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17 inch jazz commish

Post by rocket » Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:12 pm

Just handed this one over last week, i'm quite happy with it but the client is very happy with it, and that's very important!!

Cheers

Rod.
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Re: 17 inch jazz commish

Post by asgilbert » Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:03 pm

Wow Rod, what a great looking guitar. :cl

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Re: 17 inch jazz commish

Post by Mat » Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:06 pm

DANG! :o That's beautiful!

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Post by rocket » Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:41 am

A couple more detail shots of this one!!

Cheers

Rod.
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Evo Gold on a Bull oak fb bound in maple and bull oak, Ebony bridge, Tailpiece and finger rest
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Blue fadeout on flamed maple headstock
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Slight burst to the Blackwood back with blue w blue w purfling
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Hand wound Kent Armstrong pickup
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Re: 17 inch jazz commish

Post by DJMCK » Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:35 pm

That's turning Luthiery into art.
That guitar is a work of art. I wish I had half your skill.
Great work.
Don.

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Re: 17 inch jazz commish

Post by Bruce McC » Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:24 pm

Hi Rod.

Lovely guitar. The blue white blue purfling. Is it died timber or fibre and
did you make it yourself or purchase it from a supplier?
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Re: 17 inch jazz commish

Post by rocket » Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:07 am

Bruce McC wrote:
Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:24 pm
Hi Rod.

Lovely guitar. The blue white blue purfling. Is it died timber or fibre and
did you make it yourself or purchase it from a supplier?
It’s dyed timber Bruce, I got it from Gurian instruments along with a heap of other purfling about 8 years back, with custom orders you have to buy a minimum quantity they set.
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Re: 17 inch jazz commish

Post by rocket » Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:09 am

DJMCK wrote:
Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:35 pm
That's turning Luthiery into art.
That guitar is a work of art. I wish I had half your skill.
Great work.
Don.
Thanks Don but stop it , I’ll get a big head!
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Re: 17 inch jazz commish

Post by Mark McLean » Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:13 am

Beautiful work Rod. It reminds me of Scott Chinery’s Blue Guitars project, which I saw at the Smithsonian Institute a few years ago.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uadXz7Nsmqk
Your guitar would fit right into that company (D’Aquisto, Benedetto, Manzer, Monteleone)

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Post by rocket » Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:27 pm

Mark McLean wrote:
Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:13 am
Beautiful work Rod. It reminds me of Scott Chinery’s Blue Guitars project, which I saw at the Smithsonian Institute a few years ago.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uadXz7Nsmqk
Your guitar would fit right into that company (D’Aquisto, Benedetto, Manzer, Monteleone)
Thanks Mark, my first guitar was much the same pattern as this one and i was following Benedetto's book, that was twelve years ago i've changed a few methods and details along the way but basically the Benedetto D'Aquisto style is a proven formula.

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Rod.
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Re: 17 inch jazz commish

Post by kiwigeo » Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:08 pm

Keep pumping out beauties like that...and were going to have to ban you mate!!! :mrgreen:
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Re: 17 inch jazz commish

Post by rocket » Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:12 pm

:D :D :D

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