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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13984
Location: Upper Left USA | So the picture in Kitsap County, WA was mostly this today:
But it finally worked out to this:
This is one beautiful guitar!
Thanks Mike!
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7211
Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Don'tcha just love that fretboard!!!
That guitar has a such a unique (in a good way) feel to it. |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127
Location: 6 String Ranch | Love that curl |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | Very nice! |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13984
Location: Upper Left USA | Lottsa rain, flooding, holes in the ground, etc.
There was a 50 foot sinkhole about 100 yards away from the Post Office and all the access roads were shut off. I ended up trekking in and back to retrieve the package - which was not delivered Saturday because the Carrier was intimidated by my slushy and steep driveway.
This guitar is sweet! Curl, grain, fit and all.
First time I have seen a solid body joined like this.
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 5881
Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | This is the first flamed neck I've ever seen. Very beautiful! |
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Joined: August 2006 Posts: 3145
Location: Marlton, NJ | Beautiful specimen Woody! I've got a flamed neck on a Viper - unfortunately the headstock is broken.
Glad the cat is cooperating again. |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | nice! |
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Joined: December 2004 Posts: 4394
Location: East Tennessee | Woody,
Very nice guitar. The cat doesn't seem to impressed. :D |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | Oh, oops. Thought that was a throw pillow. With ears. |
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Joined: April 2007 Posts: 318
Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | Absolutely stunnig guitar! I love the wood. I think I may have swam in to retrieve that one. :D |
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Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301
Location: south east Michigan | Woody... each one you do is better that the last.
I'm running out of superlatives. |
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Joined: November 2004 Posts: 4413
| Awesome! |
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Joined: October 2006 Posts: 5575
Location: big island | |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13984
Location: Upper Left USA | Psssst - Slipkid,
The Mothership made the Deacon for an Artist whose name rhymes with marina. It's Sister was owned by Jim Rickard.
Crimson - Please sell me that broken Viper neck? |
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Joined: October 2005 Posts: 5327
Location: Cicero, NY | That is beautiful, Woody. You really do nice work. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | Am I the ONLY one paying attention here??? |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15654
Location: SoCal | Huh? |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 2791
Location: Atlanta, GA. | aarina, barina, carina, darina, earina, farina, garina, harina, iarina, jarina, karina, larina, narina, oarina, parina, qarina, rarina, sarina, tarina, uarina, varina, warina, xarina, yarina, zarina.
Well... I GIVE UP!!! |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | 'zactly. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15654
Location: SoCal | Actually, I thought it was Rickard's not Messina's... |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | "...applying the electrodes of knowledge to the nipples of ignorance." |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7211
Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | If this is the one that came via moi, it is the Messina guitar. I met the guy that built it at the Factory. I really don't know much about the "Rickard" guitar as the guy I met made no mention of making more than one. Doesn't mean he did or didn't, he just didn't mention it, I didn't ask.
This guitar was originally built for Jim Messina, sent to him, and later for some reason returned to the factory. It was offered to the man who built it, and remained in his possession until I acquired it several years ago.
This is a very special Deacon. It plays and sounds like no other. The attention to detail from every aspect is simply amazing.
On the subject of weather, Washington is an interesting place. You've seen Mwoody's Washington... now this is a picture out my window.
We've had mostly wind and some scattered showers, mostly at night.
The sunlight kinda washed out the sky in the pic, but you can see the reflection of the blue sky in the pond.
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Joined: November 2005 Posts: 4820
Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Gee, wish I had a picture of yesterdays 45cm (18 inches) of snow and todays bare streets to post here.
Rain is a wonderful thing.......
............and that is a beautiful guitar Mike.
You should bring it to Music Fest this summer. |
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Joined: August 2006 Posts: 3145
Location: Marlton, NJ | Originally quoted by MWoody:
Crimson - Please sell me that broken Viper neck? Ya mean this one?
I'm sure we can work something out :D |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 713
Location: Alberta, Canada | Gorgeous fretboard.
What's in the trussrod cover? |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777
Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I know it has been said, and I must concur...
That is an Awesome fret-board!
Flamed Maple? |
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Joined: March 2004 Posts: 1388
Location: Paris/France | Very nice !!
J :) |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 5563
Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Now, that's a guitar! Simply Gorgeous!
Congrats! |
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