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Craig you have really done that beautiful set of wood justice! Congratulations on a fine 12 string build. A real feather in your cap featuring in the LMI cattledog! All the best too with your health issues.

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Alan

That's a gorgeous guitar Bob. I have a set of the Tassie Oak I bought from Tim myself. Hmmm!!! Man it looks strinking under finish.

Thanks for posting

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Alan

G'day Bob,

The Tasmanian Myrtle is so special! Beautiful guitar, thanks for sharing.

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Alan

Thanks Austen, Allen and Karen for your interest and appreciation of my music.

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Alan

Yep, thats a serious piece of equipment there!

Congratulations on your new purchase!

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Alan

Thanks Dave! I appreciate your thoughts. Yes, I missed the .com on the link. Damm!!! The blackwood will open up in time and turn into something very special IMO.

Thanks mate

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Alan

Here are a few more sound bites of the lap slide guitars. Please go to www.myspace.com/ozziebluesman where you will find two files named BlackieLive and SassieLive. These are mono files recorded live in the spare bedroom. I have used just the Rode NT3 Condenser Mic pointed at the twelfth fret about ...

Great sounding guitar Martin. I think it is played very well and compliments the girls voice nicely. Is she the main singer in the all girl band? I reckon singing and playing bass is one of the hardest things to do!

Thanks for sharing.

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Alan

Well done Mike. Thanks for having a go and having some fun!

I received the file thanks Dave.

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Alan

Hey Dave. I have saved all your posts on the concert size guitar along with the specs and the pics. I think you posted it on the OLF. I think I have all the info I need to make a start on the guitars. The only stage of the build that I thought looked difficult and I wasn't sure what was going on was...

Mr Kinnard, your a champion! Thanks for your kind remarks.

Mate no fancy building here. I've still got my LEARNER plates on.

It is a buzz to be able to create an instrument and play it as well!

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Alan

Ok Kim! I had already decided to record some much longer clips over the next few weeks on all guitars in different tunings. I have some tunes already rehearsed up so jobs on!!!

Stay tuned!

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Alan

Hey Dave! There will be no double neck guitars coming out of my shop mate.

I have my next build planned. Two concert size acoustic's, one ladder braced and the other X braced. I would like to follow your recent concert size build. Can I ask you a few questions at a later date?

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Alan

Well thank you everyone for your comments and having a go at picking the tonewoods. The tone differences are easy to pick when you hear the guitars live. Not so easy to pick off a MP3 recording. Snidermike you are spot on! Annie (sound bite 1) Blackie (sound bite 2) Sassie (sound bite 3) This is wha...

Yep Allen, what a "Bobby Dazzler". As Kim said, the rich colour is what appeals to me along with the head plate decal.

Congratulations, another beautiful instrument.

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Alan

Hello everyone, Here is a little fun for you all! I have recorded some sound bites on my three weissenborn style lap slide guitars each built from different tonewoods. From left to right in the picture below are: "Annie" built by my friend and fine guitar builder, Taffy Evans. I have had this beauti...

Thank you Stephen for your kind remarks. I appreciate your interest and support.

Could I recommend a 12 string resonator Weisenborn?
With nylon strings?

Hmmmm!! Sorry mate, thats out of my league!

What about a Concert Ukulele with a wammy bar?

Nah, forget that last statement.

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Alan

Thanks Dave for your comments. Yep, I'd like to pick your brain regard the concert size guitars at some stage in the near future. I think a concert size guitar will be an achieviable project for me plus getting the feel of the advantages, disadvantages and sound first hand from different bracing pat...

G'day Dennis, Yes I think three weissenborn style guitars is enough. :lol: Maybe a Baritone Weiss in the future! My next build is going to be two concert size, 12 fret guitars. One will have a ladder braced top and the other an X brace design. The back and sides for one guitar will be the last set o...

Thanks Taffy for the support and encouragement.

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Alan

Thanks Kim. Yep I had some rope binding for the guitar but decided that it didn't need it. The sound clips are in the making! Cheers Allen for your support and advice during my builds. This one is better built than the sassafrass guitar especially inside the box. I learnt from experience don't glue ...

October last year I started building two weissenborn style, lap slide guitars. "Sassie" the Sassafrass guitar has been well docemented. This one is an all Blackwood instrument wood supplied by Tim Spittle. My initial thoughts where to use the Sassie as the learner so I could make a better job of the...

Thanks Bob for the invite. I'm in!!! The newsletter will be good value too!

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Alan

Mate that is a beautiful guitar and it sings. Love your playing and vocals. Thanks for sharing.

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Alan

I finally finished my first build, the sassafrass, myrtle weissenborn copy this weekend. It is Hard Shellac with a final application of Beez Wax. Iam happy with the result. Next, record a few sound sample. Here are a few pics http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r261/ozziebluesman/Sassie7.jpg http://i...