trim. |
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JJ Donohue |
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| Black walnut parlor guitar in progress. Built by JJ Donohue. More pic's coming. | Gorgeous redwood top supplied by Don Williams | Walnut sides and bloodwood bindings. A great looking combo. | High figure walnut back side set. |
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| Butt wedge closeup of JJ's walnut beauty. | Bracing on redwood top. | The
Donohue Clan brothers, sons and guitars.
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Visit Grays website www.burchetteguitars.moonfruit.com |
The body style is Grand Performer sort of a Martin jumbo shape and d mix. The binding is Purpleheart. The top is bearclaw and pillow quilt figure. | Back
view of Gray Burchette's
Quilted sapele Grand Performer |
Gorgeous bearclaw sitka top. |
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Waterfall bubinga Built by Gray Burchette Bubinga Supplied by RCTonewoods.com More pic's coming. |
Pic's were taken with a coat of epoxy filler. Pic's of finished guitar coming soon. Visit Grays website www.burchetteguitars.moonfruit.com |
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Visit Grays website www.burchetteguitars.moonfruit.com |
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MacPherson Guitarworks |
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Look at this beautiful waterfall bubinga guitar. Made at MacPherson Guitarworks
Guitar - MacCustom - Dreadnought.
Built for "Sons Of Jonas" New Sony/Columbia Recording Artists www.sonsofjonas.com Back & Sides - Waterfall Bubinga from RCTonewoods |
Top
- Sitka Bear Claw
Neck
- Mahogany
Fingerboard - I.E. Rosewood
Trussrod Cover - Brazilian Rosewood
Bridge
- Brazilian Rosewood
Saddle/Nut - Bone |
Position Markers - 1/4 MOP dots
Iinlay 12th Fret - Jonas
Inlay 21st fret - Trimmed &
Burnin'
Inlay Headstock - MOP/ebony Flaming Torch
& MC ( Mac Custom Guitars Initials Binding - Tortoise cellulose with B/W purfling below
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Pick Guard
- Tortoise cellulose
Electronics
- Takamine onboard Preamp w/tuner with LR Baggs I-Beam transducer
Machine Heads - Schaller Chrome
Lacquer
- KTM-9 Waterbase Clear Gloss
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